The Victim: What the Must Watch reviewers think
Must Watch reviewers Scott Bryan and Hayley Campbell share their thoughts on The Victim, new to BBC One.
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Scott says: "This looks into quite a lot of issues"
"What’s really interesting about this is that it looks into quite a lot of issues, it looks into this idea of whether, if you’ve done something really horrible and brutal in your past, as an adult you can move on from it.
"You know, whether it's rehabilitation or whether somebody should be in jail for a lot longer.
"And this was a very reliant model of trying to know at what point does seeking justice go too far? You can try and give someone a [prison] sentence and try to throw away the key, but is that the right thing to go and do?
"It’s four episodes, but what’s really interesting is that ITV’s been doing this for a while, they’ve been doing the episodes on subsequent nights, now the BBC’s doing it as well. It’s only this week from Monday to Thursday, they’ve cleared the schedules for it."
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Hayley says: "You can tell that it is inspired by many real stories"
"It’s not based on a true story, but watching it, you can tell that it is inspired by many real ones where juvenile criminals have been given new identities and anonymity.
"Rob Williams, the screenwriter, said he sat in courtrooms trying to make it as accurate as possible. The big question is whether or not this guy is who they think he is. It’s also thrilling for any fans of Rebus who want to see John Hannah as a detective again."
The Victim is on BBC One at 21:00 BST from Monday 8 April 2019.
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