"Steeltown Murders" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 2023) Poster

(TV Mini Series)

(2023)

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8/10
A quality continuation.
Sleepin_Dragon4 June 2023
DSU Jackie Roberts launches Operation Magnum, and the huge DNA swabbing begins. The Police now officially state that Geraldine, Pauline and Sandra were all killed by the same hand, a serial killer.

Definitely a more straightforward timeline than in episode one, with the majority of it being set in the early 2000's. This was an excellent second episode, which sees The Police get down to the nitty gritty of finding the killer. It's well paced, gritty, and there's a definite ill wind blowing through it.

Despite being aware of the identity of the killer, it's funny how an actor stirs feelings in you, Matthew Gravelle is such an actor, ever since Broadchurch, it's hard to look at him, and not think, he did it.

The visuals are striking once again, the designers did a fantastic job recreating 1973.

Great acting again, Keith Allen really stood out for me, as he so often does.

8/10.
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6/10
Episode 2
Prismark1021 June 2023
Like the first episode. The second episode of Steeltown Murders is solid but not spectacular.

I think having a fictional character that knew the murder victims back in 1973 was a misstep.

In the present day, DCI Paul Bethell is carrying out DNA testing on potential suspects. Only to come out with a blank and his budget for the cold case diminishing.

Once again there are frustrations with the Bethell character, past and present. He knows the original investigation was flawed, some suspects were not followed up.

In the present, he feels guilty for sometimes considering the wrong people as suspects.

Glenister shines, but once again it feels like an amalgamation of similar true life murder dramas.
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