Rellik - BBC1 9pm

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Another Williams brothers' collaboration - which is competing with Liar tonight!

"A serial killer thriller told in reverse, unravelling the truth behind a series of murders as DCI Gabriel Markham hunts down a brutal killer."

The lead character is played by Beric from Game of Thrones (Richard Dormer). Sounds very good. Anyone watching this? Leave your reviews below.

I'm another one loving it! So so clever, especially how it leads you to think you know who the murderer is - and then snatches it back. I don't however like the affair subplot. That's just unbelievable and annoying

Yes the affair is totally unnecessary. Although it will probably turn out to be a vital plot line.

I said to DH yesterday afternoon that hopefully that last night was going to be better and answer some of the questions and yes I really liked it last night so I am glad we stuck with it

Just caught up! Watching Liar and recording Rellik because I'm more likely to hear spoilers for Liar.

The scene better Barker and the girl made me feel nauseous. It sounded like he'd brought her up as his daughter. And the Mum's reaction "get away from her.." and "come to me" made me feel really sad.

This was episode 3? Anyone know how made episodes there are?

There are six episodes. I agree about that bit being sad. Can’t wait for the next instalment now!

Thanks! 3 to go...

What do we think the last episode will be? The beginning of the story... and the end I hope.

I am finding the right way round guides on the internet (Guardian I think) very useful to get things right in my head.

I'm still not sure if I like the way the story is being told- I find it very difficult to follow. But I'm invested now, so seeing it through.

What do we think the last episode will be? The beginning of the story... and the end I hope.

The last episode stops rewinding and apparently takes us to the events after episode 1. So I assume reveals the real killer and gives the characters a proper "end". (My bet's on Elaine as the real killer.) Do we think Patrick, the icky dad, will get away with it? Or will Gabriel speak to Sally and find out the truth?

One thing I'm not sure about - though I suppose it goes along with the rewinding - is how we see so much of different characters at different points. Like how we won't see Patrick or Sally next week. When I found out Clare Holman was going to guest, definitely thought she'd have a bigger role. Hope they bring them back and resolve it. Please tell me nobody else thinks they're going to get away with it?

I just had a thought about the bad guy

That it is Benson or whatever the grey haired policeman is called

He did not want all the police out on duty

He was caught in safe house building with prostitute by Gabriel

Safe house next to field

Prostitute recognised the bad guy

He told Gabriel not to tell anyone about safe house

BUT it might not be cos of what happened on bridge between benson and prostitute

Anyway we thought it was black guy Psych bloke but think that is too obvious

Not a clue what's going on.

I’m still enjoying it. Although I wish Gabriel was a more likeable character. Did I imagine it or did the curly haired police woman react oddly when they were listening to the tip off phone call? And physiotherapist guy - ewwwww. Not sure what his game is but he is too obvious to be the murderer.

It can't be the policeman who was with the prostitute because she met him to ask for £10k because she had seen the killer and asked for his help to go into hiding.

I had to watch episode 1 twice to get my head around the format but its a real grower and I prefer it to Liar now.

@Allthebestnamesareused yes Oke doke forgot why she wanted money

Like the OP I too think it's looking like Elaine but isn't it all too obvious this week and we've just been rather conveniently led down that path.

What with her imprisoned, dying, madcap murdering chemist father, her shit upbringing, her infatuation with Gabriel and her hurt look when he got in the car with the other female PC and everything.

There must be a better twist to come surely?

Who was the dead body on the roundabout? Was that the woman who was killed by her daughter or another victim?
Last night was the psychiatrist looking at photos of 3 victims - Gabriel, the female patient, and another guy? Which suggests he is the attacker because the photos didn't include the murdered woman, and only the attacker (or someone close) would know the woman had been killed by someone else. But that's too obvious?
And the female detective seems too obvious too, although everything seems to be pointing to her.
And where does that leave the guy in the very first episode - the one the police shot and who did slit someone's throat, and left a memory card at his MIL's grave?
On the Guardian website someone posted that in the house the shot-by-police guy visited when he was bleeding had a photo in it of someone who looked like Benton - so was that Benton's house?

