Hunting Alice Bell

“The whodunit – or, more accurately, the who-is-it – is entertaining at least, and will keep you guessing to the end. Alice Bell is the name of a nurse jailed in 2012 for her supporting role in a terrible crime. She falsified records to provide an alibi for her ex-partner, a Shipman-esque anaesthetist who murdered 14 patients in the hospital where they worked. On her release from jail, she was provided with a new identity. Years later, internet sleuths are determined to find her.”
Anita Singh, Telegraph

“The script, written by David Baddiel and Peter Bradshaw, the Guardian film critic, is sharp and thoughtful, although occasionally I found it tonally jarring, such as when we saw the women’s legs dramatically getting out of their separate cars, followed by them all walking across a car park Reservoir Dogs-style. This feels too serious a subject for that. But if you watch all six episodes (all are available), you will see that the plot is clever, frequently wrong-footing and surprising the viewer. It also delivers a cracking twist that’s worth sticking around for.”
Carol Midgley, The Times

“Hunting Alice Bell often feels like a mess, then. But if it’s a mess, it at least has the good grace to be a hot one. It’s punchy and compelling in its implausible way. Fran finds that she’s not the only woman who might be (but almost certainly isn’t) Alice Bell. Soon, there’s a small support group for women who have been accused of being her. They begin their first meeting by intoning solemnly, one by one, (and therefore, slightly comically) “I am not Alice Bell”. They become a cause celebre. They are invited to conferences and make media appearances. But is everyone in the group telling the truth? Speculation mounts. The hunt for Alice Bell risks turning into a high-stakes, real-life version of The Traitors.”
Phil Harrison, The Guardian