Silverpoint

This is being streamed on BBC iPlayer. Do not miss this! It is an utterly brilliant piece of writing, scripting, acting and direction. Made for kids, (with elements of young love, growing up, not fitting in) it also appeals to adults. It's quite dark, and scary with a couple of jump scares in the woods. Four lonely children with various problems find themselves at summer camp, where they are thrown together and form a tentative bond. One day they find themselves outside the boundary of the camp, and ignoring danger signs, carry on walking deep into the woods where they encounter something very strange and mysterious. The woods are known to be the place where previous children vanished into thin air. What is the secret of Silverpoint?

I thought this series was made for kids, but I am 35 and still liked it a lot. Got hooked from the first episode. Made me curious about what will happen. A love a good sci-fi mystery. Too bad the episodes are short, waiting for more..

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There are some odd reviews from people who seemed to be expecting a British answer to 'Stranger Things' and who didn't even realise this is a kids programme. To be clear: This was aired on CBBC, it is aimed at pre teens. As a kids programme this is great TV, as can be expected from the BBC, its is designed to educate, inform and entertain.

The ideas may not be original, and the acting may be a little naive, but for my 10 year old programmes which introduce ideas around alien life, time travel. And the nature of reality, are very welcome. This is enjoyable, relatable and thought provoking, infinitely better than most of the typically trite offerings on most of the streaming services.

Had me talking to the tv in the last episode, the way it ended is just screaming for a season 2!

And yes i am what they call a grown up.... LOL I was not watching it with my teenage kid, i do like SF so gave it a try and was not at all disapointed....

I watched this with my 9yo daughter, we both loved it and watched it all in one go!

Really good, great acting from the kids, hope they'll be another season, it's definitely left us wanting more.