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<i>One of Us</i> (TV series)

One of Us (TV series)

British drama television miniseries


One of Us is a British drama television miniseries created and written by Harry and Jack Williams for the BBC.[1] Originally titled Retribution, the series received the highest number of nominations for any television production at the 2017 Scottish Royal Television Society Awards,[2] and actress Juliet Stevenson received a Scottish BAFTA nomination for her work on the show.[3] It was released internationally in 2018 on Netflix, but was removed in January 2022.[4]

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Plot

The story starts with childhood sweethearts Adam Elliot and Grace Douglas, who have married and are found brutally murdered after having returned home from their honeymoon. Their families and neighbours in the remote Scottish Highland village of Braeston are devastated. Events take an even darker turn when a badly injured man arrives at their doorstep after his car goes off the road – a man who seems to be the killer.[5]

Cast

Episode list

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Reception

Critical reception of the first episode was positive, with Joni Blyth of The Evening Standard describing it as "Tarantino-meets-Shakespeare. . . . A mash-up of Romeo and Juliet and The Hateful Eight, with the plight of young lovers bringing conflict between two families, who are trapped together with a killer during a storm. Whether it ends in Tarantino-like carnage remains to be seen".[10] Ben Dowell of the Radio Times praised the opening episode as "a clever, chilling and original thriller" and "a strong opener to what promises to be a gripping four-part series". Dowell praised the acting as "first rate, even if a lot of the acting requires rather a lot of frenetic emoting as this horror story unfolds".[11] The series also was praised for its tone and style, with Phill Fisk of The Guardian calling it "a grim, gloomy thriller with a latent moral edge".[12]


References

  1. "BBC - One Of Us - new four-part BBC One drama set in Scotland - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. "Netflix Original Series "Retribution" Leaving Netflix in January 2022". What's on Netflix. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. "BBC - One of Us, The Storm". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. "BBC - One of Us, Beneath the Surface". BBC. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. "BBC - One of Us, Glenarvon Loch". BBC. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. "BBC - One of Us, Glenarvon Loch". BBC. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  7. Blyth, Joni (24 August 2016). "One of Us, BBC1". The Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  8. Dowell, Ben (23 August 2016). "One of Us review". The Radio Times. London. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. Fisk, Phill (23 August 2016). "Tuesday's Best TV". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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