Flesh and Blood

Name: Flesh and Blood
Genre: Drama, Suspense
Released: October 4, 2020
Rating: 75

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PBS | ITV | Release Date: October 4, 2020

Summary: Vivien (Francesca Annis) is dating a retired surgeon (Stephen Rea) but her three children; Helen (Claudie Blakley), Natalie (Lydia Leonard) and Jake (Russell Tovey) are suspicious of him in this drama created and written by Sarah Williams.

[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 24 Feb 2020; set to air as a part of PBS' Masterpiece inVivien (Francesca Annis) is dating a retired surgeon (Stephen Rea) but her three children; Helen (Claudie Blakley), Natalie (Lydia Leonard) and Jake (Russell Tovey) are suspicious of him in this drama created and written by Sarah Williams.

[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 24 Feb 2020; set to air as a part of PBS' Masterpiece in Oct 2020]… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: February 27, 2020
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: February 26, 2020
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: February 26, 2020

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Dorothy Rabinowitz

Oct 2, 2020

Season 1 Review: Enthralling. ... We’ve seen this character before, a cliché of sorts, but as portrayed by Imelda Staunton this Mary is unforgettable—utterly convincing. ... Richly compelling narrative of Vivien, her children, and the ever-present Mary—not to mention Vivien’s love affair and her children’s steely resistance to the idea of their mother marrying the man. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: Flesh and Blood is a curious beast. It is stuffed with middleclass cliché — Heal's interiors, crisp white wines, Boden shirts — yet the finished product feels light and tight, promising four hours of guilty pleasure. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: There is a cherishable sense of deftness and overarching control about the whole endeavour that leaves you longing to find out what will happen rather than anxious amid proliferating possibilities. If there is nothing groundbreaking or fabulously innovative here (you can see shades of many previous dramas – most recently perhaps Gold Digger and Deadwater Fell), it is no problem at all. If there is nothing groundbreaking or fabulously innovative here (you can see shades of many previous dramas – most recently perhaps Gold Digger and Deadwater Fell), it is no problem at all. It is a good story well told and those two things, done well, are quite rare enough. Read full review

The Independent Annie Lord

Aug 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: At points, Flesh and Blood’s writing is too on the nose. ... But elsewhere, Williams is great at showing the speed with which siblings transition from laughing through games of charades to jabbing at each other’s drinking habits. Your family knows you better than anyone else, that’s why they end up hurting you so much. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Oct 8, 2020

Season 1 Review: Watching these actors over the course of “Flesh and Blood” is consistently enjoyable. ... Alas, the story line, written by Sarah Williams (“Small Island,” “Becoming Jane”), is a bit less compelling. ... It’s all fairly juicy and melodramatic, but ultimately not especially original or surprising. Read full review

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everett

Oct 12, 2020

I wasn't able to care about a single character in this melodrama; what an unlikable, shallow crew! Blatant devices to create suspense, mostly re: the central characters being investigated, felt manipulative rather than organic. As usual, the writing was the problem. I wish these fineI wasn't able to care about a single character in this melodrama; what an unlikable, shallow crew! Blatant devices to create suspense, mostly re: the central characters being investigated, felt manipulative rather than organic. As usual, the writing was the problem. I wish these fine actors had been given more developed, complicated material, rather than being squeezed into generic roles we've all seen before.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 24, 2020
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: February 27, 2020
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: February 26, 2020
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: February 26, 2020
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: February 25, 2020
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: February 25, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: February 24, 2020
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: February 24, 2020