We thought it was weak overall - not scary, not tense even - dare I say it - Young Adult?
Toor rushed in places, too slow in others. No match for Crickley Hall (Suranne Jones I think)
Cliched and trying too obviously to subvert cliches.
Confusing at the beginning (rushed). I thought it was going to be a cliched Northern Mum dowe to that there London to see her Lass make it ont' London stage but it wasn't - she was an anxious London Mum watching her long successful daughter who lives elsewhere in London.
Fair enough.
Could have done without the whole beginning - could have just opened with the daughter opening the box of memories in her mother's flat.
I doubt the beginning has any relevance at all and I suspect the cello won't be seen again until the last episode.
Dragged relentlessly in the Welsh village - where it all got a bit Rural, Royston Vasey and Straw Dogs and 'what you want round 'ere? This is a local shop for local people.'
Scooby Doo in the basment when they found the tape deck meant to scare off them pesky kids?
Locked door upstairs. Banging doors in the night. Blowing drapes - windows open too then? Pitiful babies. Suggestions of child abuse, kidnapping etc etc.
Twins perhaps? Incest probably. How very dare you ;)
Probably won't tune in again unless there's really nowt on.
Trailer for next week promising loads of 'shocks' as though they know episode one won't have lived up to expectations.
Like a lot of BBC drama of late - saturation publicity on the state monopoly propaganda station - if they had to pay for the advertising they might not big their programmes up so much when they know they're going to be such a let-down. Like Rellik etc etc
Thumbs down from me.