I think I’m going to watch episode one again. Maybe there are a few killers? We already know the insest bloke did the one murder. And yes it was the wife who was left in the roundabout.

Could killer be Elaine’s flat mate? Gabriel’s wife? Although the prositiute wouldn’t have recognised them probably. A police officer? It can’t be an unknown character at this stage can it? I hope not.

*Incest bloke didn’t murder her, I realise that.

Name changed as this will out me massively 😄

I see Gabriel (Richard Dormer) a few times a week - he walks past my office and I'm trying to muster up the courage to go out and say 'Hello!'.

He has a beard at the minute (maybe filming GOT?) and I get the impression he's not keen on being recognised, so I'm too scared to approach!

Do think he's awesome though

I agree, Elaine is a bit obvious, I reckon its her flatmate going round attacking anyone that is mean to Elaine because shes in love with her. Or so that she can solve it and get promoted?

I agree, Elaine is a bit obvious, I reckon its her flatmate going round attacking anyone that is mean to Elaine because shes in love with her. Or so that she can solve it and get promoted?

I like this theory. Do hope this is the solution, and prefer if they didn't go down the psycho lesbian route. However think it's still Elaine because they made a thing out of Gabriel saying 'how could I have missed it' about Steven Mills and Christine both being Isaac's patients - something which it would make sense for Elaine, a police officer, to know, as she presumably read the files alongside Gabriel.

Also in the same way that every ep has been a day in the limelight for a suspect:

• 1: Steven Mills
• 2: Christine
• 3: Patrick Barker
• 4: Benton

I think 5 will be about Elaine and might flash back to the first murder. But again I bloody hope not.

After a (IMO) rapid improvement last week, this slipped down a little bit in my estimation. I didn't really like seeing Elaine's dad. Whyohwhy must all police officers have intense private lives? Is it not enough backstory that she's sleeping with Gabriel (yuk) and is otherwise repressed and lonely? Her dad's also a chemistry teacher and a bloody murderer?!

Also what is this show's fixation with fathers? Is it a general Williams brothers thing? In 4 episodes we've had: Gabriel having to save Hannah after Hannah hears them arguing, Elaine's murderer dad and his death, Christine's abusive father, Patrick having sex with his (step)daughter, Benton not Gabriel turning out to be Hannah's father (presumably). Even Steven Mills has one daughter!

and mentioning that her dad is a chemistry teacher a la Walrer White was very clunky, but was that meant to tie in with the acid?

HelloGabriel,

You see that granite hunk of NI manhood in the flesh, on a regular basis. Green with envy? Me? Oh, no.

Me -->

What you need to do is communicate to him your admiration for his talent/ appreciation of his many facets etc. etc., whilst reassuring him you're not going to be a time-wasting botherer, all without needing to utter a single word or invade his privacy:

"Drum Belly", a play he wrote, comes in handy book form.
[ www.bloomsbury.com/uk/drum-belly-9781472513731/ ]

Say he were to pass two colleagues loitering outside their workplace (fake fag break?), as one of them (you) happened to hand over said book to friend (ensuring cover angled slightly towards him), telling her: " 'Drum Belly' ...you'll like it too. Thought-provoking"...

He'd surely be intrigued. Maybe even comment in his gravelly accent (mmm). At the very least, he'd smile in gratitude that someone realises he has far more to him than just GOT?

Worst case scenario: he gives you a very wide berth, assuming you to be unhinged and possessing the subtlety of a brick. Fair enough. You tried. And no embarrassment to him or you, or catching him at a bad moment, which is sometimes the risk in approaching actors directly!

You'll at least get an interesting play to read out of it...swings and roundabouts, eh?

Oh, go on...on behalf of the rest of us.

Also what is this show's fixation with fathers? Is it a general Williams brothers thing?
Yes - see also The Missing - both series.

Autumnal 😄** best response ever!

In my defence, there are three of us gawking at him each time he passes and not one of us can bring ourselves to even wave ffs.

It was my colleague who noticed him first, a good few months back, when he'd been watching 'Fortitude'.

We're all a bit obsessed with him at the minute

Name change fail. Fuck.