"Is that it?": Viewers left fuming after Bancroft ending
The ITV audience were confused with the finale of the Sarah Parish cop drama
Published: Tuesday, 20 November 2018 at 12:27 pm
The first series of ITV police drama Bancroft came to a close last night where viewers were gifted a twist: murderous detective constable Elizabeth Bancroft (Sarah Parish) had not been in love with Laura Fraser’s dull husband Tim, but Laura herself. Turns out the two women had enjoyed a fling before Laura ditched Bancroft after becoming pregnant.
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But that wasn’t all: in the finale, Bancroft shot Detective Sergeant Katherine Stevens, the only one who suspected the rogue copper.
At the episode’s close, Stevens lay in a coma while Bancroft had been promoted, before discovering that Tim Fraser was her son’s father. Well, at least that’s what she told police, anyway.
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Were viewers impressed by the barrage of twists? Not exactly…
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Why? Many said the show felt unfinished with too many unanswered questions…
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And others were disappointed that the titular tyrant cop didn’t get her comeuppance…
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This article was originally published on 15 December 2017
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