Vigil
Peacock | Release Date: December 23, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
EmpireBeth WebbDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: A relentless conspiracy drama bursting with performers who know how to keep their cards close to their chests. British TV doesn’t get more thrilling than this. Read full review
100
The GuardianLucy ManganDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: It’s a dense, sharply written (by Tom Edge), absolute treat of a show about a murky, unseen world that doesn’t want to break the surface and show itself, and one that viewers will surely want to dive into. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 10, 2024
Season 2 Review: I am much preferring Vigil 2: unlike the flatness of its predecessor, there’s a modicum of colour, action and life. Read full review
80
The GuardianJack SealeDec 11, 2023
Season 2 Review: Mainly, it is just a good crime thriller. A pacy opening episode keeps giving us juicy chief suspects, then shows them to be innocent, dead, or both. As the intrigue widens and the body count grows, DCI Silva’s home life turns her into a rounded human. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonDec 22, 2021
Season 1 Review: There’s a boatload of plotlines in “Vigil,” one of the better thriller series of the year and one in which a tangled web of intrigues is made as believable as the fathomless ability of humans to complicate a situation—at least long enough to last a satisfying six episodes. Read full review
80
The IndependentEd CummingDec 6, 2021
Season 1 Review: The script, by Tom Edge, who wrote the Oscar-winning Judy Garland film Judy, gets everything going at a brisk clip. The boat looks fantastic, more like a spaceship than the usual cramped tin can. The cast are solid throughout. Read full review
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