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What an entertaining mini-series!! And If i had to summarise it in one word - excellent! The cinematography, directing, acting, story-telling - are all in the very good to excellent range. Some of the accents not so much..( I.e. Dutch and German..) and I know a few people have complained about the back and forth timeline and whilst it wasn't ideal, because I found the story so engaging, I was more than willing to spare a few more brain cells to focus that little bit more. It is in my opinion one of the best BBC crime shows I've watched in the last few years and despite what is a very disturbing set of events - the colourful visuals will leave you wanting to go to South East Asia! This feeling was magnified by the fact we are currently in lockdown.

If I had to be a little critical of one thing is that I would have maybe gone into more character depth of this Charles Sobhraj - as I think they portrayed him well as a sociopath but they just scratched the surface when it comes to understanding what made him the way he was. At the same time, he doesn't really deserve such an ending, an explanation for who he is. The mini-series is based on true events and one should keep in mind that this type of notoriety perhaps undermines the little justice the victims received. So with that said, they probably made the right call, and you should go give the series a watch. It's now inspired me to go read the novel ...

I watched all 6 episodes but watched the last 4 in the hope that that the sum would be better than its parts. unfortunately, it wasn't. I can imagine some people working on this show will be a bit disappointed by the final cut as it was often an awkward watch. Some of the scenes felt cringe and 'amateurish. A combination of sub-par acting from Molly Windsor, who despite her talent never got to grips with her role and below average script-writing. Perhaps, what made the whole show disappointing was even though that main characters played forensic scientists the evidence in the end didn't quite add up from a rational or technical standpoint. In addition, the impulsive scientist is a oxymoronic take that just didn't work well here... and yet it felt like a lot of the issues with this show was due to production being rushed. A missed opportunity here but hoping for better next time.

I rushed to read the reviews after I finished this show and was really surprised by some of the glowing reviews. I do suspect these might be trolls or biased friends and family members of the cast...

Equally, in response to other reviews I've seen, I don't think this crime show was bad because it had women playing scientists and there was a deliberate effort to have a more diverse and inclusive cast...(this effort was probably one of the biggest +'s about this show)... the plot was just much stronger than the actual script - and that was probably it's fatal flaw.

Lets try again - maybe with the Glaswegian murder/shooting case they mention...

What a compelling series!! But I'll keep it real SIMPLE - it's excellent! The cinematography, directing, acting, story-telling - all excellent. One of the best crime shows I've watched in the last few years and despite what is a very disturbing set of events - the colourful visuals will leave you wanting to go to South East Asia.

If I had to be a little critical of one thing is that I would have maybe gone into more character depth of this Charles Sobhraj - as I think they portrayed him well as a sociopath but they simply scratched the surface when it comes to understanding what made him the way he was. At the same time, he doesn't really deserve such an ending, an explanation for who he is. The mini-series is based on true events and one should keep in mind that this type of notoriety perhaps undermines the little justice the victims received. So that said, they probably made the right call and you should give the series a watch.