When Jonah Mulray's wife of three years, Megan, is killed in a traffic accident in Hong Kong he flies out from London and finds himself in a mystery he couldn't possibly have expected. Her last phone message, made at the time of her death, suggests she was shot but after the police examine the phone the message is shortened, then her body disappears from the morgue... this isn't his biggest surprise though; he learns that Megan had a husband, David, in Hong Kong and had been married to him for twenty years; not only that she had a teenaged daughter. Peter and David find themselves unlikely, and somewhat reluctant, partners as they try to find out what happened. As they investigate they find murky connections to powerful people locally as well as the local British consulate.
As others have said this is something of a slow burner so it won't be for everybody. Personally I enjoyed the way the story built up even if it might have been a bit better if it had been limited to six episodes. The opening episode quickly grabbed my attention and the twist at the end came as a genuine surprise. While that was the biggest twist of the series there were more to come as Jonah learnt more about his wife's second life in Hong Kong. John Simm, as expected, does a fine job as Jonah but it is Anthony Chau-Sang Wong who impresses most in the role of Megan's other husband, David. The rest of the cast, which includes plenty of familiar faces is also pretty impressive. The Hong Kong setting created a good the atmosphere; Jonah was very much portrayed as a 'stranger in a strange land'. Overall I found this to be a solid thriller, if a little bit too long.
As others have said this is something of a slow burner so it won't be for everybody. Personally I enjoyed the way the story built up even if it might have been a bit better if it had been limited to six episodes. The opening episode quickly grabbed my attention and the twist at the end came as a genuine surprise. While that was the biggest twist of the series there were more to come as Jonah learnt more about his wife's second life in Hong Kong. John Simm, as expected, does a fine job as Jonah but it is Anthony Chau-Sang Wong who impresses most in the role of Megan's other husband, David. The rest of the cast, which includes plenty of familiar faces is also pretty impressive. The Hong Kong setting created a good the atmosphere; Jonah was very much portrayed as a 'stranger in a strange land'. Overall I found this to be a solid thriller, if a little bit too long.