The Field of Blood

This is a good movie, with a well acting female lead as the newspaper copy-girl Patricia who dreams of becoming a reporter and stumbles upon clues on a child murder in the area. However it is not great, and the thick Glasgow accent of all involved makes it even less accessible to non English audiences.

Arghhh! I only just discovered this by trawling through BBC Scotland and was intrigued as I love crime drama.

Not many problems with Season 1, other than the male co-workers calling an obviously smart, fit and gorgeous young woman fat ugly and stupid. There was no preaching and no unecessary PC additions that always crop up in these dramas.

I didn't read the book and I think I would like this less if I had, But than some of the plot was a bit obtuse and I had trouble following the action & plot. Especially since Season 1 is about 2 real murders and Season 2 about real miners strike.

I read the Denise Mina source novel a couple of years ago and was pleased that this adaptation seemed to stay true to its good source. As a Glaswegian, myself, I always get a kick out of spotting known locations, especially as I'm an Eastender where much of the location work was done.

The second series of The Field of Blood returns to Glasgow and again blends politics, intrigue and the changing newspaper industry.Once again we follow novice female reporter Paddy Meehan as she tries to make a career for herself.

This millennium has seen a big blooming of solid (mini-)series, often at the expense of films focusing on topics and audiences not to my taste any more. New angles and approaches have been developed or deepened, and distinct performers employed.

I don't know what BBC Scotland was thinking here. Great story which was ruined by the bad directing and era clichés.

This is a well executed mini series for the most part, and I liked the casting.But the Denise Mina novels, on which it's based, had better plots, in my opinion.