michael kirkbright

A compulsive series to follow,more preferable to Day of The Jackal largely because of a more accomplished stellar cast list. Intriguing dialogue which was always obscure to say the least but believable( well most of the time!).Lots of black comedy( the Celtic twins who lived on a barge!) to lighten the endless (boring and not believable ) “shoot outs @ the O.K. Corall “ which seemed to permeate every episode. Equally not believable was that these ruthless assassins really did have a human side and their dark arts associated with triggermen (&triggerwomen) caused them to constantly have moral crises when in fact they were more likely to be genuine psychopaths . Good watching though

Gratuitous violence but unfortunately very realistic! Excellent family dynamics and real insight in to the battle of the sexes! The matriarchs in the family are the real leaders! Totally believable and twists and turns all along the way. Very strong cast and compulsive viewing ,if you can stomach the shootings! Thought the snakes would have had a bigger part to play!

Disappointing and inconclusive ending. I like my drama(&books) to be credible. I accept that there will be many false trails,red herrings and cul de sacs but imo there was a lot of self indulgence and navel gazing by the author and drama directors. Unanswered questions: why and who was the Lexie “doppelgänger”?, what happened to Adam’s tee shirt and his blood filled shoes, what was the “motorway” fraud and did Cahil engineer it? What did happen to Peter and Jamie? Where did Cassie get the Jane Doe ashes from?Cassie’s abortion was a bit predictable and the likelihood of Adam doing Murder in Dublin and only being recognised by Shane was stretching credibility to the very limited. Having said all that the acting and the interplay within the police and undercover agency was excellent. As a drama ,like so many these days,the last episode was imo very “lazy” hence my disappointment. Surely the title is misleading ? Dublin Murder (Katy Devlin) not Murders?......or is there room for a sequel?! (

Disturbingly unconvincing. The inside man is obviously a person’s inner self which is rarely if ever revealed to others. I get that but the scenarios painted were ludicrously implausible. Who do you trust to ALWAYS tell the truth?

I was fully gripped for 4 and a half episodes but the last half conclusion was unsatisfactory. Freeman(and the rest if the cast) were outstanding and totally convincing. The Responder is up there with the best including Line of Duty,pity about the conclusion! Is there to be a 2nd series?!🤔