Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

A Major Disappointment

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

..this is BBC crime-drama at its best... ..all the way through, right up to the very end.. ..the writing and acting is perfect....this is a story having been told many times before.. ..but this time in a way that lets you feel is fresh....for a young actor only 25 years old.. ..she's done some substantial work.. check her credits.. ..she'd be a full-fledged star in this country.. ..better to stay put, and keep appearing in top notch work....bravo.. all round !!https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5159916/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

If you agree with victim blaming, this series is for you. Let me say that Jodie Comer is hugely talented in the role of Ivy. That makes watching Thirteen even more difficult watch. The police in this drama are horrifying, their attitudes are like law enforcement from the 1950s; though I'm not sure that even detectives from that decade would act this horribly. A 13-year-old is kidnapped and held captive in a basement for thirteen years yet the police try harder to implicate the child than the abductor through most of the series. It is completely unbelievable that the police would treat a sexual assault survivor in this manner. I really only kept watching because of the performance by Comer and several other actors, specifically her family members. I'm sorry that they drew me in because this series angered me more than anything. Don't waste your time

This series started with the great promise of a new story line and the first two episodes were good. But it all ground to a predicable mess. The romance between the two detectives was the first warning shot - poorly written and appallingly acted, and irrelevant to the story line. Most of the side stories (mother & old flame, father & girlfriend, old boyfriend etc) either went nowhere or looked like they belonged to another show! The plot of the final episode was not credible and I found myself calling out what was going to happen next it was so predicable. In the recent batch of UK police related dramas this is a real low water mark.

As I like both British and Scandinavian crime thrillers, I usually watch them by turns, largely relying on IMDb and Wikipedia assessments as life is too short for all of them anyway :) The one in question began to develop from the first moments - which I tend to prefer - and then, in following scenes, we obtained a versatile and realistic picture of both the life in captivity and the one of the rest of the abductee's family; due to certain subsequent events, the intrigue and misery continued, and both the police and the family had to deal with several shadows from the past and changes in the present. Well, the pace was sometimes uneven, particularly in the final episode, when about 3/4 was too slow and then last 1/4 seemed to round up the story in a certain rush. In my opinion, the total of almost 5 hours could be easily reduced by one-fifth or even one-fourth, without impairing the general concept, mood and course of events.As for performances, the series is strongly dominated by the female lead - Ivy Moxam (Jodie Comer), who is present both visibly and in the minds of all people around her and dealing with her case. The rest were not too memorable, I recalled I had seen Stuart Graham a couple of times in some films and series, and that's it. Apparently the sketchiness of supporting characters did not enable the actors and actresses to "open out"; even the accused was not so special.Thus, perhaps a 1-episode-too-long, but still a good suspense series by BBC, referring to Scandinavian Noir in many aspects. However, those fond of constant chases, shootings and obtrusive cops should probably find something else.