Deux tombes

Dos Tumbas is a taut, atmospheric Spanish thriller that grips you from the first frame and refuses to let go. With only three episodes, it wastes no time plunging into a world of buried secrets, moral ambiguity, and the chilling consequences of revenge.

Acting was very good. I single out Kiti Mánver delivers a powerhouse performance as Isabel.

I've been resident in Spain for several years now and have visited both Nerja and Frigiliana so this new three-part Netflix thriller set in and around both these adjacent pretty towns was of particular interest to me. Taking its title from Confucius's cryptic saying, the plot of this Spanish-language production revolves around the disappearance of two young girls on what at first seems to be a typical night out at the local carnival. But when one of them is soon discovered dead, her body found in a bag at sea, evidence of her rape and murder changes the nature of the investigation, while still begging the question as to where the other teenager is.

Two years pass and on the second anniversary of the murder and disappearance an updated television investigation sparks new interest and hopefully new leads in the case. Step forward the main protagonist of the programme, the missing girl's devoted grandmother, a piano teacher who doted on the girl. She it is who turns into a Spanish Miss Marple, especially when she discovers that a key witness is actually one of her own students, although the lesson she teaches him is of a more deadly nature and very un-Marple like.

Even more determined now to get to the bottom of things, she hooks up with the revengeful father of the girl who was killed, who turns out to be a ruthless crime boss. With many a twist and turn ahead of them, one in particular meting out summary justice to an especially inane daytime TV host (yay!), both separately and together, the pair gradually unravel the mystery of what happened that fateful night and finally learn what happened to granny's granddaughter Veronica, before arriving at a cliff-hangjng, indeed cliff-busting conclusion.

As stated earlier, I enjoyed the depiction of the local settings as well as the fact that the story was condensed into three rather than the usual six, eight or ten to which these stories often run.

The story however I found to be somewhat contrived and clichéd, borrowing too much from too many previous major and TV movies, not to mention TV series dealing with similar subjects. Whilst I appreciated the occasional touches of black humour, for me there were too many identifiable moving parts and coincidental plot points for the programme to really cohere.

Tapping into the recent trend of popular dramas ("Mobland", "The Thursday Murder Club") featuring older actors in major roles this rather conventionally shot and acted production nevertheless made for pleasant if hardly compelling viewing.

The series is very good and entertaining, although it is so "short" that many details are saved that I think are necessary to give realism to the story. This makes it completely half gas and that there are quite a few gaps, not because they don't explain it to you, but because they don't go deeper, they don't give you everything.

Something that cannot be doubted, and surely what shines the most about the series and what has catapulted it to be one of the most watched in Spain, is its sensational cast.

As I had been saying, the series hooks and keeps you tense and wanting to know more, but its speed makes it lose realism.

Did not really know what to expect. Especially after opening scene. 3 episodes so I thought why not.

I am glad I watched , the story pulls you in at a quick pace. It then slows down , leaves a lot to be answered.

Then starts back up FAST ... Go Granny Go.

Good acting from all . Good story , nice twists I did not at all see coming . It's an easy watch .

This sets a new standard in terms of the maximum number of episodes a series can have! With a mere 3 episodes, this limited series offers a very interesting thrilling storyline with impressive execution. It's a story of a grandmother to know the truth n take revenge when her closest teen granddaughter goes missing all of a sudden. It conveys when you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Shortest, dramatic, non exhausting series! Originally a Spanish series dubbed in Hindi n English as well. Available in Netflix, my ratings 8/10!