I Kissed a Girl; Light in the Hall: Still Waters

“The three episodes released for review fizz with the excitement of young love and lust (the women are aged between 21 and 25 this time) and a soundtrack of Sapphic pop stars, among them the Japanese House and Nimmo, that don’t feel shoehorned in like Gaga. It is a four-star series but – and I’m breaking the fourth wall here – it feels important enough for a five-star rating, and more valuable to the country’s younger viewers than the BBC may be aware of. The Apprentice has had 20 series, Dragons’ Den has had 23 – and the first gay UK dating franchise has managed four.”
Hannah J Davies, The Guardian

“It’s proving an engaging mystery with a few flaws. The tone is almost unrelentingly grim, some of the writing feels clunky and it could easily be told in four rather than six instalments. There are episodes when the story barely develops and seasoned drama watchers will probably anticipate many of the reveals long before they march over the dark green hillsides. But, as we have seen with Hinterland and Hidden, Welsh noir has a knack for drawing you in. The performances are first-rate, especially from [Mark] Lewis Jones, who combines steeliness with gentleness while also making you believe that he really has been put away for 20 years for a crime he didn’t commit.”
Ben Dowell, The Times