Better is a thrilling redemption story set in Leeds, using the landscape of the city and surrounding countryside as a backdrop to what becomes an epic battle for one woman's soul.After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right 20 years of wrongdoing - but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward. She slowly realises that her redemption will only be complete once she brings down the powerful gangster she has worked for all this time, a man she helped rise to power, and has come to love like a brother. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 6.3/10 | |
Released: | February 13, 2023 | |
Genres: | Drama Crime | |
Countries: | United Kingdom | |
Companies: | SISTER BBC Studios BBC iPlayer | |
Cast: | Anton Lesser Andrew Buchan Ceallach Spellman Leila Farzad Samuel Edward-Cook Zak Ford-Williams Olivia Nakintu | |
Crew: | James Dean Jonathan Brackley Sam Vincent | |
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Another interesting British crime drama going on my binge list.
I got through this (ultimately unsatisfying) miniseries in two nights. I think I was hoping this was going to be something riveting, along the lines of Happy Valley or Line of Duty, but sadly, no, not even close. I love British accents, but I swear, too much of this dialogue was either mumbling or colloquial slang, so that didn’t help things.
The chief offender here though is the wildly unbelievable plot. A bent cop? Sure. A bent cop going to all these lengths, over who knows how many years? Nope. Villains that vacillate; crazy decisions and promises made and unmade; etc. And sadly, it’s hard to root for anyone, really. I wasn’t moved by the families on either side of the law. The standout IMO was the retired cop, an actor I know and love from Endeavour. He should have had more to do here, but alas, no.