Flavor of the month is cinematic police procedurals starring neurodivergent investigators and the British six-episode series set in Yorkshire, Patience, is one of the best. A precarious, self-contained, precocious archivist in the police records department, Patience Evans (stunningly acted by Ella Maisy Purvis), has obsessively turned herself into a consummate amateur crime investigator. When Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf (played with subtlety and flair by Laura Fraser) stumbles upon Patience, a slow burning friendship and professional partnership emerges, punctuated by all the complexities of Patience’s character. An intriguing plot involving drug-induced suicides kicks off Season 1 and two other decent murder puzzles work well. Well paced and directed, splendidly filmed, and backed by decent supporting casts, Patience entertains while adding moving emotional depth.
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