Passenger

Yes, Passenger does stick the landing, while leaving scope for another flight. Buckle up.

The characters are well crafted, from David Threlfall as an eccentric to Lilly the arsey teenager to Derek the bread factory boss thrilled with his nomination for Lancashire businessman of the year. The best character, though, is Riya, a woman who has been left by her ex-husband to care for his confused mother, “batshit Sue”. There’s plenty here to tempt you back for episode two.

There are odd moments that pull you out of the story. .... Despite that, this is a confident, well-paced and atmospheric series that I hope continues to be as sure‑footed and scary to the end.

We were not super impressed with the creepiness or scares in Passenger, but we did like Wunmi Mosaku’s performance, and that may be enough to make this show tolerable.

Frankly, I’d be perfectly happy with less of the monster stuff and more of the delightfully dysfunctional Wells family – but the show is gunning for much more than that: mystery, domestic drama, fantasy, thriller. Let’s see if it can pull it off.