Payback
ITV1 | ITV | BritBox | Release Date: October 19, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
DeciderJoel KellerOct 19, 2023
Season 1 Review: By flipping the perspective, Payback gives the traditional British crime thriller a somewhat fresher look, but it’s the show’s leads that really get our attention. Read full review
60
Radio TimesDavid CraigOct 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: The show is perfectly competent, with good performances, solid scripting and direction, but it's nothing we haven't seen before. Read full review
60
The GuardianLucy ManganOct 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: It’s not going to set the world on fire or go down in television history, but it is one of those dramas that offers the inordinate pleasure of watching quality, understated actors do their quality understated work, without a weak link among them. Read full review
40
The TimesCarol MidgleyOct 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: The brooding drama, executive produced by Jed Mercurio (Line of Duty), has a great cast and not a bad premise, but I regret to say its main problem so far is that it is dull. Read full review
40
The TelegraphAnita Singh Oct 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: The cast is fine and the drama isn’t terrible, it’s just deeply predictable. Read full review
40
iEmily WatkinsOct 10, 2023
Season 1 Review: A victim of its own overcomplicated detail, Payback’s first episode inverted the cardinal rule of its genre – “thou shalt be easy to watch, under a duvet” – asking a lot of its audience but delivering precious little in return. Read full review
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