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Anyone else think this looks good?

I thought that Maya having a seizure mirrored her client receiving his lethal injection (they happened almost simultaneously which I'm sure isn't coincidental), demonstrating their connectedness?

I really liked it but agree that it seemed a lot less 'polished' and 'plot laid out' for the viewer than The Night Manager. No doubt that's a purposeful production technique though?

We may find that Maya's taking on the case of the American 'Death Row' prisoner will relate directly to what happened back in 1996 in London. She couldn't help her friend/relative so she channelled her energies into campaigning for Rudy instead? Suspect there's some 'projection' going on.

Liked Nick as much as Maya so it's going to be interesting to see how actively going back 'undercover' impacts and how we, the audience, will feel about him s the plot develops. He may now be 'playing' his former police chronies though...(that he prioritised Maya and his family over his dying father would suggest to me that they are his world over and above everything else).

Good to see Phil Davis back. He seems to be this writer's go-to person for legal dramas, particularly when he needs someone to play a barristers' clerk.

Well I loved it. Yes a tad confusing in parts but Sophie Okonedo and Adrian Lester are both so watchable that I didn't mind as I knew it would all make sense eventually...probably.

And has someone taken a bite out of Adrian's right ear or something? Many years ago? Looks a bit ragged!

Just caught up and marking place for next time. I really enjoyed it.

I enjoyed it too, but was anyone else puzzled at a British lawyer being involved in a case in Louisiana? Surely she wouldn't be licensed to practise in the US? Presumably that will be explained later.

thegirlonthelanding lots of UK lawyers do pro bono death row cases- the firm I did my training at in the City did it

I thought it was amazing.

The board with the faces connected by string though, I thought it was implying they were all connected to each other, by what look like architectural drawings of cells. The cells from 1996 maybe?

I liked it.

I think it's a bit of a get-out that the cop drops out because of love: I would have liked it even better if he'd stayed stealth because his employers wanted to embed him in that mileu, but I still liked it.

I have speculated at some length as to which of the people I knew back in the day were in fact spooks.

She's a Clive Stafford Smith type. There are quite a few of them.

Recorded this and just watched it now. I liked it. Look forward to next week.

Did I miss it, but what does woman lawyer think her husband does as a job?

He's a SAHD, because of the son with special needs. Hence her insistence she'll only take the job with his say-so - otherwise shed presumably just announce her fab new prospects.

I watched it last night and absolutely loved it. I didnt find it confusing at all and thought the acting and storyline were way better than The Night Manager. although NOTHING is as good as War and Peace

Oh and the first 15 minutes of it had me crying. Such fantastic acting.

I enjoyed it and am impressed with the 2 main actors. There were obviously parts where we are not meant to fully understand what is going on/what happened in the past.

I'm probably one of the few people not to have watched the Night Manager (for one thing, I can't take Hugh Lawrie seriously), so can't compare!

I think it's fairly clear that:

She was involved in a community activist group in, I suppose, the 1990s? He was an undercover cop, sent to infiltrate it (as commonly happened, of course, including with the Stephen Lawrence case). Michael was also part of the group - his exact role and indeed their relationship isn't clear - and on a demonstration he was killed by police acting unlawfully. The case has never been settled.

Since then, she's become an eminent human rights lawyer, including taking on the case of the bloke who's been on death row for 20 years. He left the police when he realised he wanted to be with her in a more honest manner - though clearly there are aspects of his life, notably his father, whom he's kept confidential. They have three children, and (I assume partly because of the son's SN) he is a SAHD. Also does lots of triathlon stuff (slight echoes here of his police training, of course). And now, with new evidence surfacing about the Michael case to which she will have access if she takes the DPP job he's being roped back in....

Have I covered all bases?

Oh, and he reason he's kept his dad quiet is that his dad (and other family etc) would blow the gaff on his past. Which would not be nice to hear.

It's very odd trying to identify which of my former CND colleagues must have been undercover agents. I think I've worked out who it was (and one of the leading journalists who's done a lot of work on this area, and whom I know from those days, agrees with my suspicions): even with our not particularly close relationship, one feels soiled and betrayed.

I really liked this. I agree it was a little confusing at first (I wasn't sure whether some things were happening now or in the past initially) but it is picking up pace and getting very intriguing.
I love Sophie Okonedo - she's one of my favourite actors, I'd watch almost anything she's in just for her - but this does looks good. Filling the Night Manager gap nicely.

Is it on again tomorrow night? Hoping its tonight but suspect its tomorrow!!

On planner. Will try and watch tomorrow

OMG did anybody just watch. I thought yawn when it was a flashback, but absolutely brilliant.

Second episode was much much better! Loved the tension in this episode, Soohie Okenedu is just fantastic.

Watching now on catch-up. Still not 100% struck with it.

Agree the second episode fabulous. That is a really gripping story. I thought it was a bit unlikely until I remembered there was actually an undercover officer who had children with someone when he was undercover. I hope people gave it a chance this week, as I can see how last week might have turned people off.

Much better this week and I think I've got a handle on what's going on now too.

Not completely clear how/if nick actually left completely or if he was still "undercover".

Scottish copper obv put skinhead in the cell with Michael to kill him, looks like he succeeded, so this is going to be about getting proof. I think the new witness is going to be the other undercover copper with the drug habit.

I too thought it was really forget he's until I realised it is based on facts.
I do feel for all those women and children who have been lied to for decades. How would you ever get over that?

The acting is superb isn't it.