What Remains

When the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is determined to discover what happened to her and why nobody noticed she was missing.

What Remains (2013) is a British miniseries created by Tony Basgallop for BBC One, a four-episode murder mystery that unfolds in a single contained run. When the decomposed body of Melissa Young (Jessica Gunning) is discovered by a couple settling into a new flat, dogged detective Len Harper (David Threlfall) becomes fixated on a harder question than who killed her: why nobody noticed she was gone. Working alongside DCI Alice Yapp (Lisa Millett) and Liz Fletcher (Denise Gough), Harper pushes through a web of neighbours, acquaintances and household secrets in a house whose residents have each kept their own distance. Each episode peels back another layer of the investigation, building a patient, claustrophobic study of isolation in contemporary Britain. The tone is quiet, unsettling and melancholic rather than flashy, with a grounded procedural rhythm. Fans of Broadchurch, The Missing and Unforgotten will find resonance in its sombre British detective atmosphere, its attention to a community's indifference, and its slow accumulation of unease. Its appeal lies in the interplay between investigation and the ordinary lives around it.

Audience reception is positive, with viewers rating the four-part police mystery favorably for its tense investigation.

• Broadchurchshared tense police investigation of a hidden death, slow grounded British crime tone
• The Missingshared quiet British detective mystery with a grieving community and layered suspects
• Unforgottenshared miniseries format with a single murder investigation and melancholic domestic atmosphere

Created by

Tony Basgallop

Release Date

2013-08-25

Episode runtime

60 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (65)

What is What Remains about?

A detective investigates how a woman's decomposed body came to be found in a flat without anyone having noticed she was missing.

What is What Remains like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What Remains as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is What Remains violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in What Remains as mild.

What did critics think of What Remains?

Audience reception is positive, with viewers rating the four-part police mystery favorably for its tense investigation.

Which shows are like What Remains?

Shows with a similar feel include Broadchurch, The Missing, and Unforgotten.

How long is What Remains?

What Remains: 1 season, 4 episodes.

Is What Remains still running?

No, What Remains has ended.

Where can I watch What Remains?

In United States, What Remains streams on fuboTV, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel.