The Drowning starts tonight on C5 at 9pm for 3 evenings Jill Halfpenny and Rupert Perry-Jones

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Know nothing about this but have found some C5 original dramas quite good!

For anyone who like me is still trying to find something actually worth watching.

www.channel5.com/show/the-drowning/

@TheOrigRights save over 3 hours of your time and just read this thread, you get the story and comedy rolled together.

Well that ending was odd, bad, and generally just wtf.....!!

I thought the lad playing Daniel was a good little actor. As someone said earlier, nice to see a sweet, pleasant teenager instead of the usual stereotype.

@Anne1958, how fantastic! You must be so proud of her; I would be.

@the80sweregreat

Nice flower arrangement ruined.

In all the lakes in all the world it had to land next to the toy boat that Danial had been playing with!

This is the winner of The Worst Ending of 2021, no need to see any more.

@norwegianwoodpecker

It took her all of 5 seconds to open the lock on the shed

The padlock didn't look closed, all she had to do was lift it off I think.

@Graciebobcat

Imagine if Jodie now got together with Mark. "So, how did you guys meet?"

"Well, funny story..."

I expected that to happen, a lovely lakeside location for nuptuals.

I'm really sorry if it's been said before, please don't shout at me to go back and read the whole thread - BUT how come Daniel had a scar on his face in the exact same place as the drowned child?

@MythSpentYouth

The flowers next to the boat 🙄

So J was going to keep Dan in the shed for how long? To prevent a DNA test?

I half expected to see a little skeleton.

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

I burst out laughing at the chain saw

Channelling BA Baracus in the A-Team, Don't you love it when a plan comes together.

Wow. Just seen the last 20m

Dd woke up. Unheard off bless her

So uncle Jason killer his nephew by accident

Not sure how he faked the dna

Must know people in high places

Felt sorry for Daniel’s real dad

But did think maybe they would get together

Don’t think Ben knew tom really died

Guess the school wouldn’t admit a fake dbs as looks bad on them

But surely the passport would be time in jail

But not kidnapping as Daniel went willingly

I did enjoy. Prob the only one on mn 😂😂😂

Kept us guessing which means it was good

Plus this thread was fab

Did anyone notice the ads in the ad breaks - viagra and sexy lingerie. I wonder who the programmers thought their target market would be?

@Hueandcry

My guess is the picnic blanket coat will make another appearance

Is the coat made from the picnic rug, a momento of her son?

That was so good, I really enjoyed it.

Hahahahhahahahah just kidding

@Wearywithteens

I’m surprised the very posh mother didn’t get a dna test to check that her criminal offspring were hers too - the accents should’ve made her suspicious!

She was wistfully thinking, ‘I preferred it when my lawyer offspring was Nicola Walker......’

I really didnt like this. Jill Halfpenny kept it going but meh

When the divers were looking for Tom’s body, back when he died, how could they miss the boat, a mere throw from the shore where he went missing?

I had a long leather coat like Mr Big's in the 90s.
I remember going to surprise my boyfriend wearing nothing but saucy lingerie underneath. Not realising until I was out that there was a vent / split all the way up the back. Fortunately it was dark but it was an awkward walk.

Why did Mr Big live in such a godawful place that looked like a squat with graffiti on the walls?

The grandma is a really crap actor. Really really bad.

How did Mr Big know immediately that it was Ade who trashed his trash Palace? He'd barely done anything to Ade and he must have had a lot of other crimes afoot.

The chainsaw scene was hilarious. Looked like a high school film project.

They copied so many films and dramas with their pointless aerial shots.

But Jill just watched Jason die?.. as did Taniel? No-one else actively, purposefully watched someone else die? Surely thats the worst action of programme!!

@SWnewstart

I'm really sorry if it's been said before, please don't shout at me to go back and read the whole thread - BUT how come Daniel had a scar on his face in the exact same place as the drowned child?

Think it was just a 'crazy coincidence' .

@Ginfordinner

Did anyone notice the ads in the ad breaks - viagra and sexy lingerie. I wonder who the programmers thought their target market would be?

That's probably standard channel 5 ad fayre. Haven't watched five for donkey's years

Dross. Complete and utter dross from start to finish. How it ever got commissioned is a complete mystery.

Thank god for MN watchalong

The plot was as holey as a string vest.

Jodie's coat looked like Granny's tartan rug with arms, I was mesmerised by the tassels.

My favourite scene was the other gardener rushing round the corner with the chainsaw to save Abe.

I have LOL at some the comments on here, so made it all worthwhile!