debdshaw60 What the hell? This is a beautifully written, slow paced story of what happens in the aftermath of a child's abduction and death.Kiri is a child who was found next to her dead mother who died of an overdose. Her drug dealer dad goes to prison. She's placed with a white family who are in the process of adopting her when the social worker takes her on a visit to her father's parents. The story ends abruptly with all the balls in the air. There's no resolution. Brilliant show... no end.

clmcleish79 What a shame. I smirked throughout the first episode as I enjoyed the black humour and was then hit with the murder of Kiri so I thought, "hey this is actually really good." But as the series went on, I started to doubt the characters. None of the were believable, which I can't actually believe I'm writing about Sarah Lancashire as she is an amazing actress with many fantastic accolades. I do have to say the boy who played Simon was brilliant but he was a touch too clever for his age. I didn't identify with him being of school age; rather that he was a 20-something, still living at home. I enjoyed his cynicism but it angered me that his mother didn't fight for him. And for someone who was supposed to be adored, I didn't feel their chemistry neither did I empathise with the turmoil as their relationship broke down. The resolution was terrible. Seriously, it just wouldn't happen. Come on ITV, you can do much better than this!

whatithinkis This work hits a lot of hot spots and in a subtle and thoughtful meander takes us over a lot of ground. All of it, I think, is worthwhile. Stunning understated performances by both Finn Bennett and Sarah Lancashire. Wow.

Prismark10 Hard hitting, grim with touches of humour.Sarah Lancashire leaves the Happy Valley of Yorkshire for Gert Lush country, Bristol.Lancashire plays a well meaning, compassionate and experienced social worker, Miriam. She needs to add a dash of the hard stuff on her morning cup of tea and has to bring the dog to work on account of all the ailments the dog has.However her day is blown off course when she allows Kiri, a young black girl about to be adopted by her white parents visit to visit her real grandfather. To know where she comes from.However Kiri fails to return home, believed to be abducted by her father. Now the blame lies on Miriam that she allowed an unsupervised visit to Kiri's grandparents.Jack Throne has not written a whodunnit. This is about the fall out from a decision Miriam made, she is now going to be exposed to the press who already express that she went easy on her grandparents because they were black. Her bosses look like they will throw Miriam to the wolves and Miriam's life looks like it will spiral downwards in the following episodes.