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Season 1 – Patience

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Criminal archivist Patience Evans' world changes when her unique talent is spotted by DI Bea Metcalf.
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Patience — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Distinguished by Ella Maisy Purvis' terrific performance, Patience brings a fresh angle to the detective genre through character rather than plotting.

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Lisa Weidenfeld Boston Globe 06/13/2025
No one is getting bundled up in a warm blanket and having a cup of tea to discuss the case. But there is something cozy about its vision of a world of people who strive so much to appreciate and understand someone who’s different from them. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 06/13/2025
Not everything makes perfect, or even imperfect, sense. But as always, the plots are there almost as a pretext to spend time with the characters, and the whole cast is good company. Go to Full Review Nina Metz Chicago Tribune 06/13/2025
3/4
The cases themselves are interesting enough and sometimes pivot around an amusing premise. Go to Full Review Mel Campbell ABC Radio (Australia) Aug 5
Really does over-egg the degree to which Patience’s autism is a disability for her … [but] I really enjoyed the way her police colleagues come round to her way of thinking; they start to value her, help and accommodate her in ways that aren’t patronising… Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) Aug 4
4/5
The weakness of the opening episode was that it took too long to bring the two women together. Go to Full Review John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Jul 26
74/100
While Patience isn’t much different from a dozen shows on air now, like those shows it is driven by a charming lead performance from Ella Maisy Purvis and a desire to support PBS. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rick B @Rick1000 Jun 1 A pale immitation of the original Astrid. Infuriating tropes unrelieved by pretty pictures of York Minster. See more Mike D @MikeinOkehampton Feb 15 This is one of the most adorable programmes on tv at the moment. Not so much about the plots but for the characters. Well done channel 4 See more Kat D @Kat_D Jan 21 One of those series that, to me, doesn't seem to need to exist. You can just watch the original. It's better. Use subtitles if you can't understand French. Maybe I would have liked the show if I hadn't already seen Astrid but I just couldn't get interested in it. See more Kathye K @RT19002828 Dec 31 A new series that I have enjoyed more than any other in the last few years. I enjoyed the portrayals and the complexity of characters, they didn’t try and simplify the contradictions you have within autism. See more Greg H @Osevon Dec 29 Not a patch on the original and I note the OG director had a hand in this. Entertaining a pity that they mirrored the original plots as it makes it less interesting than the original. Patience's autism isn't as severe or obvious as Astrid's and that takes away from the series. See more Sky D @SkyDRocks Oct 28 A warm-hearted view of autistic people trying to assimiate in society. Ella Maisy Purvis is wonderful as the title character. I surely long for a secind season! See more Read all reviews
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Ella Maisy Purvis

Patience Evans

Laura Fraser

DI Bea Metcalf

Mark Benton

DCI Calvin Baxter

Nathan Welsh

DS Jake Hunter

Ali Ariaie

DC Will Akbari

Shireen Farkhoy

Miss Page

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 8, 2025 Paper Mountain Girl Detective Bea Metcalf is intrigued when Patience connects a supposed suicide to other cases; Patience jumps at the chance to help, but she is hiding a secret from Bea. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 9, 2025 Paper Mountain Girl A distressed Patience is questioned by the police after coming under suspicion. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 15, 2025 The Missing Link The team is led into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling when a young woman is found dead among the dinosaur display at York Museum; Patience makes a startling deduction; Bea is unsure about getting her son tested for ADHD. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 16, 2025 The Locked Room When crime writer Harry Franklin is found dead behind locked doors in a museum, Patience helps make an important breakthrough in the case. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 22, 2025 My Brother's Keeper A body disappears from the morgue, and Patience has a connection to the case -- the victim is the brother of Patience's friend, Billy. Details Episode 6 Aired Jan 23, 2025 Pandora's Box A man dies on a bus after having a violent coughing fit, and police discover that the victim has multiple identities and a history of eco-terrorism; Detective Bea is warned off the case. Details

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Patience — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Maarten Moerkerke
Executive Producer
Jo McGrath, Walter Iuzzolino, Dries Vos
Screenwriter
Matt Baker
Network
C4IRE
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 8, 2025