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After helping save a baby from dangerous flood waters, Jo finds the dead body of a man in a lift, unable to discover his identity, she illegally puts his DNA into an online search facility, the man's sister arrives in The UK wanting answers.

I'm really surprised by the negative reviews, and had I quit at episode one, I may have also given up, but I decided to stick with it, and I'm glad it did, as it develops, it gets better and better, it angles along, but the last couple of episodes are very good.

Very much a suspense thriller, Whodunnit, it didn't play out as I was expecting, from the advertising, it was made to look as if the big flood would be the climax, it's more the fallout, very much after the flood.

It's a clever storyline, at a time where flooding in The UK has become a real issue, you can only imagine how bad it must be to get caught up in one, visually that first episode looked great, the scenes of a flooded village looked terrific.

No issues with the acting, Sophie Rundle, Philip Glenister and Matt Stokoe are all excellent, I thought Lorraine Ashbourne really stood out.

Don't be too quick to believe the low reviews, it's well worth watching.

7/10.

I must admit I didn't have very high hopes for this latest 6-part cop-drama from ITV but I found the longer it went the better it got. It starts with a massive flood in a fictitious Yorkshire town. Very pregnant policewoman Joanna Marshall, played by Sarah Rundle, is keen to become a detective, but meanwhile has quite the day while out in unform, first of all helping to save a young baby who's fallen into the fast-flowing floodwater, although she's greatly helped in this by a mystery man who unflinchingly dives headlong into the torrent. She then later stumbles upon a dead man in a car-park lift who it soon becomes obvious wasn't a victim of the flood but was murdered beforehand and placed there to make it look like he was.

Jo's dad was in CID and she's now married to Pat, already a qualified detective so detection is in her blood and so it proves as she Miss Marples her way onto the trail of the dead man which soon spirals outwards to take in two faked suicides, political and police corruption, smuggling, environmental abuse and much more besides.

To get to the bottom of all this she's thrown together with the attitudinal younger sister of the dead man, who rushes over from France to uncover the truth about her brother's death, while also having to contend with the in-laws from hell who her husband takes into their marital home after the flood makes them temporarily homeless.

I was impressed by the recreation of the flood itself in the neighbourhood and especially the baby-rescue at the beginning, but my interest was sustained afterwards in an extensively plotted narrative with many twists and turns along the way leading to an enigmatically engineered ending.

Rundle trundles (sorry, couldn't resist it) her way effectively through the morass of red herrings strewn her way and does a good job of carrying the story along as the lead. She gets excellent support from good, solid actors like Philip Glenister, Lorraine Ashbourne, Nicholas Gleaves and Jonas Armstrong who I fondly remember as an earlier incarnation of Robin Hood some years ago.

With a healthy dose of earthy humour thrown in for good measure and a surprising twist-reveal in the climactic episode, this was an above-average police procedural and in my book was certainly better than the much-hyped recent series of "Happy Valley".

After the Flood is a good TV serie in which each character has some skeletons in the closet. As a matter of fact, each episode we learn some new secrets of each character. Sophie Rundle is a really good actress and her character in this series is a younger version of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. On the other hand, there are important topics such as environmental management, corruption, and urbanization that this series focus on. As a matter of fact, I advise everyone to watch this serie IF they will release the second season of it because the story was left incomplete and it requires a second season. In short, I give 7 out of 10 to this serie and I hope that there will be a second season coming soon.

A pregnant constable, Jo, acts heroically to rescue an infant during torrential rains and flooding. She has been promoted to Trainee Detective at the same time, and, after finding a dead murder victim in an elevator, she is keen to investigate. Too keen, perhaps, as she runs an unauthorized DNA check on the corpse, in haste.

Here's an interesting plot point: apparently, the DNA check, to a PRIVATE database (nothing turned up on the Police version) is ILLEGAL (???) in U. K.--hence, she faces dismissal and even jail time, if caught. Is that true? Maybe in England, but we see historical cases being solved in USA & Canada via those sources. So, the notion that the submission by an officer is a felony seems bizarre. Anyway, she gets a 'hit' and that drives the rest of the story.

I like these Euro 6-part series (3 or 4 is better), but even they can't resist the filler (including needless profanity) that better writers could skip. Nonetheless, good performances by Sophia Rundle (Jo), Lorraine Ashbourne (as her crusading Mom, Jonas Armstrong (her spouse & shifty fellow cop, Lee) and, one of my favs, PHIL GLENISTER, as a shifty contractor, who cuts corners to keep his head above water, wgilst citizens are sinking BELOW water.

