Steeltown Murders fans distracted by ‘irritating’ and ‘annoying’ time distinguishers | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV
On Monday night, the second episode of Steeltown Murders saw two detectives continue to try and catch their serial killer.
Set in both the 1970s and early 2000s, the four-part BBC drama follows a real-life hunt which lasted decades.
With three teenage girls found murdered, a huge police investigation during that time took place which saw around 35,000 people questioned who loosely matched a description of one man.
In the second episode, fans saw detective Paul Bethell (played by Philip Glenister) remain adamant the culprit was Sandra’s stepfather, who didn’t have an alibi when the murders took place.
However, it was the editing of the crime drama that left fans distracted as they couldn’t get past the yellow tone used to tell the two timelines apart
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SaxSurely wrote: “Watching ep 2. Why is there one constantly ringing phone in the background of the police station scenes in 1973? It’s so annoying!”
Curlyhornmaid added: “You can tell it’s the 70s cos it’s all yellowy”
IamKimTucker commented: “Whatever filter they are using on #steeltownmurders it’s really annoying…smoky and yellow….just like my dad’s front room in the 70s.”
Grimbletweets tweeted: “Weirdly flat. So lacking in drama, it’s like a police reconstruction. And the yellow tinge is irritating. Sticking with it though. “
Chrisorton2011 said: “Watching #SteeltownMurders. Why do the police station scenes have a sickly yellow grading? It looks terrible.”
Although it looked as though not all viewers were distracted by the editing of the crime-drama as Twitter used Cogs39 said: “Watching ep 2 of #steeltownmurders finding it utterly compelling. Philip Glenister excellent as ever. The whole cast in fact.”
With ScouseLakes commenting: “Anyone else watching #SteeltownMurders? I think it’s very good so far.”
At the end of the episode, fans saw the detectives realise they may be able to catch the killer through any offspring they had by identifying a distinctive genetic marker.
A synopsis for next week reveals that although there’s progress with new technology, the journey is far from over.
It reads: “Through ground-breaking, familial DNA technology, the team in 2002 are given a breakthrough in their investigation and manage to locate the killer.
“Meanwhile a flashback to 1973, South Wales Police still struggle to find their killer.”
Steeltown Murders continues Monday on BBC One from 9pm
