'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?' (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The third and final episode of ITV’s serial Murderland, by David Pirie, was much meatier than last week’s. We finally learned the explanation for the murder of a single mum and part-time prostitute Sally, whose daughter Carrie, years later, is determined to solve the mystery so that she can get on with the rest of her life. As part of her detective work, Carrie decided to...
'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?' (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
The second episode of the three-parter starring the excellent Robbie Coltrane has just been shown. In David Pirie’s crime drama, Coltrane plays Hain, a discredited yet appealing cop whose lover worked as a part-time prostitute and was found stabbed to death in her home not long after he’d paid her a visit. The first episode showed events from the perspective of Carrie, the...
'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?' (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... who was so brilliant in Cracker. Murderland is very different from Cracker. It’s written by David Pirie, and it features Coltrane as a rough diamond of a cop called Hain. He was called in when a single mother who is also a prostitute was found murdered at home years ago. In this opening episode (it’s a three-part series) events were seen from the perspective of the victim’s...
The Guardian - TV & Radio blog (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
... criminal psychologist Fitz, last seen on the same channel in 2006. The former Time Out film critic David Pirie's murder story, set in 1994 and the present day, is told through the eyes of three characters, the point of view changing in each episode. Pirie describes it as "film noir with heart" and it's as thrilling as any theme park ride. Lessons have been learned...
