Reviewing the first episode, The Guardian 's Sam Wollaston concluded that: " In The Dark is by no means a trope-free zone.But once you have accepted that, it's a crisp opener (of four) – pacy, thoughtful and skilfully constructed, with multiple strands I am eager to see twisted together again." References It was taut and tensely atmospheric with an intriguing premise which found its heroine caught in the middle between police and prime suspect." The Daily Telegraph 's Michael Hogan gave the first episode three stars out of five, noting that: " In the Dark did show promise and could yet come good.
IN THE DARK SERIES
Meanwhile, a novice gang member finds himself in over his head after his initiation, and unknowingly connected to Helen.Īs she tries to reconcile the facts of her loss with her own doubts, Helen digs deeper into Manchester's criminal underworld, only to be hit with a betrayal she never saw coming.įilming for the series began in April 2017 in Manchester and Marsden. As the evidence proving Stephen's innocence builds up, Helen is forced to confront a vicious crime from her past as well as troubles in her relationship with Paul, then a break in the case leads to a race against time to save the other kidnapped girl.Īs a 38-week pregnant Helen is about to take maternity leave, she is struck by a personal tragedy which threatens to upend her life. Helen and Paul continue to have misapprehensions about the case, bolstered by the advice of their colleague Phil, an MPD coroner. Meanwhile, local DI Tim Cornish is under pressure to close the case and is keen to pin the crime on Linda's husband, Stephen. Helen returns to her rural home town of Polesford, Derbyshire, after learning that the husband of her childhood best friend, Linda, has been arrested for the abduction of two young girls. While Paul is overjoyed by the news, Helen is apprehensive. Manchester-based DI Helen Weeks informs her boyfriend and fellow detective Paul that she is pregnant.
Ben Batt as DI Paul Hopkins, Helen's partner and fellow detective in the Greater Manchester Police.MyAnna Buring as DI Helen Weeks of the Manchester Metropolitan Police.
In the second two-parter, a heavily pregnant Helen is pulled into the dark side of urban Manchester as she deals with an unexpected tragedy. In the first two-parter, Helen finds out that she is pregnant and becomes involved in a case in which the husband of her childhood best friend is accused of kidnapping two young girls. In the Dark consists of two separate two-part stories centring around detective Helen Weeks. Production and global distribution was handled by BBC Studios. It is written by Danny Brocklehurst and stars MyAnna Buring as detective Helen Weeks. The series is an adaptation of the Mark Billingham novels, Time of Death and In The Dark. In the Dark is a four-part British crime drama that premiered on BBC One from 11 July to 1 August 2017.
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