Finding Alice
Acorn TV | Release Date: September 13, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
iEmily BakerDec 3, 2021
Season 1 Review: Hawes’ ability to switch between pissed-off, devastated and all the shades of emotion in-between was a marvel and a testament to her place as one of the UK’s best actors. Finding Alice is a rather gentle affair so far and a charming way to spend a Sunday evening. Read full review
80
Radio TimesEleanor Bley GriffithsDec 2, 2021
Season 1 Review: Ultimately, it’s Alice who is the main draw; an unusual, intriguing character given plenty of depth by the show’s writers and Hawes herself. To borrow the show’s title, I’m finding Alice well worth watching. Read full review
80
DeciderJoel KellerSep 13, 2021
Season 1 Review: Finding Alice strikes the right balance between drama and comedy, sadness and laughter, with a fine performance by Keeley Hawes at its center. Read full review
76
Paste MagazineAllison KeeneSep 15, 2021
Season 1 Review: Though the pacing of these six episodes isn’t particularly even in terms of its drama and revelations, the show’s overall take on this particularly tricky topic is enough to warrant wading in, especially for fans of Hawes (and really, who isn’t?). Read full review
60
The GuardianLucy ManganAug 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: There are good, funny lines scattered throughout as you might expect from a Nye script (he most famously gave us Men Behaving Badly but also the darkly flashing gem that was How Do You Want Me?, with Dylan Moran and the late, lamented Charlotte Coleman) but their sudden deployment generally just adds to the sense of unevenness. ... Lumley, Havers and Hawes together though – a shining moment that will do everyone good. Read full review
60
The IndependentEd CummingAug 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: This script stretches even Hawes’s versatility. She’s required to quick-switch between distressed, wry, exasperated, shocked, warm, baffled and angry. Pappas has an easier time of it, as Charlotte’s role is a more straightforward voice of reason amid the cascading revelations. The senior roles are mostly one-note, and don’t give the actors much chance, charming as it always is to see Lumley. Read full review
60
The TelegraphAnita Singh Aug 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: What is this show supposed to be, exactly? A thriller that veered at times into sitcom territory, it sometimes seemed as if the producers had thrown elements of Grand Designs, Parasite and Cold Feet into the cement mixer and slapped the results on screen. Read full review
40
The TimesCarol MidgleyAug 16, 2021
Season 1 Review: This plot is so improbable that if it didn't have such a superb cast (it's got Kenneth Cranham!), who save it, it would be sunk like Harry in his garden hole. Read full review
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