Wed 26 May 2021 17.00 EDT
Channel 4âs new drama Before We Die is based on a Swedish series of the same name. It figures: viewing it felt exactly like watching something where all the important things had been lost in translation.
A pace that might perhaps have fostered a sense of dread in the original here tips over into simple slowness. The story â shifted from Stockholm to Bristol â follows senior police detective Hannah Laing (Lesley Sharp). Hannah is being forced to do a desk job in the hope that it will encourage her to retire and make way for new blood, a story that unfolds no more than steadily. She is on bad terms with her son, Christian (Patrick Gibson), because, two years before the story proper begins, she had him arrested for drug dealing during a nightclub raid. (To be fair, she thought he would get a suspended sentence rather than the prison term he ended up serving. Weâve all been there with our recalcitrant teens.)
Tuesday, 25th May 2021 at 5:14 pm
Fans of Scandi noir will be excited for Channel 4’s upcoming adaptation of Swedish crime drama Before We Die.
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The new series stars Lesley Sharp as a senior cop, DI Hannah Laing, who lives and works in Bristol. Her life takes a turn when her troubled son gets embroiled with the local mafia, with consequences that leave her reeling.
The opening of episode one, which you can watch exclusively below, gives us a glimpse of Hannah’s relationship with her son:
Once you get over the novelty of seeing people in a club (remember when they used to be open?), you’ll notice the suspicious-looking guy the cops are after. It’s not long before we find out that this is Hannah’s son, Christian (played by The OA’s Patrick Gibson). It’s a gripping beginning to a series that will only get more compelling…
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When does Before We Die start on Channel 4 and what s it about?
Channel 4 s new crime drama stars Lesley Sharp and Patrick Gibson
10:25, 25 MAY 2021
When does Before We Die start on Channel 4 and what s it about? (Image: Channel 4)
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