User Reviews

Vera and Aiden are called in the harbour master to investigate a man on board a ship, who was picked up from the sea, having been tangled up in fishing nets.

I wish this had been a 6 part series instead of a 4, the standard has been wonderful throughout, The Sea Glass ends where Dark Road began, outstanding mysteries, brilliantly written and wonderfully well acted. Vera was back to being a bit more grumpy in this concluding episode, but I suppose it fitted the darker tone of the story. I thought it wouldn't be long before she was having a pop at Hicham.

The Sea Glass is a very gritty murder mystery, very strong character driven story, fully of mystery and intrigue, a complex tale. Usual cast fantastic as always, Ciaran Griffiths was brilliant, The Bill seems like a long time ago now.

Roll on Series 7.

9/10

The pros...great outdoor cinematography, you can almost smell the brine and fish. Story was good, acting, very good. This is a series that is easy to watch. No car or foot chases, no shoot ups or heavy foul language and no excessive gore. The cons...indoor cinematography, dark with profile shadows. Britain only has 25 watt bulbs. Some disconnect with reality. Solicitors quietly sit there while their client just yammers on.

I like Vera, a misanthrope with a troubled background. But, if she were a real person, she'd be in anger management or counseling. Nobody would want to work for her. Her character sees things that her staff write off with a 'probably' and this allows Vera to bark away. I like the character of 'Kenny', he's the Watson to Vera's Sherlock and really deserves more screen time. This is an hour long whodunnit in 1.5 hours. My biggest complaint with this series is, it'll make you want think twice about going on holiday in Britain.

This review is simply to applaud the wonderful cinematography of this particular episode (Sea of Glass). I do hope this is being recognised and applauded by all those better fitted to comment than I am. The composition - absolutely perfect, appropriate, and executed with unerring precision. The very best is made of each shot, the perfect elements selected and beautifully captured. In my viewing experience such an aesthetic not often seen in TV shows - if ever - here the lens has captured artistic perfection - but I suppose, kudos to the cinematic editor too. Very encouraging to me that the arrangement of composition (within the overall storyline) and perfection of artistic execution, so coincides with what I myself would have striven to achieve, despite the sea of unquestioning visual ordinariness and gimmickry into in which most such TV series have become immersed. This is the kind of thing I live for, a spark of unextinguished brightness shining on in the encroaching gloom of acceptable averageness. Thank heavens I happened to catch this broadcast, eh?

Vera's producers or writers decided to inject some left wing politics into this episode. completely unnecessary for the plot but I guess they couldn't resist.

We are binge-watching watch a series a day and it has to bed said this is the worst series so far. It started well but the last 3 stories have been slow and plodding. You don't care for the characters and the edge seems to have gone from Vera. Her angina and half-sister receive no mention any longer and her team seem to have nothing to offer in order to ignite the show. The gritty dark intensity and even the dry wit are sadly missing. Instantly forgettable.

Some of us watch shows like this to escape the storms of this world. We like a tidy ending where Vera solves the case and we can forget about about everything else in the real world. I hope this isn't the direction the show is going.