Liar. New series.

The police are ridiculous in this series. How could a slender young woman weighing about 8 stone kill a 6 foot tall man in a shipping container and then remove his body to the place where he was found? How could she even kill him in the first place? He would be so much stronger than her. It doesn't make sense at all, and I would have given up long ago if it wasn't that I have more time on my hands while on lockdown.

I suppose, thinking about it, you're right Sparklefizz, but I'm still quite enjoying it.

I watched them making the programme in the town where I live; the crew were encamped in big trailers in a large car park next to my local beach. I watched the first series but kept getting distracted spotting all the local landmarks! It was funny to see a local greasy spoon cafe transformed into a fine dining restaurant in one episode. I haven’t been watching the new one as I find it confusing to have the flashback formula in any film.

I'm struggling as I said. The plot is so convoluted it's become tiresome. I'm fed up seeing Laura walking angrily down the street with her unkempt hair flapping around, looking like she's chewing a wasp. I'm not enjoying it but will watch the last episode in the hope that Laura will eventually stop looking so miserable.

So, c'mon everybody ..... who killed Andrew Earlham? I still think it was Oliver.

I only know that it wasn't me

Are you sure he's dead? He keeps popping up at different times, I'm expecting him to appear in the present time (which is I presume after he's been killed...if indeed he has been killed). He could be a zombie of course.

But Oliver is so obvious now isn’t he?

I’ve wondered if it was
a) The son
b) The sister
c) The brother in law.

It’s probably Laura in the end!

YES I was correct, see previous post!!!

I think the ending was the right one.

Quite a surprise for me. A tad unrealistic given that he was male, stronger, taller, and would surely have overpowered her?
Good for her though. The policewoman was just glad to have her suspicions confirmed when Laura more or less confessed.
Unofficially of course.

I thought it was all a bit of a letdown really. Far too convoluted.

Yes, a convoluted letdown

Can Joanne Froggatt really handle herself like that or was it a stunt actor? Impressive!

Can’t say that was as good as I was expecting.
unrealistic end she was a fraction of his size watched it all the way through but can’t really say it was that enjoyable all the jumping backwards and forwards didn’t help
Ahh well

So was Oliver going to be tried for Andrew’s murder?

I think so. Have the police got the videos that Andrew made of Oliver’s unsavoury activities?

The underlying message was, to my mind, not a very acceptable one. Someone who had admittedly committed crimes and who was a most unpleasant person and who should face justice for those crimes was also going to be tried for a murder he hadn't committed. And the police officer was well aware of the fact but just walked away from it. That doesn't seem like a good message to me.

Well I'm glad its all over - quite depressing watching I thought.

I couldn’t believe that weasly male detective would actually have a woman wrongly convicted of murder to save his sons career. We go to lengths to save our children but that’s a step too far for a previously straight cop.

Yes Eloethan that bothered me also. Oliver was horrible, but he shouldn’t have been standing trial for a murder he didn’t commit.
Wrong message entirely.

What a mess of an ending. Well, that's 6 hours that I won't get back again. Sigh ......

I wasn't expecting that twist at thend. Thought it was the sister.

Having now watched the last episode I agree it was depressing and confusing (flashbacks) with an implausible plot. The fact that 'girl power' was the overriding message was appalling, with the two women colluding like that and letting an innocent man face the music! Laura should have owned up right from the start and claimed self-defence. After all, the knife was being used against her until she got hold of it. What makes her guilty was leaving the body and not owning up.

This extract from a Times review by Ben Dowell of Liar made me laugh:

"Katherine Kelly's gum-chewing hard-ass detective,who got on everyone's nerves, decided that Laura had been through too much. To an obviously lesser degree so had we."