Before We Die, episode 1, review: a crime drama that assumes we are as thick as mince
2/5
Bring back Line of Duty's tangled plots – this crime thriller was patronisingly slow. Still, at least the actors provided some eye candy
26 May 2021 • 10:00pm
Lesley Sharp plays a detective in this soggy Bristolian crime thriller
Credit: Simon Ridgway
The original version of
Before We Die was a Swedish series. The British remake (Channel 4) has transferred the action to Bristol - Clifton, to be precise, meaning it is very chi-chi. When we see a character in prison, the visitors’ room looks more like the communal area of an Austrian health spa.