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‘Bodies’: Stephen Graham’s time-travel detective series recieves rave reviews

“Leaves you wantng more and more (and more)”

ByChris Edwards

19th October 2023

New Netflix sci-fi cop drama Bodies has proven to be a hit with critics, with many hailing it as one of the best projects of Stephen Graham’s career.

Based on Si Spencer’s graphic novel of the same name, Bodies follows four detectives from four different time periods who discover the same mysterious body in the exact same spot.

• READ MORE: Will there be ‘Bodies’ season 2?

All eight episodes are now available to stream on Netflix, and if the reviews are anything to go by, viewers will be left “wanting more and more”.

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In a four-star review, The Guardian wrote: “The modern-day stuff is thrilling and tense; in the past, it is cartoonish and cod-historical. But as the first episode came to an explosive end, I immediately started the next. And the next, and the next, and the next.”

“For the most part, Bodies is beautifully told,” said Radio Times. “Yes, there are twists and turns that will keep you gripped, but the real test of the show is the capability of its leading cast (tick) and whether it gives us some heart to ground the, let’s face it, absolutely mad story (tick). All in all, Bodies is well worth the watch. Just make sure you’re braced for the ride.”

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The Hollywood Reporter was also full of praise for the series, writing: “Even though parts of the show sound silly if you describe them to people, nobody in the cast is performing like they’re in a silly show.

“That’s how Bodies ends up working as well as it does. Maybe it isn’t quite ambitious enough to become a story that lingers on an emotional level, but it does general justice to the wildness of its premise and generates investment for the humans caught in the middle of it.”

Directed by Paul Tomalin, the series also stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Shira Haas, Amaka Okafor, and Kyle Soller.

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The official Netflix synopsis of the show reads: “When a body – the same body – is found on Longharvest Lane in London’s East End in 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053, one detective from each period must investigate.

“As connections are drawn across the decades, the detectives soon discover their investigations are linked, and an enigmatic political leader – Elias Mannix (Stephen Graham) – becomes increasingly central. Did he have a part to play in the murder? Or is something far more sinister at play?

“To solve the mystery, our four detectives must somehow collaborate and uncover a conspiracy spanning over 150 years.”

Bodies is now steaming on Netflix.

Time travel is the travel through time to the past or future. The idea of time travel is a common theme in science fiction.

Russian Cosmonaut already lives in FUTURE – proving time travel IS possible
TIME travel is possible and has already happened, according to several reputable physicists.
By Sean Martin
PUBLISHED: 07:07, Mon, Aug 7, 2017 | UPDATED: 12:02, Mon, Aug 7, 2017
Time travel is possible and has already happened
One way to achieve time travel into the future would be travelling at the speed of light in space, as first theorised by Albert Einstein.
Indeed Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev technically lives in the future due to his extended period on the International Space Station.
After spending almost 804 days in space arrived back in Earth 0.02 seconds in the future thanks to a process known as time dilation.
Under accepted theories of time travel engineers would have to build a space ship which could travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles-per-SECOND), and head out into space.

Theoretical physicist and string theorist Brian Greene, of Columbia University, said: “You can build a spaceship, go out into space [and travel] near the speed of light, turn around and come back.
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