Patience on Channel 4

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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  • Just gone back and started watching Astrid murder in Paris again and apart from the natural performance differences I have decided that overall it's a lot better than the 7/10 I gave Patience.  Yes Astrid is (over) acting autistic perhaps and the wider autistic inclusion in Patience is great.  but there is so much more to like (how it's shot, the culture and humour of the other characters for starters and like a good French meal it doesn't rush... )  I watched it first as I was going through realising my own autism/ diagnosis etc.  Having masked from others and myself for god-knows how long Sara Mortensen's overacting is (perhaps remarkably) easier for me to see myself in because of it!

  • I agree. I liked Patience but Astrid is just better written and is more entertaining. And Astrid herself is absolutely adorable. At first I saw it as an exaggeration of autism but then I began to realise how much of myself I see in her.

  • hehe _ i just smiled as I appreciated your agreement and didn't know what else to do :-)  no personal reference intended - I do find that funny tho'!  all the best :-)

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  • hehe _ i just smiled as I appreciated your agreement and didn't know what else to do :-)  no personal reference intended - I do find that funny tho'!  all the best :-)

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