I thoroughly enjoyed this series from start to end..
At first i thought this was going to be just like all the other shows about mediums and things that go bump in the night.. i'm so glad i'm wrong..
Lesley Sharp is the clairvoyant Alison Mundy who sees and tries to help dead people. Alison feels isolated by her 'gift', which is so brilliantly orchestrated by Lesley..
Alison forms a relationship with parapsychology lecturer Dr. Robert Bridge (Andrew Lincoln), who is convinced her ghosts have an explanation rooted in the unconscious. He becomes her biographer in the hope to discover more..
As the series continues the relationship between Alison and Robert grows stronger adding to the last episodes brilliant conclusion..
There are no fancy effects like you see in for example Heroes, Medium or The 4400 and its as if the story could be taking place in your street or to the woman next door..
The most gripping aspect of 'Afterlife' is that Alison's ghosts are actually scary. Not sweet ones with messages for their loved ones, but disturbed and sometimes evil forces..
Each episode treats a particular haunting, Alison is called in to help. The ghosts appear as they did at the moment of death which is sometimes gruesome. This adds to the realism of the whole series..
Series 1 focuses on Robert's dead son and the tragedy behind his marital breakdown. Alison tries to break down his defences and get him to face his own grief. This climaxes in a seance episode that's amazing, thrilling and emotionally cathartic..
Series 2 focuses on Alison's troubled relationship with her mentally-ill mother who now seems to be haunting her.. Also Robert starts to come to terms with his terminal illness..
The final two episodes are beautiful, tearful and so emotionally intense that i was completely overwhelmed..
I love this program, i was totally moved by it.. and still am.. Absolutely fantastic..
At first i thought this was going to be just like all the other shows about mediums and things that go bump in the night.. i'm so glad i'm wrong..
Lesley Sharp is the clairvoyant Alison Mundy who sees and tries to help dead people. Alison feels isolated by her 'gift', which is so brilliantly orchestrated by Lesley..
Alison forms a relationship with parapsychology lecturer Dr. Robert Bridge (Andrew Lincoln), who is convinced her ghosts have an explanation rooted in the unconscious. He becomes her biographer in the hope to discover more..
As the series continues the relationship between Alison and Robert grows stronger adding to the last episodes brilliant conclusion..
There are no fancy effects like you see in for example Heroes, Medium or The 4400 and its as if the story could be taking place in your street or to the woman next door..
The most gripping aspect of 'Afterlife' is that Alison's ghosts are actually scary. Not sweet ones with messages for their loved ones, but disturbed and sometimes evil forces..
Each episode treats a particular haunting, Alison is called in to help. The ghosts appear as they did at the moment of death which is sometimes gruesome. This adds to the realism of the whole series..
Series 1 focuses on Robert's dead son and the tragedy behind his marital breakdown. Alison tries to break down his defences and get him to face his own grief. This climaxes in a seance episode that's amazing, thrilling and emotionally cathartic..
Series 2 focuses on Alison's troubled relationship with her mentally-ill mother who now seems to be haunting her.. Also Robert starts to come to terms with his terminal illness..
The final two episodes are beautiful, tearful and so emotionally intense that i was completely overwhelmed..
I love this program, i was totally moved by it.. and still am.. Absolutely fantastic..