The wrap-up is quite unique, with a few characters embroiled in borderline (or serious) violations. What to do? Leave it at that, or run a second season? I'm happy to believe that we can just tie it up THERE and draw our own conclusions --not that easy to predict!

Strange one . The police process , stereotyping of certain characters and the handling of or response to the flooding in ep 1 werent the best and almost suggest it wouldn't be worth watching, although some parts were spot on which kept the attention . A real mix .

As it develops those police glitches remain which does detract , same shift always at work which probably explains why they're so wooden , but the story certainly develops .

The Jo character is a little implausible , doing her own thing and the habit of giving a synopsis to anyone who will listen just in case you're not following becomes a bit irritating but maybe useful for some .

However the story overall is a great one with a few twists as it unravels in front of you . I had no idea who the meanest bad guy was going to turn out to be and he is sinister . (No spoilers )

Worth watching.

... recently appearing is several very popular series, Peaky Binders, The Diplomat, Gentleman Jack, et al, Sophie Rundel once again is heavily involved leading in the success of this cop-show-drama... yes, you must get past her character being many months pregnant, and yet still very active in dangerous police investigative operations

... that aside, it's got a pretty decent plot-storyline, good-solid acting, with higher than average production values... winding up after six episodes with credible storyline threads heading towards another season series

... reading many of the bad reviews, they are not entirely incorrect.. this is not a perfect story by any means, yet it is entertaining programming, believed to be worthwhile viewing for this, and for the next series should it come about.

What the heck is with all the reviews absolutely slating this show ? Are people's attention spans or expectations just out of whack these days ?

I say give it a try, and switch off if it's not your cup of tea.

This was recommended to me by my Scottish neighbour. We both watch plenty of series and movies. OK maybe it's not super duper top notch drama or mystery, but it's entertainment. That's it, entertainment, it's not here to change your life or guide you to a higher plane.

Oh we live in Australia by the way, and so seeing the countryside, the towns and the 'people' is always a nice thing to us ex pats. It does get one homesick at times that's for sure.

In this series things certainly take a sharp upturn in episode 5, woooooh.

Somebody here stated that the bad guys are telegraphed, well OK there's only a handful of characters and well, someone there has to be involved, I mean that's how stories work right.

The way certain people are involved is what makes this turn out great, no spoilers intended, but it's not black and white.

I watched it over 2 days and it filled in some time, y'know like entertainment is made for.

OK, give it a go I say, and enjoy that cup of tea, cheers.

I thought the first episode was very promising as the flood scenes were very realistic indicating it might be a drama series that had cost a lot to make and so would be very good. I also like Philip Glenister and Lorraine Ashworth as actors. The first episode and these two actors account for my 4 star rating. Thereafter the series becomes a typical ITV drama, promising start to reel viewers in leading to a damp squib of an ending. It's also quite obvious that many police dramas are written these days with a female officer/detective showing her male colleagues up to be incompetent. That formula is wearing a bit thin. I can't comment too much on the plot (other than as many holes as a culender.) without giving away spoilers. Overall watchable but do not expect Happy Valley.

I wonder whether some of the negative reviews are from viewers who did not stick with it long enough. I did and found, after a slow start, it got me hooked. Excellent acting and production. Plenty of twists in the tale. Left you looking forward to finding out how everybody survived the ending. Special mention to Sophie Rundle who held it all together.

I would guess it suffered from reviewers expecting it to be as good as Happy Valley. Touted as being produced by the same people fed into this expectation. Best to see it as a fine drama in its own right. I look forward to the next series. Don't be put off..

Don't want to add spoilers so just watch the first episode and you'll know what I mean. On the one hand she's supposed to be a really dedicated police officer and yet she's breaking the law left right and centre and not in an exciting "edge of your seat way" but just down right stupid way that will make you cringe badly. Bad acting, bad script and even worse props. Hats off to anyone who continues to the end of this series I would rather watch Crossroads it's got a more plausible storyline better actors and that's saying something because that was absolutely diabolical! That's it that's my review.

