Top billed cast

1. 

   Martin Compston

   Peter Manuel

2. 

   Douglas Henshall

   William Muncie

3. 

   Joanne Thompson

   Iris Laird

4. 

   Shauna Macdonald

   Agnes Muncie

5. 

   Joanna Roth

   Bridget Manuel

6. 

   Jenny Hulse

   Mary McLaughlin

7. 

   Bobby Rainsbury

   Theresa Manuel

8. 

   Michael Nardone

   Det Supt Leish

9. 

   Gavin Jon Wright

   Hugh Kirk

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Current Season

Season 1

2016 | 3 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2023-04-16

I suppose one reason we have cliches in movies is that cliches are often based on reality. So here we have a police detective so dedicated to his cases that his home life suffers. And we see this a lot with fictional policeman, but this show is based on an actual case and its participants.

And the villain is so cocky and just plain evil that he seems to be a product of an overwrought scriptwriter’s imagination. Was he really like this? But of course it doesn’t really matter in a way. This is a drama, not a documentary, so some license is allowed and perhaps even expected.

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Recommendations

1. Rebus69%
2. Karen Pirie69%
3. Dalziel and Pascoe64%
4. Thorne65%
5. Scream: The TV Series69%
6. Traces63%
7. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries73%
8. Case Histories78%
9. Des71%
10. Agatha Christie's Poirot81%
11. Baretta65%
12. Homicide: Life on the Street81%
13. Grace67%
14. Vera73%
15. Ironside68%
16. Perry Mason77%
17. Inspector George Gently79%
18. Ordeal by Innocence69%
19. Agatha Christie's Marple78%
20. Professor T72%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
In Plain Sight

Keywords

• scotland
• detective
• murder
• serial killer
• miniseries
• police detective
• true crime
• rapist
• 1950s