Patience (TV series)

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Patience
GenreCrime drama
Created by Matt Baker
Based on Astrid et Raphaëlle by Alexandre de Seguins and Laurent Burtin
Written byMatt Baker
Stephen Brady
Sarah Freethy
Daniella DeVinter
Directed byMaarten Moerkerke
Starring
Music byHannes De Maeyer
Ruben De Gheselle
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Belgium
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersJo McGrath
Walter Iuzzolino
Dries Vos
ProducerAlison Kee
CinematographyKonrad Widelski
EditorLieven Billiet
Camera setupArri Alexa Mini LF
Running time47 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network PBS
Channel 4
Release8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)

Patience is a British-Belgian detective drama television series starring Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis (who is herself autistic), as an autistic police archivist in York. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

It is adapted from the French television series Astrid et Raphaëlle . The series premiered in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 on 8 January 2025.

Premise

A detective forms an alliance with a brilliant, self-taught criminologist who has been working in the criminal records department of the City of York police and is autistic. [4]

Cast

Production

The project was announced in February 2024 from Eagle Eye Drama, PBS Distribution and Beta Film. The series is produced in association with Belgium's Happy Duck Films and has support from the Belgian Tax Shelter. Maarten Moerkerke is directing the series, which is adapted from the original French series Astrid and Raphaelle . Jo McGrath and Walter Iuzzolino are executive producers for Eagle Eye. The writing team on the series was led by Matt Baker and also included Stephen Brady, Sarah Freethy and Daniella DeVinter. [5]

Filming took place in York from 23–29 April 2024. [6] Locations included Precentor's Court, opposite York Minster, as well as Monkgate, The Shambles, Gillygate and Micklegate. [7] However other than some exterior sequences to place the stories in York, most of the scenes were filmed in Belgium in 2024. [8] [9]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Paper Mountain Girl: Part 1"Maarten Moerkerke Matt Baker 8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
2"Paper Mountain Girl: Part 2"Maarten MoerkerkeMatt Baker8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
3"The Missing Link"Maarten MoerkerkeStephen Brady and Matt Baker8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
4"The Locked Room"Maarten MoerkerkeStephen Brady and Matt Baker8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
5"My Brother's Keeper"Maarten MoerkerkeStephen Brady and Matt Baker8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)
6"Pandora's Box"Maarten MoerkerkeDaniella DeVinter and Matt Baker8 January 2025 (2025-01-08)

Broadcast

The first episode was broadcast at 9pm on 8 January 2025 in the United Kingdom on Channel 4. [10] All episodes were immediately made available on Channel 4's digital streaming platform. [11]

Reception

Critical response

Critics' reviews have been mixed.

In a three-star review for The Telegraph , Chris Bennion summarised it as "a worthwhile addition to the crime drama ranks, but one that fits into, rather than breaking the mould." [3] However, in a two-star review for The Guardian , Lucy Mangan described the plot as "preposterous", the dialogue as "terrible", and the drama overall as "deeply uninspired" and "embarrassingly clunky". [12] Carol Midgely in The Times said that Purvis does not "overact" the character's condition, "showing it in overt and subtle ways". [13]

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