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Patience on Channel 4

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Did anyone watch 'Patience' on Channel 4 last night?

It's the UK remake of the French series, 'Astrid et Raphaelle', featuring a young autistic woman who works in criminal records. She has a photographic memory for cases and tries to insert herself into investigations.

Unlike the French series, the UK one (filmed in York) features autistic actors in all of the autistic roles. I've watched the French series, which I really enjoyed. 

My initial impressions of Patience is that it looks and feels quite different, and I really liked Ella Maisy Purvis as Patience. It seemed a much more natural performance than Sara Mortensen in Astrid.

It's on the Channel 4 streaming service and the second episode is on TV at 9pm tonight.

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  • I think I'm pathetic/stupid/odd/weird. I got as far as what was going to be a very dramatic scene, within minutes of the the 1st episode starting,and became very anxious. Too anxious to continue watching.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    You are none of those things, these dramas can get very tense, It’s most probably harder for autistic people to watch as we are often watching it through a mirror’. We most probably see her struggles more.

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  • in reply to Deleted User

    You are none of those things, these dramas can get very tense, It’s most probably harder for autistic people to watch as we are often watching it through a mirror’. We most probably see her struggles more.

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  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    It was the doing something to himself scene.

  • in reply to Deleted User

    I didn't feel drained by the support group scene, but recognoised.

    For me it depends on the film with fight scenes, most of them I'm Ok with and will sit there and say 'yeah right', at the telly. But anything with animals in I can't watch, I had a melt down over warhorse and was traumatised for days after it.

  • in reply to Roy

    I'm also like that with 'fights on roof tops' scenes. Although deep down I know what happens  is just part of a fictional story,at a more immediate level my mind reacts as though it's all too real.