geordiesdad At the start I was already hesitant as the 'plot' seemed very familiar.....the old 'I bin framed' one and not much changed my mind. When the accused is found innocent the 'FRESH LOOK' they want to put on the case turns out to be a politically correctly gendered and ethnicity choiced one you simply have to laugh when we later find out she's 'involved' with the previous head officer on the case. Gee...think there might be some conflicts here? It doesn't get better as the 'secrets' are revealed in a timely fashion throughout the 4 episodes. Sadly it's all been done before....many times and much better...better acting...better writing and let's face it....when you copy a plot idea you'd better be sure you do it AT LEAST as well as the original....and better is better....and this isn't

jc-osms From the no-question mark title it's plain that Lee Ingleby's David Collins character has indeed suffered a miscarriage of justice as this 4 part ITV thriller gets under way with him finally being acquitted after three trials of the violent murder of his wife, the apparently flighty, wilful Tara. There's no flashback sequence at any stage of the proceedings so the viewer is kept in the dark pretty much all the way through as to who was the culprit.From there on, in time-honoured Agatha Christie fashion, an array of suspects are paraded in full view, all apparently with motive, opportunity and busted alibis before the eventual murderer emerges as if from nowhere (although I correctly called out their identity long before the end). There are the expected sub-plots required to flesh out the four hour viewing time, including a tug-of-love between Collins and his estranged sister and brother in law over his children who they've more or less adopted as their own in his absence but who also benefited from Tara's demise as it extinguished a debt of money she had lent them for their failed IVF treatment and who also got to live in the dead woman's house, a souring romance between the newly appointed female police investigator and her boyfriend predecessor who is convinced that Collins was guilty all along and the disintegration of a marriage between Collins' philandering ex-best friend (who's had a fling with Tara) and his younger, now pregnant wife.Like I said I wasn't surprised with the reveal of the murderer's identity, I didn't like the way that the sister and brother in law had the children call them mum and dad nor did I appreciate that cliched relationship between the police detectives which of course doesn't end well.All that said though, it was quite entertaining, fast moving if old fashioned, reasonably well acted and with a fine brooding soundtrack in the background adding atmosphere. Broadchurch it wasn't however.

marchjan No surprises, guessed the killer early doors, no suspense, no emotional connection to the characters, couldn't care less about any of them. So run of the mill how is this on at prime time on ITV, nothing to distinguish it from any other mediocre whodunit, what was the point of it, a waste of time for everyone watching and everyone involved in making it.

Paul Evans Innocent has been well worth watching. A four part story that takes you on a journey of crime, its impact on the guilty, and the innocent. Emotionally charged throughout, it was gripping, engaging and thought provoking. Clues are drip fed through, with the solution delivered late in the day, you're led up several blind alleys, and keep wondering if he's guilty or innocent. Very well acted, Lee Ingleby is superb, as are Hermione Norris and Adrian Rawlins. How nice to have a drama transmitted over four consecutive nights, the way people view has changed, I'm certainly a binge watcher, this suited me.I did guess the outcome in episode 1, that's my only criticism, some actors and actresses are type cast in certain roles, this was unfortunately the case. Didn't detract from the enjoyment though.First class drama, 9/10