KiriBlood on whose hands?
A drama dealing with the abduction and murder of a young black girl, soon to be adopted by her white foster family, and the trail of lies, blame, guilt and notoriety which follow.
DirectorEuros Lyn
WriterJack Thorne
Episode 1
Jan 10, 2018
Miriam is a dedicated social worker who arranges for Kiri, a young black girl, to have an unsupervised visit with her birth grandfather, Tobi, and his second wife before her white foster family officially adopts her. However during the visit Kiri tragically goes missing and as the search for her intensifies Miriam is very publically blamed by the police, the press, and even her colleagues for putting the girl at risk.
Episode 2
Jan 17, 2018
Tobi searches for his son, Nate, the prime suspect in the case, and faces up to some uncomfortable truths about his relationship with him. The witch-hunt is intensifying around Miriam as she’s under pressure to admit she is to blame for what happened to Kiri, while Kiri’s foster family of Alice, Jim and Si also find themselves in the media spotlight.
Episode 3
Jan 24, 2018
Alice and Jim are shocked to hear from DI Mercer that the police case against Nate might not be straightforward after all and everything may not be as it seemed. A reeling Alice goes on the offensive, with Miriam in particular in the firing line. Meanwhile Tobi is furious with the police for the way they’ve treated his family, as DI Mercer has more bad news for him.
Episode 4
Jan 31, 2018
Si realises his relationship with Alice has deteriorated and is determined to find out why, while DI Mercer confronts Nate with new evidence about Kiri’s murder. As we work towards the truth about what happened to Kiri, Miriam realises she has to take responsibility for her actions, Alice’s devastation gets the better of her, and Tobi has a choice to make about his son Nate.
Peter McGinn
@narrator56
I enjoyed this series for the most part, with its sly bits of humor, the complex characters and the plot depth. I am not sure what the National Treasure series is, but I know I would like to see the one with Robbie Coltrane in it. I am willing to give anything a try with Sarah Lancashire in it. She has been a favorite of mine, especially since she became able to stretch herself in various roles after leaving Coronation Street as the fan favorite Raquel. She was great in Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax, to name but two other roles. But back to the movie Keri. One review I read stated that even Ms. Lancashire couldn't save this mini-series, which for me begs the question, save it from what? My wife was a social worker for years, and I get tired of the disrespect that occupation often gets in movies and shows. I thought this one was more balanced than usual. She has to take her turn being disliked by the viewers, but it seems every character involved in this child's case gets that treatment. A lot of people were unsatisfied with the ending, and I can understand that feeling. I had it myself. It seems unfair. I will not give it away with specifics. I felt the writer just thought about the possible endings and thought, let's challenge them with this one. I think they chose wrong, as I don't think it is quite believable, but it didn't detract too much from my enjoyment of the mini-series
