In Plain Sight - ITV

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catboy71

08-11-2016

Really looking forward to this. It's about the serial killer Peter Manuel who terrorised Lanarkshire in the 1950s. It starts next month and stars Martin Compston as Peter Manuel, and Douglas Henshall as Detective Muncie.

https://youtu.be/hppEK-SCq-s

catboy71

03-12-2016

Not due to start until Wednesday, but episode 1 is available to view via the ITV hub. I watched it this morning and thought it was really well executed. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the next two episodes.

BROXI BEAR

06-12-2016

I really enjoyed the first episode, looking forward to next weeks.

suemo

07-12-2016

Agree with the above, well worth giving it a go after the first episode

Imogen_Richards

07-12-2016

It's directed by John Strickland who directed Bodies and Line of Duty. There's been a spate of real-life serial killer stories lately but I am still looking forward to this one.

ftv

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by catboy71:
“Not due to start until Wednesday, but episode 1 is available to view via the ITV hub. I watched it this morning and thought it was really well executed. Looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the next two episodes.”

''Really well executed'' is a rather unfortunate choice of expression when you consider Manuel was among the last people in Scotland to be hanged

munkyfellover

07-12-2016

Compston plays the evil shit so very well.

anyonefortennis

07-12-2016

It seems to be serial killer season on TV at the moment. This is the 3rd drama in as many weeks about a serial killer. Ho Ho Ho.

G3rol

07-12-2016

Anybody else sick of the bloody advert though?

Sez_babe

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by munkyfellover:
“Compston plays the evil shit so very well.”

I agree it's very well done - I love his real accent too - couldn't believe he's not a Londoner!!

munkyfellover

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by Sez_babe:
“I agree it's very well done - I love his real accent too - couldn't believe he's not a Londoner!!”

He's been brilliant in anything I can remember him really, he really reminds me of Frank Foster from Corrie.

Sez_babe

07-12-2016

Yeh I can see where you get the Frank vibe from.

skp20040

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by Sez_babe:
“I he's brilliant. His real accent is great to hear as well - couldn't believe he's not a Londoner a la Line of Duty.”

Having seen him in Monarch of the Glen with his normal accent to me it was odd hearing the accent in Line of Duty

H of De Vil

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by G3rol:
“Anybody else sick of the bloody advert though? ”

Yes. ITV should start trailing Christmas programming now.

sarahj1986

07-12-2016

The adverts are driving me crazy but I am looking forward to seeing how this will be covered

Elvisfan4eva

07-12-2016

Looking forward to this.

Sez_babe

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by skp20040:
“Having seen him in Monarch of the Glen with his normal accent to me it was odd hearing the accent in Line of Duty”

Oh right - I've only seen him in Line of Duty.

anyonefortennis

07-12-2016

Did the court case really happen like that?

Lilylilac

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by Sez_babe:
“Oh right - I've only seen him in Line of Duty.”

I always remember him as a fresh faced teenager in his first film "Sweet Sixteen".

catboy71

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by anyonefortennis:
“Did the court case really happen like that?”

Manuel liked playing games with authority and with his victims. He represented himself in court at his murder trial too after sacking his defence lawyer.

ArtyAttack

07-12-2016

Martin Compston is very good in this.

tgabber

07-12-2016

Was looking forward to it, but I found the first episode all rather muddled and lacking, more tension in the music soundtrack than on the screen.

Lilylilac

07-12-2016

Originally Posted by tgabber:
“Was looking forward to it, but I found the first episode all rather muddled and lacking, more tension in the music soundtrack than on the screen.”

Really? I was hiding behind a cushion when he was walking in the field behind the girl.

academia

07-12-2016

I thought it was a cracking start, from the slap from Muncie to the tormenting of Mary - really really tense.

prehensile

07-12-2016

Both leads were very good I thought.

If it had been fiction I'd be complaining that the prosecution at the first trial we saw must have been ludicrously incompetent to let him get off, but ... seems that is what happened.

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