Tatau is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Three on 12 April 2015.[3] The programme is a supernatural murder mystery set in the Cook Islands.[4] The series consists of 8 episodes.[1]

Tatau
Series title over an image of blood in liquid
GenreDrama
Created byRichard Zajdlic
Written byRichard Zajdlic
Starring
ComposerKarl Steven
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8[1]
Production
Executive producerRob Pursey
Production locations
CinematographyDale McCready
Running time38 minutes[2]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC Three
ReleaseApril 12 (2015-04-12) –
May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17)

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Critical reception

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The critical reception to Tatau has been generally negative. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "must-miss" television, a "weak show" with an "incredibly annoying hero"[5] and The Daily Telegraph's Isabel Mohan called the show "grating", "tedious" and "far-fetched".[6] Brian Lowry of Variety was more ambivalent, saying that it "works as a modest mystery/picturesque travelogue, provided one can get past the hackneyed premise and almost complete lack of character establishment... a mildly watchable thriller, assuming viewers don't dwell too much on the white-savior-in-exotic-locale undertones."[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mohan, Isabel (12 April 2015). "Tatau, episode 1, review: 'grating'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b Webb, Claire (12 April 2015). "What is Tatau?". RadioTimes. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Supernatural drama Tatau gets UK release date this Sunday on BBC Three". Staffordshire Newsletter. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  4. ^ Mellor, Louisa (10 April 2015). "Introducing Tatau: BBC Three's new supernatural drama". Den of Geek. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ Tirdad Derakhshani (18 April 2015). "'Orphan Black' continues to stun, while BBC America's 'Tatau' is must-miss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ^ Isabel Mohan (12 April 2015). "'Tatau, episode 1, review: 'grating'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  7. ^ Isabel Mohan (16 April 2015). "TV Review: 'Tatau'". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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