Redemption

Things haven't been the same in crime drama until now. Redemption has renewed my faith in the industry and topped it off with a tear.

Paula Malcomson has the qualities to pull off the female detective role and would love to see more of her in future crime dramas.

We'll worth my time.

Merseyside Detective Colette Cunningham receives a phone call explaining that her estranged daughter Stacey has died, Colette heads to Dublin to look into her death, and take care of her grandchildren.

I watched episode one and couldn't get into it, I think it's fair to say that Redemption is something of a slow burner, if you struggle with episode one, my advice is power through, the rest is very rewarding. Colette investigates a series of crimes, but she's there for one reason only.

Episode four was the real turning point for me, it really sprang into life at that point.

There is a complexity to the storyline which makes it very engaging, Colette is discovering a whole new world, and has to adapt to dealing with two grieving, but very different children, Paula Malcomson is excellent from start to finish.

Colette's relationships with her boss, colleagues and grandchildren are all so engaging, she's a great central character.

The acting throughout is first rate, aside from the excellent Malcomson, the performances are quality, Siobhan McSweeney, More Dunford and Thaddea Graham are all spot on.

I'd love there to be another investigation for Colette, there's more mileage here. Hopefully a second series will follow.

8/10.

Enjoyed this series but it's not in the league as Happy Vally or Vera. Paula Malcomson was excellent in this, wouldn't have worked without her as the lead detective as she has a real onscreen presence, she's so naturally beautiful, sweet but tough. She plays the role of a successful detective who is also a mother estranged from her daughter who has just met her teen grandkids for the first time. Getting to know them while solving crimes and looking into the death of her daughter. Interesting story line, particularly with showing the reality of motherhood and how imperfect mums can be. Some of the supporting cast were very good such as the two teen actors that played collettes grandkids however the actors that played her workmates had weaker roles or maybe it was just weak scripts? In particular the actress who played her Boss, what a very boring actress and the two lead detectives that worked in the drug dept. Those 3 actors had zero spark. The two actors that played her main colleagues - the young girl and the bloke she drank with had bit more charisma. I think the script / storyline built up well but sort of fizzled out. Although the ending came together nicely- bit soppy. I watched this on Britbox. The UK has so many good crime dramas.

I watched the first episode of season one, and I rate Paula Malcomson's performance as up there with Sarah Lancashire of the BBC's "Happy Valley", another wonderful crime/drama featuring a strong female lead. I look forward to seeing the rest of the series!

An excellent show with a good plot, great characters and outstanding acting. The show had a few good twists and turns. I would love to see a second season to allow some of the character relationships to develop further.