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Season 1 – Rellik

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"Rellik" unravels the obsessive hunt of U.K. police detective Gabriel Markham to find the serial killer who left him both physically and mentally scarred. Telling the tale backward, it begins with the capture of the killer, and reverses from kill to kill to the very beginning of the murderer's spree. Gabriel and his partner, Elaine, form an unlikely duo, with Gabriel pulling out all the stops to track down the person that left him disfigured, and Elaine the bright yet eager-to-please sidekick.

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Critics Consensus

Rellik gets in its own way thanks to its mostly frustrating narrative hook and unrelenting bleakness.

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Rebecca Nicholson Guardian I found the story a little cold, a little too clinical, a little pleased with its own cleverness, but by the end of the episode, I had been reeled in completely, and inevitably I am now desperate to know how it all fits together. Aug 7, 2018 Full Review Steve Greene IndieWire Rellik may not be the perfect murder, but it's one that as it unfolds, is worth at least keeping an eye on. Rated: B- Apr 16, 2018 Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter Rellik rarely takes is progressing beyond cleverness into narrative rewards. Apr 13, 2018 Full Review Daisy Wyatt iNews.co.uk Told through rewound flashbacks - Rellik is "killer" written backwards - the drama feels nightmarish and out of focus. Jan 26, 2019 Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) A tricky prospect...because of the way it is told: backwards. Jul 30, 2018 Full Review Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant Thankfully, writers Harry and Jack Williams have constructed a narrative in which the ultimate payoff comes from the discovery and understanding of motive, across a much wider array of actions than just murder. Apr 16, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A very slow and grudging .. three star rating. This is a well acted police drama, that deserves the progressively low weekly ratings that it received. The plot would have been sufficiently good, without the unnecessarily complicated, and "unconventional" presentation. Telling a story in reverse, doesn't make it anymore compelling. The acting is good, and the mystery interesting. However, I did start to have some vague suspicions about who the killer was mid way, and was proven correct at the end. Lastly, I have ranted about this in other reviews. Why, why, do writers seem obsessed with throwing in a "troubled" teenage daughter, as a subplot? In this series, it added absolutely nothing to the overall plot. Every once in a while, a "troubled and vulnerable" teenage boy, will be thrown into the drama mix. This could have been an interesting police procedural. If the production company hadn't gone for a "creative" way of telling a story. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Could have been an excellent police drama but the continuing series of flashback with flashback within flashback is overly contrived at best and @@@@ irritating at worst. Director list how/her way Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member 6 part mini-series from the BBC done in the style of Memento, moving backwards in time. Mild thumbs up I guess. There are some issues with the Memento time-tracking when you are trying to relate something you just saw to something you saw 5 weeks ago, and it is clearly a big contrivance even without the gimmick, but the ending - and exposition of the premise - surprised me my being more credible than I was expecting. I'll say 5.3 out of 10. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Their is not enough going on to have this much uneventful suspense. Four Episodes in and I am forgetting things I learned in the first and second episode. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Does an amazing job at showing how time skews not only a point of view/alliances, but the way we live our lives. This taps deeper into the human condition than any show in recent memory has achieved. Powerful, provocative and deeply moving. Can't wait to see season 2! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Richard Dormer

Gabriel Markham

Jodi Balfour

Elaine Shepard

Paterson Joseph

Isaac Taylor

Paul Rhys

Patrick Barker

Michael Shaeffer

Steven Mills

Rosalind Eleazar

Christine Levison

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 11, 2017 Go Back Obsessed with his hunt for a serial killer, DCI Gabriel Markham's life becomes intrinsically bound to that of his suspect. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 2017 Scarred Gabriel comes face to face with the prime suspect in the serial murders, but his deep, personal connection to the case puts his career in jeopardy; as a dangerous game of cat and mouse ramps up to its climax, Gabriel begins to lose control. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 25, 2017 The Lies We Tell Gabriel and the team deal with the discovery of another possible victim of the acid-attack serial killer; questions are raised about Gabriel's suitability to be leading this case. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 2017 Before An unexpected tip-off convinces Gabriel and his team to launch a risky mission designed to catch the killer in the act; as the pressure mounts, Gabriel begins to push away those closest to him. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 2017 Order and Chaos As the investigation gets a helping hand, the story of the acid murderer's first victim is revealed. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 16, 2017 Radium Came Following Gabriel's discovery of a piece of evidence, the hunt is on to track down the killer. Details

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Season Info

Director
Sam Miller, Hans Herbots
Screenwriter
Harry Williams, Jack Williams
Network
BBC
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Sep 11, 2017