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Man in Room 301, BBC Four, review: a compelling new Finnish thriller
The i 2/27/2021 Gerard Gilbert © Provided by The i A family s midsummer celebrations end in tragedy in Man in Room 301 (Photo: BBC)
Finland is a latecomer to the Scandi-noir boom, All4 having recently added the Helsinki-set crime drama
All My Sins to its Walter Presents catalogue. Better by far is Man in Room 301, the new Finnish thriller sourced by the BBC’s reliably discerning head of programme acquisitions, Sue Deeks. Perhaps BBC Four’s Saturday-night subtitled drama slot should be renamed “Sue Presents”.
The story is divided between 2007, when two-year-old Tommi Kurtti is killed during the family’s midsummer celebrations at their rural retreat, and 2019, when the surviving Kurtii family members take a holiday at a Greek resort.
Tell me more. Lovers of Nordic noir stand by. A dark and brooding six-part Finnish psychological thriller is coming to BBC Four and BBC iPlayer. Man In Room 301 centres on the Kurtti family whose lives are torn apart by the death of their toddler son. In 2007, while holidaying at a cabin in Finland, their two-year-old Tommi wanders off and is shot dead. A 12-year-old boy called Elias Leppo is blamed for the killing.
Then what? The story picks up 12 years later. On a holiday to Greece, the family becomes unsettled by a fellow guest at their resort. A man called Leo, staying in room 301, bears a resemblance to Leppo, fits the age profile, and seems to be acting suspiciously.
TV Editor
Tonight s top telly tips include Ant & Dec s Saturday Night Takeaway, The Tommy Tiernan Show, Bill Withers, Billy Connolly and some cracking movies . . .
Pick of the Day
Ant & Dec s Saturday Night Takeaway, 7.30pm, Virgin Media One
Last week’s otherwise excellent opener was blighted by audio problems that will hopefully be resolved by tonight.
This week, the lads are joined by Andi Peters for another helping of
Takeaway, with big surprises, live games and musical performances, and Gordon Ramsay (below) in the Star Guest announcer booth.
The Pandas Bam and Boo make a return to the show after their popular debut in the previous season, and this time they are trying to make their escape from a teddy bear s picnic display in Hamleys.
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