While eschewing protocol is often rewarded in Hollywood films, in real life, this act can cost you your career, especially if you’re in the force like Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher (Freeman). A Confession tells two stories, essentially, that of Fulcher’s legal entanglements after he successfully got a serial killer to confess without representation, and that of Sian and Becky, the slain victims in Fulcher’s case. Though the series is slow to start (it only picks up by the end of the second episode), it’s buoyed by fantastic performances and genuinely thought-provoking questions, the main one being, how far would you go to pursue justice?
The story of how Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher deliberately breached police procedure and protocol to catch a killer, a decision that ultimately cost him his career and reputation.
A Confession is a six-part part dramatization of how Detective Steve Fulcher (Martin Freeman) chased down a serial killer and unwittingly put his career at risk.
The mothers, played by Imelda Staunton and Siobhan Finneran.
It can be too slow and straightforward for its own good, but it offers intriguing questions and thrilling performances to boot.
