![]() I wouldn't have been able to endure too much more of the heaviness Nesbitt kept doling out. MANHUNT (Acorn TV Original Series) 1 rated ITV British miniseries based upon the memoirs of former London Metropolitan detective DCI Colin Sutton (Martin Clunes, Doc Martin, Men Behaving Badly) who determinedly and tenaciously pursued serial killer Levi Bellfield. To be honest, the levity of his character provided a much needed balance and was what kept me coming back for more. Luckily, the brilliant Tchéky Karyo played the detective in the series and he helped make up for the series faults. Missing is a British crime drama television series, based on the 2000 novel Missing by crime author Karin Alvtegen, which was first broadcast on STV on 2 November 2008. It is understandable the anger, frustration and sadness parents would have when their boy first goes missing and as they get closer to finding out the truth, but along the way things felt forced, particularly by Nesbitt, an actor I respect. Also, I thought the two main actors (James Nesbitt and Francis O'Connor) overacted in the middle episodes which brought the series down for me somewhat. The Madame Blanc Mysteries is a joint production between Acorn TV and Channel 5 (Credit: Acorn TV/Channel 5) Read More: The Madame Blanc Mysteries. A good cut would be useful by tightening up some of the character reactions and dialogue and improving the flow which ultimately would get us closer to the scant breadcrumbs provided by the filmmakers about the boy's disappearance which is what I personally cared about most. ![]() You can get more of the Acorn programming as part of your subscription than what is called out/listed under Acorn on Amazon. Also every now & then I go back to see what's being featured on Acorn & then search for it on Amazon. You may not get your money back from Acorn though. The biggest issue is how drawn out the series feels. Acorn TV’s November lineup is proving to bring some real nail biters, including the launches of two new Acorn TV Original series, Dalgliesh and The Madame Blanc Mysteries, as well as the final episodes of Manhunt: The Night Stalker. I canceled and subscribed to Acorn thru Amazon and now have no problems. But it had some flaws that could make lesser fans of mystery throw in the towel before the final episode. ![]() This is a captivating series which a majority of audiences will like.
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