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Season 1 – Before We Die

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When her married lover and fellow police officer Sean Hardacre goes missing, DI Hannah Laing launches a manhunt.
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Before We Die — Season 1

Critics Reviews

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John Doyle Globe and Mail 03/18/2022
It’s a stretch to anchor that distinctive noir quality in rainy England. Mind you, if you’re a fan of old-school British police procedurals featuring older actors with weather-beaten faces, full of lived-in feelings, it will hit all the notes. Go to Full Review
Lucy Mangan Guardian 06/05/2021
2/5
Before We Die is based on a Swedish series of the same name. It figures: viewing it felt exactly like watching something where all the important things had been lost in translation. Go to Full Review
Carol Midgley The Times (UK) 06/05/2021
2/5
Before We Die had the worst opening to a TV drama that I have seen for quite some time. Go to Full Review
Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) 06/09/2021
I have to say they've done a neat enough job, swirling mists and grim seaweedy docks evoking an imaginarium of hidden threat constantly. Go to Full Review
Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) 06/07/2021
1/5
If you remember Sharp in the excellent police drama Scott & Bailey . . . this is nothing like it. Go to Full Review
Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk 06/01/2021
4/5
This was a tense and powerful opener, so let's hope the remaining five episodes keep turning up the heat. Go to Full Review
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D S 10/28/2023 Love it! Never know what is coming up next. Who the spy is. Really good acting!!! See more s N 09/23/2023 Started out ok . Fairly suspenseful but then got .more ridiculously far fetched by the minute Once the son died thay was it And keystone cops solving the while thing My husband and I laughing See more David K 08/05/2023 Season 1 was ok and good enough (despite some gaping plot holes) for me to stream season 2. However, S2 was a large letdown in that it was very uneven, killed off a major character in an unbelievable way (stands there not moving to take multiple gunshots after seeing the threat coming), bad plot contrivances (leave phone in car, then don't check it when you get back to it), and time/space inconsistencies (go from downtown office to countryside in minutes), and a final showdown where Hanna can't decide if she is a cop or on a seek and destroy mission. See more Hugh H 07/11/2023 Woeful acting, woeful plot, woeful script; the worst piece of TV that I've watched recently. The holes in the plotline make the Titanic look like a paddle boat, it really takes a stretch in the imagination to make it in any way believable. See more Denise T @Dee1925 07/11/2023 What a lousy script. No one this side of the grave talks like these characters. And a terrible waste of Lesley Sharpe. See more Anita C 07/08/2023 Could have been so good . . . but at times the supposedly experienced police do the dumbest things . . . . Frustrating! See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 26, 2021 When her married lover and fellow police officer Sean Hardacre goes missing, DI Hannah Laing launches a manhunt. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 2, 2021 Hannah and Billy start investigating the Mimica family, but a shocking discovery makes Hannah want to pull the plug on the entire operation. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 9, 2021 Stefan discovers that Christian has been meeting with Hannah; Christian might have to take drastic action to protect himself. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 16, 2021 Traumatized by what he's done, and hopelessly tangled up in the investigation, Christian takes a trip with Davor that will reveal everything he needs to know. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 23, 2021 With Christian out of action, Hannah and Billy are at a loss and it begins to look like the Mimicas will get away with their crime. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 30, 2021 In a dramatic final showdown, the undercover police team attempt to bust the Mimicas' drug smuggling operation, but they're in for an unpleasant surprise. Details
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Season Info

Director
Jan Matthys
Executive Producer
Robert Franke, Bert Hamelinck, Walter Iuzzolino, Jo McGrath
Screenwriter
Matt Baker, Matt Baker
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
British English
Release Date
May 26, 2021
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