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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 watched the first episode last night and found it slightly enjoyable, possibly because I was interested to see how Patience interacted with others and how she coped with her environment. The plot was underwhelming, and the characters, including Patience, don’t stand out, although clearly she is autistic. Maybe she comes across as too stereotypically autistic and too predictable. The drama just doesn’t seem to have enough substance for me. So far, I’m in the minority on this platform so I’ll persevere. Ten out of ten though for the theme music - just hits the spot.

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  • I watched the first episode last night and found it slightly enjoyable, possibly because I was interested to see how Patience interacted with others and how she coped with her environment. The plot was underwhelming, and the characters, including Patience, don’t stand out, although clearly she is autistic. Maybe she comes across as too stereotypically autistic and too predictable. The drama just doesn’t seem to have enough substance for me. So far, I’m in the minority on this platform so I’ll persevere. Ten out of ten though for the theme music - just hits the spot.

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