Viewers of latest BBC drama Crossfire had been left feeling ‘nervous’ after watching the primary episode on Tuesday evening.
Many viewers members had been immediately gripped by the three-part sequence, with some taking to social media to say they immediately logged on to iPlayer to binge watch the remainder of the season.
Nevertheless, one individual mentioned they had been pressured to modify off as they discovered the programme too ‘traumatic’ whereas others mentioned they’d wrestle to sleep after they had been left too shaken by the primary instalment.
Gripping: Viewers of latest BBC drama Crossfire had been left feeling ‘nervous’ after watching the primary episode on Tuesday evening (Keeley Hawes pictured as Jo)
Actress Keeley Hawes, 46, leads the solid as ex-cop Jo, together with her character grabbing a gun to battle a nasty felony gang who try to terrorise a vacation resort.
Taking to Twitter after watching, one individual wrote: ‘Mom of God, simply needed to flip off new drama #crossfire on BBC1 – approach too traumatic for me.’
Whereas another person wrote: ‘OK. We simply binge watched #Crossfire and I’m unsure I’ll sleep tonight. Fabulous, fringe of seat stuff.’
Dramatic: Viewers members had been gripped by the three-part sequence, with some taking to social media to say they immediately logged on to iPlayer to binge watch the remainder of the season
One other individual tweeted: ‘Did anybody watch that new sequence on BBC One tonight crossfire it was so good did make you are feeling nervous.’
‘FINISHED CROSSFIRE BFFS AND JESUS CHRIST WHAT A JOURNEY,’ one other viewer exclaimed in capital letters.
One other impressed viewer wrote: ‘Simply watched, and totally loved all three episodes. Significantly loved Hawes’ narrative which provided reflections all through. Performing, characterisation, plot plus stunning images. Prime notch drama.’
Opinion: One individual mentioned they had been pressured to modify off as they discovered the programme too ‘traumatic’ whereas others mentioned they’d wrestle to sleep after they had been left too shaken
Whereas another person shared: ‘Simply watched the superb Keeley Hawes in Crossfire on BBC. Wonderful, gripping drama with an superior solid. It’s about time Keeley was made a Dame. She’s among the finest actresses this nation has ever produced.’
‘#Crossfire….thank goodness for iPlayer…I needed to binge it. Superb, gripping, highly effective drama. Simply realised I have not moved place on the couch for all three eps and my cuppa has gone chilly!!!!,’ posted one other viewer.
Set on a luxurious resort within the Canary Islands, Crossfire follows the story of Keeley’s character Jo, who’s on a dream vacation together with her household and buddies when photographs ring out throughout the advanced.
Gunmen, out for revenge, flip the slice of paradise right into a terrifying heart-breaking hell.
New half: It comes after Keeley mentioned she’s delighted to be taking over the function of a protecting former police officer in new BBC drama Crossfire (pictured this month)
A narrative of survival and resilience, Crossfire is an edge-of-your-seat nail-biting thriller but additionally emotional, intimate and relatable.
With the unsuspecting holidaymakers and lodge employees pressured to make monumental split-second life or dying selections, the implications will linger lengthy after the ultimate photographs are fired.
Crossfire additionally stars Josette, Anneika Rose, Lee Ingleby, Daniel Ryan, Vikash Bhai, Hugo Silva, Alba Brune, Shalisha James-Davis and Ariyon Bakare.
It comes after Keeley mentioned she’s delighted to be taking over the function of a protecting former police officer in Crossfire, with the star saying it is time the motion roles on tv are given a shake up.
The display star, who has beforehand appeared within the likes of Bodyguard and Line of Obligation, insists there ought to be extra females in the primary roles in gripping motion dramas, with the star being shocked that it is nonetheless a ‘novelty’ in the present day.
In response to The Solar, she mentioned: ‘I have been requested, “How does this differ from different action-based items you’ve completed?”
‘Properly, it’s the one one the place I haven’t been passive. It’s fairly a giant factor.
‘Bodyguard is an motion thriller, however I wasn’t a part of that motion. That was very thrilling and really telling about the way in which issues have been.
‘It shouldn’t be a novelty to have a 46-year-old lady enjoying this half, however it’s. Hopefully that’s altering.’
Crossfire continues at 9pm on BBC One on Wednesday.
Talking out: Keeley mentioned: ‘It shouldn’t be a novelty to have a 46-year-old lady enjoying this half, however it’s. Hopefully that’s altering’ (pictured at the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles this month)