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EntertainmentStreamingInside Man is a fascinating new drama starring David Tennant – I just wish it had a better endingThe new four-part mini-series from Steven Moffat is now streaming on BBC iPlayerWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The new four-part mini-series from Steven Moffat is now streaming on BBC iPlayer
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(Image credit: BBC / Hartswood Films / Paul Stephenson / Sally Mais)
(Image credit: BBC / Hartswood Films / Paul Stephenson / Sally Mais)
It’s impossible to keep up with the abundance of new shows released across every streaming platform. Still, one that caught my attention was Inside Man, a new BBC drama from the mind of Steven Moffat that dives into how good people end up doing bad things.
Warning: Inside Man spoilers follow
StarringDavid Tennantas Harry Watling, a vicar who resides in a small village in the UK and Stanley Tucci as Jefferson Grieff, a man on death row in the US for murdering his wife, it provides for a fascinating watch that was fronted as a miniseries. With 60-minute episodes and the prospect of telling one complete narrative over the course of four episodes, I happily committed. No need to plough through a dozen episodes every year for three to six years while simultaneously hoping it doesn’t receive a cancellation. Four episodes. Simple. In and out… or so I thought.
“Everybody’s a murderer, you just need to meet the right person,” Jefferson professes. On the other side of the Atlantic, crime reporter Beth Davenport (Lydia West) interviews the murderer as she tries to establish why he killed his wife and whether he can help Janice, whom she suspects has gone missing.
(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood/Kevin Baker)
(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood/Kevin Baker)
It’s gripping, to say the least. It just doesn’t make any sense at times why certain people do certain things. It’s a classic conundrum in television. If people actually talked to one another as opposed to keeping secrets, the whole situation could have been resolved better – that’s drama, though I suppose. But humour me. Why doesn’t Ben call someone the minute he knows his phone is on low battery? Why doesn’t Harry tell Janice who the USB really belongs to? Many times I questioned the character’s thinking.
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David Tennant as Harry Waitling(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood/Kevin Baker)
David Tennant as Harry Waitling
David Tennant as Harry Waitling
(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood/Kevin Baker)
The final segment has Harry and Jefferson speaking for the first time via Zoom with the former now imprisoned. A post-credits scene then unexpectedly materialises with Janice, now recovered from the traumatic experience, visiting Jefferson to discuss the idea of murdering her husband – excuse me! A husband? I’m not sure whether anyone wanted this. This was billed as a mini-series, so why are we setting up an unnecessary season two?
(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood Films/Sally Mais)
(Image credit: BBC/Hartswood Films/Sally Mais)
Inside Man stars David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Lydia West, Lyndsey Marshal, Louis Oliver, Dylan Baker, Mark Quartley, Atkins Estimond and Stanley Tucci. All four episodes can be streamed on BBC iPlayer now with aNetflixrelease date expected at some point in future.
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