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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Oct 17, 2018 20:32:20 GMT
The six episode first series of Dark Heart will premiere on ITV on Wednesday October 31st at 9pm.
From Unforgotten creator Chris Lang, Dark Heart follows DI Will Wagstaffe, a man haunted by the murder of his parents when he was 16 years old. Determined and tenacious, Wagstaffe is an exceptionally good police officer, in spite of the fact he’s been known for pushing the boundaries of what’s considered acceptable policing.
The drama series, which is based on Adam Creed’s Wagstaffe novels, stars Tom Riley, Charlotte Riley, Miranda Raison and Anjli Mohindra. Guest stars include Claire Goose, Alex Carter, Clare Foster and Paul Kaye.
Dark Heart began its life on ITV Encore, as part of the pay channel’s push into originals, where it aired a two-hour movie/backdoor pilot. That initial pilot comprises the first two episodes of the first series.
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Post by geometryman on Oct 17, 2018 21:46:25 GMT
Thanks for this, Dame - I'll look out for it. A strong cast, and the inclusion of Charlotte Riley (again, so soon after 'Press') makes it unmissable for me.
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Post by sootycat on Oct 17, 2018 23:25:29 GMT
Looks good.
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Post by gowergirl on Oct 18, 2018 10:19:38 GMT
Thanks for letting us know.Looks good.
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Post by marion on Oct 18, 2018 11:37:12 GMT
Thanks for this, Dame - I'll look out for it. A strong cast, and the inclusion of Charlotte Riley (again, so soon after 'Press') makes it unmissable for me. And she is also JP Getty Senior's PA in Trust, I believe. She has certainly raised her TV profile lately. |
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Post by sootycat on Nov 1, 2018 19:34:30 GMT
This got off to a great start.
Certainly don't get bored while this is on.!
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Post by geometryman on Nov 1, 2018 23:49:22 GMT
It fair rattles on - I thought, things are going pretty fast seeing as we're only a third of the way through. Then I realised towards the end of ep 2 tonight, of course this is the original 2-part story and there are two different 2-parters to come.
I think Tom Riley has been studying at the Richard Harrington Hinterland school - breaking off into haunted stares and receiving flashbacks of a horrific past incident. No doubt this (the murder of his parents) will be a continuing theme - which, strangely, parallels the one in More4's 'Code 37'.
As a detective he's a bit too unbelievably clever, but this is eminently watchable.
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Post by bethb63 on Nov 2, 2018 7:07:34 GMT
I agree it’s watchable, but maybe (I can’t believe I’m saying this) it could’ve been a bit more drawn out - say to three episodes? It felt rushed.
What was the point of mugging the Italian boyfriend?
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Post by geometryman on Nov 2, 2018 10:06:33 GMT
My take - it was payback. He's picked up that the boyfriend is physically abusing his sister - she had a bruise on her face when she and her son first turned up at the house.
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Post by sootycat on Nov 2, 2018 12:07:17 GMT
The Italian boyfriend didn't seem to suffer much damage did he?
I never guessed who the 'dispatcher' was.
New story next week.
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Post by bethb63 on Nov 2, 2018 13:27:36 GMT
My take - it was payback. He's picked up that the boyfriend is physically abusing his sister - she had a bruise on her face when she and her son first turned up at the house. I think you’re right, but it’s not a very effective way of getting him to stop, is it? |
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Post by vicky on Nov 2, 2018 13:46:34 GMT
It did seem a bit rushed and, for me, the characters didn't really come alive. Maybe that will happen in the coming episodes. It is written by the man who has written Unforgotten and I could see some similarities: the use of flashbacks at critical moments, a DI with family problems....but none of the characters was a match for Cassie and Sunny in Unforgotten. Could that be down to the actors?
I got that he wanted to teach the Italian boyfriend a lesson by thumping him but found it a bit unbelievable that a fairly senior police officer would do it that way. I also thought it a bit unlikely that none of the attacker's colleagues seemed to know about his daughter's rape. That was a bit odd. The thing I didn't get was, before the barrister was abducted and attacked, he appeared to be following the blonde waitress from the do he had been at. I thought he was planning to attack her but now am wondering if she was the partner of the policeman who was doing the attacking, acting as a lure? I will carry on watching but having seen so much made in the press about it being written by Chris Lang, I am a bit disappointed by it. Hopefully, it will pick up.
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Post by geometryman on Nov 2, 2018 19:14:29 GMT
My take - it was payback. He's picked up that the boyfriend is physically abusing his sister - she had a bruise on her face when she and her son first turned up at the house. I think you’re right, but it’s not a very effective way of getting him to stop, is it? I think it was simple revenge, and he made sure he wouldn't know who attacked him. Basically he wants the boyfriend gone out of his sister's life, and assuming the sister continues to be in future episodes I reckon we'll see more of that. He's now worried the boyfriend might start hitting the boy, hence the pointed conversation with him when he tried to draw out his attitude to hitting children - also he repeatedly attempts to get his sister to leave her son with him more.
I thought she was a lure. The camera had earlier focussed on her quite a bit, and when being followed she was striding purposefully along and must have known he was trying to catch her up.
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Post by Miranda on Nov 4, 2018 18:13:11 GMT
I just watched it. Was the waitress the daughter of the killer policeman?
I found the whole premise of how far someone will go when looking for revenge to be very interesting. From the families who just talked about it to the MC willing to give the boyfriend a smack to the extremes of the killer. It was a running theme and I thought typical of Lang. Although this is an adaptation so... obviously it appealed to him.
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Post by vicky on Nov 4, 2018 18:33:55 GMT
Oh, of course. I hadn't thought of that and it would explain why the barrister was following her. Good thinking Miranda!
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Anymore to come?
