Hunting Alice Bell review calls show a hot mess
Reviewers describe the new six-part conspiracy thriller starring Simon Pegg as a flawed but punchy drama airing on Channel 4.
Plot involves mistaken identity and rage
The series begins with a woman found guilty of aiding Jason Nash, played by Simon Pegg. A furious crowd bangs on the van taking her to prison while the real Alice Bell escapes. Several years later, Fran Da Silva faces online abuse after a brick crashes through her window. An orchestrator calling himself True Crime Buster claims she is the escaped convict.
Social services remove infant daughter
Violence breaks out inside the house while Fran eats breakfast alongside her spouse and their two adolescent stepkids. The kids return from school with bloody noses and tales of severe abuse from neighbors. At the insistence of social services, the family's infant daughter is sent to live with her grandmother. An online campaign against Da Silva drives this ostracisation at work and in the community.
Support group forms for accused women
Fran finds she is not the only woman who might be Alice Bell according to rumors. A small support group begins their first meeting by intoning solemnly that they are not the convict. They become a cause celebre and are invited to conferences and media appearances soon after. Speculation mounts about whether everyone in the group is telling the truth regarding their identities.
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