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This is a really slow burn. The dialogue is at best pedestrian with conversations about nothing. The police force terminology and script is laughable - I'd stick with line of duty. Characters are surface level and there are zero visuals or scene setting. Mundane.

Primary School teacher Gemma vanishes, prime suspect is her hot tempered, possessive boyfriend Greg. DC Martin King is on hand to view the comings and goings from the flat opposite.

When I see the name Ed Whitmore, I'm hooked, some amazing writing credits, my hopes for this were high.

I'm not too sure you could say it's a classic, but it's very well done, the story is intriguing, and we have a list of possible suspects. There are moments when you have to suspend your disbelief, but after all it's TV.

I love the format, great that it's on over five nights, there are several dramas on, and it does get a little confusing, I like this five straight nights idea.

It's of course well made, but nicely acted too, a strong cast, and it's great to see Noel Clarke and Alexandra Roach in lead roles.

Very watchable, 7/10.

I see the cancel culture is raising its head, and cancelled the final episode of this gripping series with a really good cast and script.

People has the sense to make their own mind up on whether they feel the need to watch it or not.

But I think this was a really good series.

Well, what can I say.... The script seems to have been written by a team of 1st year media studies students who have not been shown anything about Manchester at all - especially as to what the aveage Mancunian is wearing. Haven't seen such terrible costumes in Manchester ever!. The story line is deplorable, and bears no resemblance to real police procedures. This it one of the worst productions ITV have ever made - characterisations are poor in the extreme and the plot is so convoluted and just fails miserably in its credibility and continuity. You are just left thinking "That's not right..." and "They wouldn't do that....." A story HAS to have a certain amount of believebility if it is to succeed, and this just doesn't have that. Best avoided, in my opinion.

The first two episodes it went nowhere. But from the third the storyline picked up for me.

As always, they could have told the story in less episodes.

But it wasn't bad at all.