![]() ![]() The back stories centre on young, ambitious Catholic copy-girl Paddy Meehan trying to get on in the male-dominated newspaper world and her relationship to her strictly R.C. The story here of course recalls the awful Jamie Bulger case, although being set in the early 80's it actually predates that horrific crime, the association can't help but provoke a certain amount of discomfort (almost certainly evincing the prominent "Any similarity." legend over the end titles) but there is a good deal more to the narrative than this, with a related almost identical murder some 10 years previously and a good twist at the end as the true murderer is revealed. 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. ![]() 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. ![]()
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