Jonathan Reyman

Overly long and plodding despite good performances by the two leads. Enough red herrings to fill a fisherman's net, but the work briefly. The ending lacks resolution.

I'm apparently among the small minority of viewers who didn't like this series -- plodding and ponderous, overly complicated, and crushed by so many red herrings that I stopped watching it toward the end of season 2 no longer caring who killed Danny. David Tennant spent his on-screen time constantly wide-eyed and angry with almost no other emotions expressed. Olivia Colman's and Charlotte Rampling's characters were the only ones I thought well written and played. The cliff at the base of which Danny's body was found is a striking geological image but had no speaking lines, so it was a brooding presence that overshadowed the town. Overall, I wasted hours on this program until I decided not to waste more of my time and shut it down in favor of reading a book. Good decision on my part. Two stars for Colman and Rampling.