She pictures strangling Keith like he strangled his wife, and she pictures smashing Vicky’s head through a glass case after seeing her pointedly reading a National Front pamphlet. Nida may be a deeply nonconfrontational person, but she regularly fantasizes about a version of herself that could stand up to the bullies she encounters daily - not just the bigots but people like Keith Holligan, a local customer who killed his wife a few years ago. That includes Michael Smart (David Shields), the conservative MP front-runner, whose good looks and focus on civility hide an agenda every bit as nefarious as the more outwardly hateful far-right National Front party. Everyone in Tipley seems determined to make it clear that Nida doesn’t belong here. She sells shoes at a store called Possetts, where she regularly ignores racist remarks from her manager, Vicky, who complains about the smell of her biryani lunch. Nida (Anjana Vasan) is a quiet young Indian woman living in the predominantly white town of Tipley in 1979. Like the previous episode, it’s more fantasy than science fiction - but unlike that one, the shift in genre somehow doesn’t feel out of place. It’s ironic because this is perhaps the least Black Mirror-y episode ever unlike the unusual “ Mazey Day,” which at least used paparazzi cameras as its technological focus, this one barely involves tech or the media at all. “Demon 79” is perhaps the only episode this season to really strike the perfect tonal balance: funny, but not at the expense of story, and dramatic without taking itself too seriously. Part of the reason this show is so subjective is that everyone is looking for something different when they watch it: To me, “ Joan Is Awful” is too wacky for this show, while “ Beyond the Sea” is too dour, but both of those episodes have their fans. The programme originally aired in Italy as Non uccidere, where the second season began in 2017.Ĭlick here for more Italian crime fiction.Every time a new season of Black Mirror drops, there’s a discussion of which episodes are the good ones. All episodes will be online at Walter Presents from 20 March. Turn to More4 on Friday 20 March at 9pm for the first of 12 weekly episodes. Whether it’s a crime of passion, violence against women, an accidental killing or a cold case wrapped in secrets, the programme focuses in on the anguish of the main and secondary characters – guilt, regret, longing, loss, frustration… You get the picture. This moves quickly at some points, and takes a back seat at others. Unlike most crime shows, which nowadays look at one case in depth over a number of episodes, with season two of Thou Shalt Not Kill an investigation may wrap up in one or two episodes, with Valeria’s ongoing family issues being dealt with on their own timeline. There’s always been a hint that not everything about that case was legit – and now old wounds are being reopened. If you watched series one, which was very popular with Crime Fiction Lover readers, you may recall that Lucia Ferro was recently released from prison after serving 17 years for stabbing Valeria’s father to death. Who was she seeing on the quiet? Well, there’s plenty of backstory here too. Valeria is confidently handling the case and even shakes down the violent husband with no fear whatsoever, but her world is hit sideways when her own mother disappears. Another woman staying at the refuge is on a mission to help other battered wives escape their husbands and is taking it as far as to run surveillance on them, plus she was in love with the dead woman… Nearly all of the main characters seem to be secretly involved with somebody. The woman’s husband was near the hostel around the time of the murder, he’s having an affair with his own solicitor – and the victim’s son, who was also staying at the refuge, has run away with his girlfriend. Things get complicated mighty quick as episode one gathers pace. Played by former Miss Italy Miriam Leone, Valeria Ferro arrives at the scene straight from a nearby nightclub where she’s been partying with her colleague and lover Andrea Russo (Matteo Martari). The crimes and the atmosphere are as grim as the climate, and season two gets underway with a 40-year-old woman strangled to death outside a refuge for battered women. Valeria works in the homicide department in Turin, a city painted here in greys and browns, with rainy skies and furrowed brows. If you’re used to Inspector Montalbano, this is Italian crime fiction with a different flavour. The beautiful and troubled young detective Valeria Ferro is returning to UK screens on 20 March as the second series of Thou Shalt Not Kill begins airing on More4, with episodes ready to stream on Walter Presents at the same time.
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