Criminal Justice

[Ms T]

I was really pissed off with it actually. After 4 great episodes, I felt let down by last night's. Felt totally rushed, and nowhere near as realistic as the others, if you know what I mean.

Would have been better if they'd found out about the bent copper first

I agree - just watched the last episode last night and it was a disappointment. It also felt like it had been turned into a more conventional whodunnit, ifyswim.

 

[Ms T]

I thought the third episode had way too much 'tell not show', about some of the intricacies of the legal system, and the end seemed a bit confused (did Bill Paterson simply ignore the other murder, letting the crims police themselves, and so miss linking it up with 'our' murder? Or was there summat else going on?). The lawyer snogging laddie was rather unbelievable, but important for the later set up I guess. Didn't think the ending was too rushed - no point showing the retrial, we'd seen how the courts operate anyway, so there would have been no new information in that. Could have done with knowing how long had passed before he could get a retrial tho. Even with 'compelling new evidence' it would still take bloody ages normally.

He'd been released from prison pending a retrial I think. In reality in this kind of situation there wouldn't be one anyway - the conviction would be quashed.

 

[cybershot]

Avoiding the thread really, as only just started catching up with it on Sky+

Watched 3 episodes last night back to back, thought it was great, but felt I'd fall asleep if I watched a 4th.

So will finish it off today.

 

[hektik]

finished it tonight - i also thought that the final episode was a bit rushed. they'd taken so long over everything else in the previous 4 episodes that the final episode felt as though it had twice as much going on in it - they could easily have dragged it out for another episode.

Overall though it was a good series, with a twist that i didn't guess, which is always a good sign, i think.