Listeners to the podcast know that I am a huge fan of the high quality shows the BBC produces. This is another one for sure.
Titled Retribution on Netflix, this is an interesting take on a whodunnit, a whydunnit, and a tale of straight up revenge.
It is bleak though. I would describe it as… joyless. I don’t remember there being a single joke in the entire four hour run. I’m not trying to say it was bad, it was just incredibly serious. And why wouldn’t it be, given the subject matter?
I am not going to discuss the plot here, but it starts off strong, and keeps going until the final episode where there was a pretty good twist I didn’t see coming.
If you like the BBC shows, I think you’ll like this one too.
8/10
Joe