ITV Grace viewers make same complaint about new series as they admit 'it's driving me mad'

ITV Grace viewers make same complaint about new series as they admit 'it's driving me mad' Newspoint | 07/04/2025 08:39:20

ITV viewers were quick to issue some complaints about the new series of crime drama Grace, as the first episode of season 5 landed on Sunday (April 6).

John Simm was back as DS Roy Grace, who had another huge mystery to solve. He found himself in a frantic race to save lives and prevent deaths, following a terrifying ordeal at a Brighton football stadium.

While the episode was action-packed, viewers weren't overly impressed, and many took to social media to issue the same complaint about Grace, as they questioned the realism of the story, as well as the plot pacing.

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"#Grace This is stupid. Bring back #Vera," one viewer insisted. Another said: "This is all over the place switching from scene to scene #Grace." (sic)

"This episode is slowly driving me mad. Places I’ve never heard of meant to be in Brighton, people turning up looking suspicious who’ve not been in it before and worst….showing Brighton Royals like Brighton are only a league one club. #grace," a third viewer wrote.

A fourth commented: "#grace this is boring so far," and a fifth complained: "ITV really need to start making comedy series again in the same vein as Cold Feet and the like. Lighthearted, life dramas. It’s just one bleak, grey police drama after the other."

"There's far too much convoluted information bombarded by rambling explanations by the old bill," another moaned, as one more admitted: "#Grace i'm done, turning over." (sic)

However, other viewers were excited for the show's return, with one tweeting: "Good to see this episode of #Grace has picked up the pace again after the last series."

A second penned: "Enjoying watching #Grace always a good Sunday evening crime drama with the excellent John Simm."

One more enthused: "Already hooked football, bomb threat and Grace sat with his son #Grace."

Grace is a crime drama based on the books of Peter James, originally beginning back in 2021. The first two-hour episode landed on screens tonight and will be followed by three more instalments of the same length.

Series five takes inspiration from four books: Dead If You Don't, Dead At First Sight, Need You Dead, and Find Them Dead.

Grace airs on ITV on Sundays at 8pm. All seasons are available to watch on ITVX.