We thought this was rather good. At his trial for murder, Samuel Adewunmi (Angela Black, The Last Tree) takes over his own defence to deliver his version of events in a two day summing up (whether this is possible or allowable I don't know). He recounts how he courts Sophie Wilde until she suddenly goes missing. He enlists the help of local drug gang leader Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (who looked familiar but wasn't) to track her down. Add in a sister Bukky Bakray (from Rocks), mother Yetunde Oduwole and childhood friend Tuwaine Barrett. (Timing of friend coming in to the story is great. Adds some humour too, which is needed.)
Whilst it is partly in the 'Cut to - Nasty part of London' oeuvre, it does have some sympathetic characters and isn't annoying.
Tom Edge adapted Imran Mahmood's novel (the latter is a barrister; this was his first novel in 2017, based on the stories he's heard from defendants). Edge wrote Strike and Vigil, and the feature Judy.
Liked the stuff about all her books, and how the two school friends met. Good plot twist and edge-of-seat ending.
It was a four-parter for BBC.
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