I came across this series on Britbox purely by chance. I usually don't watch stuff with Nicola Walker, since she always gives off very depressed vibes. Don't get me wrong, she's an excellent actress - and Unforgiven actually suited her.
To begin with, I found it excruciatingly slow and confusing, with several parallel and seemingly unconnected storylines. 3 star material.
But soon it started to make sense, not least by showing huge respect to the victims. It also demonstrated that good detective work is about the tiny details and not giving up, describing the procedure seriously and solemnly. Really captivating, and very well executed! Closing in on 9 stars.
Jump to series 5, and the admiration is gone. Now we are left with a very annoying new boss - and even Sunny has changed his personality to being almost as rude and impatient as she is. Throw in a big dollop of Tory-bashing and feeling sorry for the poor muggers and junkies and thieves every ten minutes or so, and there is not much left of the once impressive quality.
In short, Series 1-4 is 9 stars, series 5 is 2. Lets say 6 on average. Skip Series 5 and you will be very pleased.
To begin with, I found it excruciatingly slow and confusing, with several parallel and seemingly unconnected storylines. 3 star material.
But soon it started to make sense, not least by showing huge respect to the victims. It also demonstrated that good detective work is about the tiny details and not giving up, describing the procedure seriously and solemnly. Really captivating, and very well executed! Closing in on 9 stars.
Jump to series 5, and the admiration is gone. Now we are left with a very annoying new boss - and even Sunny has changed his personality to being almost as rude and impatient as she is. Throw in a big dollop of Tory-bashing and feeling sorry for the poor muggers and junkies and thieves every ten minutes or so, and there is not much left of the once impressive quality.
In short, Series 1-4 is 9 stars, series 5 is 2. Lets say 6 on average. Skip Series 5 and you will be very pleased.