The real victim of any homicide are the people who are left to pick up the pieces and live on after the tragedy. More so when the target of the crime is a little child. But it doesn’t take long to turn the surviving victims into criminals if they believe that justice is not delivered. The Victim series on BBC One is a thriller that puts a question to its audience and compels you to take sides in this emotional drama that is equal parts mystery.
The Victim TV Series Cast
Rob Williams brings the new thriller drama on BBC with John Hannah and Kelly MacDonald in the lead roles. The series in set in Scotland and releases on BBC One on April 8 2019.
The Victim (2019)
Created By: Rob Williams
Cast: Kelly Macdonald, James Harkness, John Hannah
Network: BBC One
Release Date: April 9 2019 9 PM
The Victim Series Plot
The Victim series follows Anna Dean and Craig Myers as the two face-off in a legal battle and fight for the truth to come out. Anna Dean is a the grieving mother of a son who was murdered 15 years ago. The killer was caught, but because he too was a child, his identity protected and sealed for ever by law.
Anna thinks Craig is that person and lives with a new identity. She posts this unverified information online, which leads to a deadly attack on Craig and endanger his life.
Is he a convicted murderer, or simply the tragic victim of mistaken identity? And more important should Anna get a free pass for her tragic experience, or should she face the full force of the law for breaking it?
The Victim Trailer
Take a look at this trailer of The Victim BBC series and tell us what side are you on?
The Victim TV Series Review
Part drama, part mystery, The Victim poses and interesting question to the audience. There is the logical part that leaves no doubt that Anna is in the wrong and there is an emotional argument that wants you to support Anna. The series builds the interesting plot in the first half of the premiere episodes and sucks you in the drama. Performances by Kelly MacDonald and John Hannah force you to take sides and make you want more. A perfect mix of drama and mystery, The Victim has all the elements of a series that you will not want to miss.
The Victim Episodes
Take a peek inside upcoming episodes of the series with this guide.
Episode 1
Six months previously, on Halloween, Craig Myers is viciously attacked and discovers he has been accused online of being the notorious child murderer Eddie J. Turner.
Episode 2
In court, it is the day that Anna has been waiting for, when the man she believes killed her son takes the stand and has to face the world.
Back in the past, living under the suspicion that he is a child killer is taking its toll on Craig and he fears for his daughter’s safety, while cracks widen in his relationship with his wife Rebecca.
Meanwhile Anna is determined to prove that D.I. Grover is wrong and that Craig is Eddie J. Turner. Craig’s appearance in the witness box brings revelations about his past, but will it provide Anna with the closure she desperately needs?
Episode 3
It is Anna’s turn to give evidence, but will she be able to control her anger towards Craig on the stand and convince the jury of her innocence?
Episode 4
Craig and Anna are brought face to face once more, as part of the judicial process, and shocking new revelations come to light.
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