Fearless

2017

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7.6| 0h30m| TV-MA| en| More Info
Released: 12 June 2017 Ended
Producted By: Mammoth Screen
Country: United Kingdom
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.itv.com/hub/fearless
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Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of a school girl 14 years earlier.

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Jeanskynebu the audience applauded
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.
keith-618 At last. A really tightly plotted thriller that is intelligent, never sags, keeps you on a knife edge and manages in the the end to both satisfy and surprise. Brilliant writing. Great acting. Best UK thriller I've seen in years. And NOT about another serial killer! More please.
markfranh When I watch a drama like this, I ask myself (and I hope others do too) whether or not the actions of the characters are credible. NOT, whether or not You or I would do or say the things they say; but rather whether or not it is credible that someone might do or say the things they say.The answer in the first painful hour and a half my wife and I sat through was all too often "no, a thousand times no." Kevin Russell's ex wife has remarried. Is it credible that the new husband is so supportive of his wife's years and years of trying to clear her ex-husband's name? Not really. Why would any man accept that their wife is more obsessed with their previous husband than with him? Is it credible that Kevin's son, who no doubt has been raised from birth to "know" that his father was innocent, is so openly hostile towards his father and his mother to the point that he joins a vigilante mob rallying against his father? Not particularly. Maybe, just maybe, but we didn't buy it.Is it credible that the victim's parents who are so incredibly hostile and confrontational (understandably) to Emma's efforts to re-open the case are suddenly willing later to almost calmly and voluntarily to even sit down with Emma to answer pointed questions about their dead daughter's behaviour? Absolutely not.Is it credible that when a second forensic exam arranged by Emma shows that the victim was initially murdered and buried at the air force base before then being dug up and reburied next to Kevin's shed are more or less glossed over despite it being pretty much unequivocal proof (or at least 'reasonable doubt') of Kevin's innocence? A thousand times no. Especially when one would have expected Helen to plaster this fact all over the media and doesn't. Why would someone murder her elsewhere and then shift the body to right beside Kevin's shed? Maybe, just maybe, to put the blame on Kevin? Would that possibly occur to the police if the findings were passed on to them as any defence attorney would normally do? I would hope so but not in this drama.Is it credible that the case would be sent for retrial rather than just dismissed once the confession is thrown out because of the obvious pressure and coercion when it would appear that there was no other significant evidence against Kevin other than he was seen talking to the girl on the night of her disappearance. Not really. Without the coerced confession, there doesn't seem to be any other evidence against Kevin. At least none that was given to the viewer.Yes, compromising photographs of the victim do appear but do the photographs really implicate Kevin when someone else confesses to having taken them? Not at all. It is not necessarily the case, as was implied in the plot, that he must have been disposing of evidence. The defence team says that if the photograph burning ever came out then Kevin is done for. Nonsense, when the defense can certainly argue that they were burnt in Kevin's shed because he found them so offensive especially after the photographer confesses to giving them to Kevin. Case closed.The implication also is that Kevin is so smart that he knew he had to dispose of the photographs because they might be used as evidence against him if they were found while at the same time being perfectly happy to dig up the body from the air force base and rebury it next to his shed where it would be eventually found. Would any jury buy that? Were we the viewing audience supposed to think that the defence wouldn't point out the inconsistency? Apparently.Is it credible that the original investigating detective just happens by some absolutely extraordinary coincidence to now be working for anti-terrorism and investigating Emma's only other client? Come off it! Coincidence is the refugee of the poor writer as far as I'm concerned.Was it credible .... Oh, I can't be bothered anymore.And on and on it goes. My blood pressure just kept going up scene after scene.My apologies for rambling a bit and perhaps not writing as well as I usually do but I'm still fuming about this rubbish and that we wasted an evening and a half watching it.Midway through episode 2, we'd had enough and put on something else.I would suggest others don't even start for the sake of your own health.
Jessica Fantastic story line to keep you interested. I looked forward to the viewing each week. The actress was perfect for the role. I never wrote reviews before but this certainly deserved it. I also liked that it offered a mixture of characters and scenes not just in England but the USA too. If you like crime & mystery but like to have an ending then this is for you. I don't want to mention anything and spoil it for anyone but I gave this a 10/10.
ib011f9545i I am enjoying this,think I will stick with it. I was tempted not to watch it at all due to all the hype in the media about it. Of course I won't go into plot details but this is similar to things like SECRET STATE(TV),STATE OF AFFAIRS(TV) DEFENCE OF THE REALM(film),a sort of political conspiracy thriller. This has a good cast,including in a small part the beautiful Sammy Winward.This is the sort of thing I like but it might not be for everyone,you need to pay attention to keep up with what is going on.

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