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A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Season 1
A Good Girls Guide to Murder delivers a solid murder mystery, with an excellent lead actress.
The high school graduation research project is every student's nightmare. I remember doing mine on how people's facial expressions are interpreted. Pip Fitz-Amobi's (Emma Myers, Wednesday) project is on a whole other level: she's going to solve a murder.
Five years ago, a teenage girl went missing in her hometown. Her boyfriend Sal (Rahul Pattni) admitted to killing her a few days later, and then committed suicide. Pip, however, is convinced that Sal was innocent, and together with Sal's brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal), she starts investigating. But Pip soon learns that a project with this approach is a lot more dangerous than something about facial expressions.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the book of the same name by Holly Jackson, and is a collaboration between BBC Three and Netflix. The first season consists of six episodes of about 45 minutes, which is a very manageable size. The story is full of unexpected plot twists and the pace is high and it never gets boring. The tone is generally quite light, but sometimes also manages to touch on heavier themes, such as grief, identity and how the world sees you.
Zain Iqbal also does well as Ravi. He and Myers have a nice interaction on screen. In addition, other young characters such as Pip's best friend Cara (Asha Banks) and one of Sal's friends Max (Henry Ashton, My Lady Jane) are well cast. Furthermore, the adult actors such as Anna Maxwell-Martin (Line of Duty) and Matthew Baynton (Horrible Histories) are good additions to the series.
Thanks to the short playing time, the intriguing mystery and the nice leading actors, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a nice series to watch in between. It is not always of the highest quality, but that is not always necessary. Holly Jackson has written two sequels and a short prequel. I really hope that we will also see these stories on our screens.
Follow A Good Girl's Guide to MurderThe high school graduation research project is every student's nightmare. I remember doing mine on how people's facial expressions are interpreted. Pip Fitz-Amobi's (Emma Myers, Wednesday) project is on a whole other level: she's going to solve a murder.
Five years ago, a teenage girl went missing in her hometown. Her boyfriend Sal (Rahul Pattni) admitted to killing her a few days later, and then committed suicide. Pip, however, is convinced that Sal was innocent, and together with Sal's brother Ravi (Zain Iqbal), she starts investigating. But Pip soon learns that a project with this approach is a lot more dangerous than something about facial expressions.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is based on the book of the same name by Holly Jackson, and is a collaboration between BBC Three and Netflix. The first season consists of six episodes of about 45 minutes, which is a very manageable size. The story is full of unexpected plot twists and the pace is high and it never gets boring. The tone is generally quite light, but sometimes also manages to touch on heavier themes, such as grief, identity and how the world sees you.
The actors also do well, and Emma Myers in particular is very strong. Her character has a very clear motive for wanting to solve the murder. However, the series does not explicitly state this and lets the viewer figure it out for themselves. Despite a somewhat younger target group, the series is not afraid to throw the viewer in the deep end every now and then.Emma Myers is a great lead actress
Zain Iqbal also does well as Ravi. He and Myers have a nice interaction on screen. In addition, other young characters such as Pip's best friend Cara (Asha Banks) and one of Sal's friends Max (Henry Ashton, My Lady Jane) are well cast. Furthermore, the adult actors such as Anna Maxwell-Martin (Line of Duty) and Matthew Baynton (Horrible Histories) are good additions to the series.
The murder mystery is generally well constructed. The outcome of the case is, given the plot twists, no more than logical. Here and there the series tries to mislead the viewer. Now, the mystery is not rocket science, but that is not always necessary.This series delivers a solid murder mystery
Thanks to the short playing time, the intriguing mystery and the nice leading actors, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a nice series to watch in between. It is not always of the highest quality, but that is not always necessary. Holly Jackson has written two sequels and a short prequel. I really hope that we will also see these stories on our screens.
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