I'm writing a review as the ones I've read are so negative. Criticisms involve (a) another strong female lead who knows better than the men. After 70 years of male detectives sweeping the floor with women it's about time the strong female lead takes her place in drama - we need more not less (sorry boys but coercive control tends to be a male thing) and yet the female character is not so strong as to be free of coercive control. Then (b) the dialogue is too ordinary like everyday conversation! As a writer I can tell you that "writing the ordinary" is a ton harder than convoluted language. It also makes the story easy to follow and the characters appear more real. Perhaps those who don't like it simply watch too much TV? Then (c) the so called ridiculous plot. What police drama doesn't have a ridiculous plot? Line of Fantasy Duty? This was believable on-edge stuff with great acting that kept one guessing right to the end - with enough tension and up-to-date themes. The ambiguous characters ensured there could easily be a series 2 and I look forward to watching it.

There are no heinous villains in this story. The very worst characters are humans dealing with life as best they can, fully aware of the compromises they make with purity.

Jo is a young idealistic copper, a rather simple-minded Nancy Drew type dedicated to solving a puzzle and on the way coming across layers upon layers of deceit and betrayal, but at each layer there is a simple human need, a struggle to do good, at each step bending the law or outright breaking it.

Even Jo, dear sweet and pure Jo, breaks the law to do the good she wants done.

Themes here similar to The Responder, another examination of the complexity and ambiguity of doing your best in an imperfect world.

I thought After The Flood looked like a quality murder mystery with social undertones and interesting human portraits. For most of the first 2 episodes you can still believe it. The flashy flood scenes, the creepy murder scene fools you a while until you realize the characters are little plot devices reciting things to advance the story with basic personalities. Our lead detective is of course ahead of every detective, smarter, and makes ridiculous mistakes that she has to tell her mum every second of the show. She's your typical hard at work, good hearted woman, and pregnant too. And she becomes quickly insufferable making outrageous decisions, disrespecting everyone (future baby included) around her for her own agenda.

Soon you know that the less you know about a character the more he's hiding... By episode 5 it gets just dumb, with huge plot holes regarding how people show up when the plot needs to move on or how she ends up with every clue every time. Characters will constantly sneak on important moments, or secret talks like it's a superpower.

The dialogues don't help. We're talking mid day soap opera level of chat, with the plot getting more and more impossible and stupid. I think episode 6 is almost a comedy, the scenes between the detective and her husband reaching a all time low level of mediocrity in writing, acting, and suspense. Don't expect to be wowed by the big reveals as it gets so predictable and there will always be a character to explain why something happened. And when you understand who did what, it makes even less sense how the characters behaved with our detective.

The moment the show creates flashbacks for the people even though you've been explained the plot already, it's beyond bad like a mix of Scoobidoo and Midsummer Murders.

What a waste.

Cant understand why it had such a poor review. Its about the best thing on tv at the moment. Well acted, full of tension and drama. Thoroughly enjoying it. Don't know how they managed to film the flood scene...must have been quite dangerous. Its not perhaps on the scald of some Hugh expensive dramas but it is great viewing and lm so l9okjng forward to the next episode. Well done to the actors in this and hope it gets better reviews soon. Congratulations to the writers. Happy Valley was great but this is also full of tension. I'm now rambling because l have to put in more text to post here now.

Utter rubbish, don't waste your time. Wooden acting apart from Lorraine Ashbourne and Philip Glenister who i'm surprised associated themselves with such a ridiculous unbelievable story line.

Would have been better to concentrate on corruption in local government and a focus on the impact of the actual flood on the local community which was of course in the title!

It's so annoying when there is ALWAYS a parking space and the cars are ALWAYS shiny and clean as if just out of the showroom!

The scenes of the flood itself were good and there were some nail biting moments but it deteriorated after that Location was pleasing but Happy Valley it ain't.

After the flood is exactly when the real story starts. It's a detective drama mixed with a strong message for local communities. The character arcs develop more and more and the acting is brilliant Particularly between Sophie R and her real life/on screen husband. I watched the entire series and every episode ends with a cliffhanger. It is exciting but not with unbelievable and unrealistic storylines. I saw that some people had posted that certain things couldn't happen in their reviews and no spoilers but actually that's incorrect. So good to see full characters. I really hope there is a second series. Keep watching it gets so exciting.

