BBC One's - What Remains - Review :)

*Contains Spoilers!

I found BBC One's 'What Remains' to be a very interesting and clever crime-drama, indeed (Even if it was only 4 episodes). Although I'm not usually a huge crime-drama fan (I did go through a massive phase of CSI though , does that count :L?) ..since BroardChurch and possibly even Ripper Street , i have decided to branch out and watch more programmes of this genre. As soon as i saw the trailer for 'What Remains' i knew i had to watch at least one episode....this maybe due to the fact that Russell Tovey and Alex Arnold were starring in it, and as i have watched every series of both Being Human and Skins , i just had to check it out ;D.

The first episode was obviously quite dark, as a young couple expecting a baby , find the 'Remains' of a body in the attic above their new flat. From what i can remember , when watching the episode i felt both disturbed and intrigued as to why a body had been left to decay in the attic of No 8 Coulthard Street , without anyone realising that the woman (whose body it was) had been missing for 2-3 years. A strong character within the series emerges in the form of detective Len Harper (David Threlfall) , who starts to uncover and piece together the mysterious death of the now known , Melissa Young (Jennifer Gunning).



As the crime-drama develops , we start to see that some of the flat-owners at No 8 Coulthard street have a very dark streak to them. For instance , we find that the math's teacher Joe sellers (which i found ironic as he lives in the basement flat :L), had been holding a previous student , Liz , in his flat for around 5 years. As well as a teenager called Adam Moss (Alex Arnold), who seemed to have a strange infatuation with his father's partner , Patricia. This in turn , leads to everyone having some involvement or blame for the murder of Melissa and because of this many more bodies followed.

Towards the end , when you  thought you had figured it all out , it changes...again. And this is why i found What Remains to be very clever. Because of each character having a dark side , it was quite hard to piece together who could have done it (at first). But once you find out , you realise that everything fits together like a jigsaw puzzle.


For me , the final episode was obviously the best episode out of the four. It was quite fast paced , full of suspense and disturbing as you realise who had killed Melissa. Emotions of Sadness swept through me when i found that one of characters gets killed by their partner , only to discover that they were involved in the murder..which was quite shocking. And i was also saddened by the expectant mother finding out that her partner had slept with Liz (the woman held by sellers). 

The last few minutes of the finale were incredibly good and almost 'action packed' as the now mother of a baby girl , Vidya , discovers the body of one of the flat-owners , as well as an injured Len Harper. It's now cat and mouse as Vidya hides from the killer , along with her baby, in the attic of the house. As the killer nears closer , Vidya attacks and pushes the murderer down the opening of the attic. As the killer gets up , an arrow pierces their chest , by a life threateningly injured Len Harper.

The overall ending is clearly quite saddening , as you see Len dying and Vidya holding him and her baby. This is contrasted though by the resolvement of Melissa's tragic murder.  This therefore brought an incredibly dramatic ending to the four part series. 

Although i felt like some of the characters involvements had just been cut off, such as Adam's infatuation with Patricia and the relationship between Vidya and her baby's father. I can only say that i was thoroughly satisfied with this short crime-drama and everyone that was involved in making the characters seem so sadistic and sinister. 

IT'S A MUST WATCH! :)

Disclaimer: The images that i have used on this post were found from different sources via the internet and i assume are to be in public domain. I do not own these images. :) 
- This is also my first review (sort of haha) so feel free to comment on what you thought about it! constructive criticism is welcome ^_^!.