**_Thoughts on the first season_** > _David lost both his wife and, after being convicted, his children. He has had a lot of time to reflect on that. He then thought he was probably going to spend the rest of his life inside. And suddenly he is freed. So with that comes a whole different thought process for him. I found it interesting both psychologically and physically to see how somebody deals with that. It will take a lot for people to change their mind about him. Even if hard evidence comes forward. Even if you are innocent, sometimes the damage has been done already._ - Lee Ingleby; _Innoce__nt_ Production Notes Directed by Richard Clark, _Innocent_ is a four-part whodunit that is half by-the-book, paint-by-numbers, nothing-you-haven't-seen-before, and half superbly realised and expansive family drama. The show begins with David Collins (Lee Ingleby) being acquitted for the murder of his wife, having already spent seven years in jail for the crime. Viewers are never left in any doubt as to Collins's innocence, which does have the unfortunate side-effect of making the characters who are convinced of his guilt seem either naive or antagonistic-by-default. Collins's quest to uncover the truth and learn why people he trusted lied during his trial is never especially gripping, with no real urgency, no major twists, and a decided sense of "is that it?" Where the show really…

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