Six Four

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After the trauma of identifying a body that turned out not to be her child, Michelle (Vinette Robinson) absconds from her partner, Chris (Kevin McKidd) at a train station in Glasgow, and flees to London, leaving Chris in pieces. Whilst dealing with this, Chris approaches his brother, Phillip (Andrew Whipp), regarding the case of a girl who went missing some time ago. But thing's really heat up when Annabel (Iona Anderson), the daughter of Justice Minister Robert Wallace (Richard Coyle) goes missing, and Chris is plunged in to a dangerous web of deceit and betrayal.

Nearly seven years after the Brexit referendum, and nearly a good ten years after the Scottish Independence vote, politics is still as hotly contentious as ever, and so a fine framework to set a mystery thriller around, such as this adaptation of the novel by Hideo Yukoyama. With a strong, solid cast, and supporting cast, of hot Scottish talent, old and new, there's a whole web of different characters and plot strands threaded in to a fairly condensed four part thriller, that requires a bit of patience to get past the first hurdle.

However thrilling the story eventually becomes, it makes the critical mistake of having a mundane opening, that plays out in a pretty perfunctory and flat manner that doesn't bode well for what's to come, but stick with it, and somehow these characters manage to grow some meat, and play an integral part in something that crucially has a plot and a subplot, with plenty of twists and turns. It doesn't all fit organically together, but there is a genuine sense of intrigue and mystery to the story, with a decent revelation at the end.

You can't beat a good mystery, and while this is far from the best you'll ever see, it's ultimately still a satisfying affair, with some sweeping cinematography of the Scottish Highlands and a neat steady rock soundtrack thrown in for good measure. ***

British Miniseries review: Six Four streaming on BBC Player ( U will need to subscribe to it as an add-on to ur prime video subscription)

This four part British Miniseries follows the lives of 2 police officers ( husband- wife) as they try to get to the bottom of their teenage daughters sudden disappearance. Is this case related in some way to a similar disappearance that happened 16 yrs ago. As the 2 officers start investigating, a lot of dirty secrets of the rich and powerful stumble out of the closet.

Will the truth ever come out & justice be served?

Set in Edinburgh & Glasgow, cinematography is great , the beautiful locales have been showcased wonderfully!!

Coming to the plot, it is slow to start off with, u also tend to question the purpose of a few subplots without any consequence that tend to lead u astray from the main plot . However it ends well with "Poetic Justice" being served eventually.

Based on a Japanese Novel , Six Four is a decent investigative crime thriller with Kevin McKidd ,James Cosmo & Richard Coyle essaying noteworthy performances. Tobby Stevens ( Bond villain in Die Another Day) is unfortunately wasted in a two minute role !!

Not the most original story, however the dark undertones in the plot along with some decent twists & turns will give u a satisfied feeling in the end !! You can binge watch it in a day as it has 4 episodes with each episode having a runtime of around 45 mins !!

Going with 3/5 for this one.. Adios 🙂!!

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Six Four: Another dark detective mystery series set in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London and rural Scotland., Detective Constable Chris O'Neill (Kevin McKidd) and his wife, Micheele (Vinette Robinson), an ex-uncover officer are worried, their daughter has been missing for three weeks. An unrelated missing person case from 16 yeaes ago rears it's head again. The father in this case, James Cosmo believes that a cover up took place. Then the Justice Seretary's daughter is kidnapped, Dark and gritty involving corruption, murder, security service involvement and secret papers. Michelle has her own secrets to keep as she heads to London seeking help from contacts in her undercover days in a quest to find her daughter. A multi-layered thriller which will keep you guessing as to what is really at stake. On ITVX and RTE2. 8/10.

Well I thought that it seemed a strong cast but oh dear, oh dear! What induced Kevin McKidd and James Cosmo to take part in this mish mash? The plot is so convoluted that I don't think the cast even understood it. The sub plot of Kevin's missing daughter was utterly irrelevant and completely misleading. Then there was the dishonest senior cop. Or was he? Then another local copper turned up with an axe to grind. With me so far because I'm not! It just seems to be a rewrite of. Then it was all about Scottish independence and how the terrible English government security services were interfering. Of course there were 2 characters who may or may not have been something important. To me, it's just a very poor rewrite of "Scotch on the Rocks".

It's one of those series to watch to pass the time..it's not too bad,but sadly it's not too memorable either. Acting by the main actor, Kevin McKid I thought, was good - moody, and brooding but unfortunately I felt Vinette Robinson was overacting - I understand she was supposed to be angry and stressed but she came out unlikeable...i didn't enjoy watching the initial scenes with her in it..she only became likeable at the end.

The story line was interesting- juxtaposing a recent incident to a similar one from long ago, with the involvement of political figures in it. The back story of Scotland's quest for independence was also highlighted in this series but it's not something I understand much of, so that bit was lost on me.