I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A completely predictable setup with an utterly contrived ending; three stars for Lancashire, but not even she can save this awful effort.

I watched after seeing the advertisements on Hulu. I love a good mystery/thriller. However, this is a terrible show. The little black girl is murdered and her biological father, who is innocent, is automatically thrown in jail. The one who actually committed the crime, the foster dad, goes unpunished and free. Little girl gets no justice and neither does the family of her biological dad. This is a terrible series.

Another magnificent performance from the peerless Sarah Lancashire. Finn Bennett who played the son Si, the tortured, confused, unloved, observant, awkward teenager who knew that his father had murdered Kiri but chose not to turn him in, preferring to punish him by condemning him to live alone with his bitter, twisted, unfaithful liar of a wife while he was dumped at an expensive boarding school to cure him of his bitterness. The drama ended suddenly, unsatisfyingly in a way, we were guessing what the outcome of the trial would be, might Si decide to contact the police and tell them the truth or would he protect his mother from prosecution for perverting the course of justice. We will nevr know, but one this is certain, our Social Service system is broken, and their methods of placing and protecting children in the care system needs to change, to allow foster carers and adopters to know the history of the damaged children they hope to provide a loving, stable family.

This work hits a lot of hot spots and in a subtle and thoughtful meander takes us over a lot of ground. All of it, I think, is worthwhile. Stunning understated performances by both Finn Bennett and Sarah Lancashire. Wow.