The Sister

[LadyCG]

I watched the first episode tonight and I'm absolutely hooked. Roll on tomorrow night for the next instalment.

Has anyone read the book upon which it is based - Burial?

[Fairlight]

Well my take on it is that although we don`t know what happened to the dress and the rest of the body, the sister is now haunting Nathan and he will be driven mad and probably confess to being a part of it.
What do you think?

[agchristie]

I think from now on when people visit and they ask for alcohol I shall adopt the phrase 'NO ICE' haaa!

[Fairlight]

lol

[brainiac]

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I think it was a happy ending. Nathan and his wife were reconciled and had the baby they had longed for; Bob Morrow will never wake up; the policewoman knows of Nathan's involvement but 'approves' of his dispatching of Bob: Nathan has somehow got rid of the dress, and, on the advice of the policewoman, will no doubt top up his holding of Temazepam in case he's interviewed about it.

Don't think the 'ghost' of Elise in the back seat of the car was relevant.

[Fairlight]

That sounds feasible Brainiac :)

[richtee]

The last episode was quite farcical in its disregard for any attempt at realistic portrayal of the events enacted- sad really, as it looked promising for the first 2/3 episodes

[Georgiesmum]

What was Nathan panicing to open the safe for?
What did he do with the dress?How did ice in the drink come into the story?

[agchristie]

I'd get on with Bob.His house defo resembles my chaotic lifestyle.Tho,I don't have a projector or a safe in me front room...

[Ken4155]

Watched the first two episodes on the Hub tonight and have to say i'm finding it all very improbable and very contrived.

[LadyCG]

I didn't find it in the least improbable and contrived. I loved it - and I daresay I'll watch it again.

[AuntPollyGrey]

SPOILERS!
Just finished watching this on catch up and it has more holes in the story than a string vest.

Why did Bob contact Nathan about the new housing project? If the body had been discovered, it was covered in Nathans DNA (apparently) -it would not have affected Bob at all.

If Bob was being haunted by Elise because she wanted her bones given back to the family , then this would have happened anyway when they were discovered by the Contractors -so again what was the motive for contacting Nathan?

Why did Nathan not tell his wife he as at the party in 2010?-there were 300 there For Funks Sake - he could have just said 'oh yes I remember that I was at that party, I never saw your sister, but we all had to get interviewed by the police, it was awful' What so difficult /sinister about that? Why would he think by saying that to his wife when they met that it would have 'finished them'?

The police must have found the rest of the 'bits' in the freezer at the flat. The skull in the safe looked much older than 10 years.....it got more pathetic as the episodes went on.

And to top it all off that pathetic last scene with the 'Ghost'. We laughed.....

[puzzled54]

And how could the police lady friend tell holly that her sister had been found when all she had was a look at the skull in the safe

[Rosie29]

Disappointing- agree with the string vest analogy APG - I wonder how it compares with the book. I thought the actors did well with the script they had to deal with except everyone seemed to speak as if they were wading through mud.

[AuntPollyGrey]

Puzzled: Thats exactly what we said -the skull could have been anyone's. Even in 'Silent Witness' they have to let the Pathologists at the remains before they tell the victims family.

Rosie29: yes we had to keep rewinding to try and catch what they were saying but I think that's the fashion now for some reason -lots of dramas are like that (and we have good hearing we are not deaf) :-)

[tiggerblue10]

I tried watching it but lost the plot half way through. Debating on whether to try watching it again.

A recommendation for anyone with Netflix is The Queens Gambit. Finished it today and it was excellent.

[Ken4155]

In my earlier post, having only watched the first 2 episodes, i used the word "improbable." I did watch the final 2 episodes and the more i watched, the more improbable the whole situation was. Right from the word go it was contrived. Knowing he did absolutely nothing wrong, why did Nathan agree to burying the body? Why, years later, did he decide to approach Holly with a view to having a relationship with her? How did both of the paramedics not notice Nathan's latex gloves when he was pretending to administer CPR? Think we were taken for a ride with that series :-/

[LadyCG]

//Why did Bob contact Nathan about the new housing project? If the body had been discovered, it was covered in Nathans DNA (apparently) -it would not have affected Bob at all.//

Bob wanted the bones repatriated and returned to the family, as he thought that was the way to stop Elise haunting him. However he wanted Nathan to take the wrap for her death.

//If Bob was being haunted by Elise because she wanted her bones given back to the family , then this would have happened anyway when they were discovered by the Contractors -so again what was the motive for contacting Nathan?//

Identifying those bones could have taken a long time. Bob said he couldn't stand the haunting for one more night. And, as I said before, he wanted Nathan to take the wrap

//Why did Nathan not tell his wife he as at the party in 2010?-there were 300 there For Funks Sake - he could have just said 'oh yes I remember that I was at that party, I never saw your sister, but we all had to get interviewed by the police, it was awful' What so difficult /sinister about that? Why would he think by saying that to his wife when they met that it would have 'finished them'?//

Because he was smitten with her and didn't want to jeopardise their relationship or torment her further... or for her to question why he contacted her in the first place.

//The police must have found the rest of the 'bits' in the freezer at the flat. The skull in the safe looked much older than 10 years.....it got more pathetic as the episodes went on.//

Nathan removed the dress from the freezer and shoved it in his pocket. There were no other "bits".

//And to top it all off that pathetic last scene with the 'Ghost'.//

The "ghost" was asleep in the back of the car, meaning she was finally at peace.

//We laughed.....//

You are easily pleased, m'dear...

If you didn't quite get the TV adaptation and couldn't fill in the innumerable holes, I wouldn't read the book if I were you ;-)

I loved it and can't wait to watch it again.

[iluvmargie]

I haven't watched it all yet, too many recordings not enough time!! I enjoyed the first episode and will try and catch up with the rest this weekend.

[LadyCG]

It's really good, ILM. You won't be disappointed.

I've started watching it again - I'm 2.5 episodes in.

[iluvmargie]

I did enjoy it, very much.