I do like a good mystery but this was ridiculous. This story is so far fetched it's laughable. If this is policing then god help us. I got to episode 3 and that was enough to not waste a second of my life on this drivel. I was looking forward to this as it had high expectations but I was disappointed. Too many ridiculous twists and turns and the hammering home of how rubbish the environment agency are was eye rolling . Plot was about as tick as a blue stripe cuppa soup and that's a compliment. Not a drama I would recommend if you are looking for entertainment. A complete and utter washout in my opinion.

This is a story about murders as a storyline but it is really about a woman having to revalue all of her values and perceptions of the people she thought she knew and valued. Heavy stuff. This is a really good story and in parts thrilling story about a small community where everyone knows everybody else. It's a story about a murder but there are more aspects unfolding over time and the main characters are developing over time. Who's good and who's bad and who knows what about what. The suspense is driving the story and all is not what it seems. People are not what they seem to be either, which is the main theme.

For me it was a turkey. Had a very clunky opening sequence that was laughable rather than dramatic, not helped by a paint by numbers techno soundtrack.

I was hoping for a disaster thriller with some eco themes but this had no ambitions beyond a plain old murder mystery. Direction particularly of the opening flood scenes was poor and unconvincing, they didn't seem to have any budget at all for extras.

The script was very poor on all levels, clunky dialogue, heavy exposition, an unbelievable world, everyone says exactly what they think etc., etc.

No interest in watching more, let alone 5 episodes. A real turkey, avoid if you don't want indigestion.

After the flood( Tv Series) is a 2024 mystery thriller containing 6 episodes.

It stars Sophie Rundle as PC Joanne Marshall, a police officer investigating the death of an unidentified man after a natural disaster struck.

OMG this is so good produced and directed from the makers of Happy Valley and the story is kind of like the line of duty. Ignore the low rating and negative reviews it's so good.

The story telling is superb if you watch the first episode and think, this not that good you have to persevere with it as the program does get better as it goes on. Give it time!

Acting is great from all the cast. Each actor/ actresses plays the characters extremely well and makes the characters they play very believable.

This is what you call brilliant acting not like Fool Me Once with Michelle Keenan who is just so wooden.

After the Flood is a suspense thriller and with plenty of twist and turns throughout you would not want it to end. If anything you will be hooked I certainly was and so did my friends and family.

After watching Fool me once with Michelle Keegan in then to After the flood you can certainly tell which the better program is.

After the flood is so much better well the acting certainly is and so much more believable .

It's definitely worth the watch !

Don't why the low rating and the negative reviews but people don't know what good television is.

This is one to watch at the minute and if I'm being completely honest it's so much better than Fool me once.

So if you like suspense and mystery and like thrillers like Happy Valley, Line of Duty and Vigil then you will love this.

Just to goes to show they don't get it right with the ratings/ reviews. It's just best to watch it for yourself and decide but I think it's fantastic.

So sit back and enjoy a British crime thriller mystery drama I'm sure you will be hooked.

Streaming on ITV X now.

Get watching! It's definitely a 10/10 from most people I've spoken to.

"From The Producers of Happy Valley"

This above is the only reason I pressed 'play' and I've regretted it pretty much instantly. Happy Valley was gritty, captivating well executed and more. After The Flood feels more like a typical melodramatic soap.

I'll be honest, I stopped watching right at the beginning, during the Moses scene (you'll know which one I mean) but it's all I could endure...

Extremely poor, not sure exactly who is involved from Happy Valley but it's definitely not on the same level.

The flood theme was however a pretty good timing considering whats happening in the UK right now.

Just what we needed in the New Year. The twists and turns of this ITVX drama and so apt with the floods that many if us have witnessed over the last week or so.

So many top characters that you quickly get invested in and as for Sophie Rundle, just awesome. She doesn't take no for an answer and what a change. So what if she's pregnant, that won't stop her trying to solve the murder.

Only negative, the baby in the opening scenes, just not quite Hollywood, a bit rubbery, but still excellent excitement from the start and not bad for an ITVx drama. I wonder if we'll ever find out what happened at the end.

Don't waste your time watching this. Had high expectations due to great cast members but I reckon they made this just for the money. Happy Valley it is not !!

If the police really acted in this way heaven help us.

From the beginning when the rookie detective breaks the law to the end when they all seem to it beggars belief.

Also there was no sign of a flooded river in any ariel shot ? Surely the location could have looked like it might flood ! The climate change band wagon was in full flow ( about the only thing that was) which was very irritating. A tighter script and less episodes might have saved it but I doubt it somehow... disappointing.