We immediately fell for this new Channel 4 six-parter and particularly Patience herself, played by Ella Maisy Purvis, who in real life is autistic and has ADHD. So in a way it's in the mould of Professor T and The Bridge and even Monk, but better, because I guess the whole autism thing is more to the fore, taken more seriously. As such, it's very Channel 4, in a good way, though received generally poor reviews.
Also, we know immediately that Laura Fraser's son is challenged in a similar way, and look forward to his interactions with Patience.
Also good to see Mark Benton in a serious role for a change. Fraser's no. 2 Nathan Welsh is annoyingly resistant to our neurodivergent sleuth.
Flashbacks to younger Patience are welcome.
Good music by Ruben De Gheselle and Hannes De Maeyer. Whilst set in York, the series was also filmed in Antwerp with a Belgian crew. It was adapted from a French TV series Astrid et Raphaelle.
Scopolamine can produce psychoactive effects, and was used for this purpose by certain Native American tribes.
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