I don't understand why so many people don't like this. I absolutely loved it. I can only think that people were tuning in expecting to see a "serious" drama. It's so much better than that. This shows demonstrates perfectly how we all deal the grief in different ways. Alice is confused, angry, tired, sad, delirious, desperate, apathetic, weary and often inappropriate. This manifests itself into a complex and perfectly balanced performance by Keeley Hawes. The rest of the cast manage to match her and some credit for this must go to the script writers who keep things fizzing along throughout. I chuckled - and sometimes laughed - my way through the entire series. Can't wait for more. .