Reunion review – this excellent British Sign Language thriller is an absolute revelation
The performances – including that of Rose Ayling-Ellis – are outstanding, while the way it switches between spoken and signed language is utterly seamless. It feels shocking that it's taken so long for a show like this to exist In many ways, Reunion is a fairly conventional thriller. Daniel Brennan (Matthew Gurney) is released from prison after serving a long sentence for killing his childhood friend Ray (Ace Mahbaz). He confessed to the murder but has never explained why he did it. Brennan’s wife died when he was inside and he is now trying to reconnect with his daughter, Carly (Lara Peake), while seeking vengeance (also unexplained) on a figure from his past and putting himself in danger of being recalled to prison as he does so.Beyond Brennan himself, we have Anne-Marie Duff as Ray’s widow, Christine, and Rose Ayling-Ellis as their daughter, Miri, whose fragile new life is hit hard by the news that the killer of their beloved husband and father is out on probation. Christine’s boyfriend, Stephen (Eddie Marsan), is a former police officer and promises to look out for them. Continue reading...
