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River

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jinglbellsfrocks Tue 13-Oct-15 22:04:01

Anyone watch it?

It was the best thing I have watched in a long time. Good twist at the end too. Great!

tanith Tue 13-Oct-15 22:06:06

I forgot to watch the first episode last week so I'm going to watch them both on catch up it looks very good..

trisher Tue 13-Oct-15 22:09:36

Brilliant! Well written and gripping. Excellent acting and totally believable.

Ana Tue 13-Oct-15 22:13:40

Yes, I enjoyed it too - wasn't sure what to expect as Nicola Walker seems to be in everything these days but it was very good, and different.

Coolgran65 Tue 13-Oct-15 22:15:20

Did I miss something?
How does River explain to the authorities how he came to know that the guy in jail did not murder his girlfriend...that it was a suicide pact gone wrong...... when it was the manifestation of the dead girl who told him what actually happened.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 13-Oct-15 22:19:20

He will tell them he climbed the tree and found the rope. And put two and two together.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 13-Oct-15 22:21:21

I'm not sure who the guy in the prison was. The one he was punching at the end. But he wasn't.

Coolgran65 Tue 13-Oct-15 22:23:17

But how did he know about the rope. Body not found....

Coolgran65 Tue 13-Oct-15 22:24:25

The guy he was punching ..but wasn't...was the author of the book he is reading.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 13-Oct-15 22:25:23

Oh right! I think I need to watch it again tomorrow.

Grannyknot Tue 13-Oct-15 22:25:40

Didn't River only start tonight? I've recorded it.

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 13-Oct-15 22:30:32

Yes. That was the first one.

ninathenana Wed 14-Oct-15 00:44:01

Now the programme has actually started (haven't watched it yet) I'm hoping I never have to see that bloody trailer again angry

"Do you see ghost........"

Grandma2213 Wed 14-Oct-15 00:58:54

I watched this as it happened which is most unusual as I usually record and watch after DGC have gone back to Mum.

Brilliant acting and compelling viewing though I expected him to have a heart attack after all that running and climbing trees! He didn't look that fit! I had tears in my eyes at the end. I don't quite know why.

Lona Wed 14-Oct-15 07:40:08

I didn't watch it, but I must have seen the trailer because I kept dreaming about ghosts last night!

Marmark1 Wed 14-Oct-15 08:10:59

Watched it,and didn't understand it,again.Watched Lewis and didn't understand that either.

sunseeker Wed 14-Oct-15 08:14:13

I started to watch it but found it incredibly depressing so gave up after 30 minutes!

sunseeker Wed 14-Oct-15 08:15:06

Perhaps I should try again next week

tanith Wed 14-Oct-15 11:00:14

Oh my mistake , I'm sure they said it was the second episode last night oh well I'm off to watch it on catch up...

TerriBull Wed 14-Oct-15 12:44:13

It's Nicola Walker's time! She's a good actress, I like this new one it's quite quirky, a bit of the "Sixth Sense" feel to it. I think I prefer the new series "Unforgotten" which she is also in, 2nd part tomorrow. I thought that got off to really promising start.

hildajenniJ Wed 14-Oct-15 15:10:37

I enjoyed River. It has had a very promising beginning, and I am looking forward to the next episode. I like anything supernatural.

GillT57 Wed 14-Oct-15 15:16:23

I thought it was fantastic, really well written. What a curse River has, seeing manifests.

tanith Wed 14-Oct-15 15:21:38

Just watched it with OH he went to sleep but I loved it, but I am puzzled as to where the young girls body is too.

loopylou Wed 14-Oct-15 16:13:11

confused
Seems I've missed something actually worth watching !

Welshwife Wed 14-Oct-15 16:30:36

When River climbed the tree he also found the body - you could see part of the colourful coat the dead girl was wearing in the bottom RH corner of the screen - then you saw the ghost of the girl sitting on the branch with him wearing the coat. That is why the young fellow would be released and why River realised he would try to kill himself now. They could not search the cells often as the young chap got the wire from the fence very early on in the episode.