There was some great cinematography and the whole production was fairly atmospheric with above average acting performances. This was an interesting mini series and I thought the format of the two timelines worked quite well (even if the younger Sarah looked nothing like the older one). Overall a solid crime drama that kept me gripped till the end. The cast is solid with Sofia Essaïdi and Olivier Marchal impressing as Sarah and Pierre Castaing and Guy Lecluyse is suitably unpleasant as Fouquet.

The ending was far from obvious I had a few theories as to what happened but none came close to the truth. There are some obvious clichés, notable the leading investigator continuing after being taken off the case and also getting involved with a suspect.

There is a good sense of tension this is raised by the fact that the series makes no secret of the fact that the latest kidnapped girl is alive in captivity and we regularly see her. I really enjoyed this series at only six episodes it doesn't drag, nor does it feel overly rushed. As the series progresses we see Sarah's investigation intertwined with flashbacks of her father's attempts to solve the original case. Fouquet is arrested again but it soon emerges that another girl has been taken. this time the investigator is Pierre's daughter, Captain Sarah Castaing. Cutting to the present day somebody tries to grab another young girl she manages to escape and evidence once again points to Fouquet. Detective Pierre Castaing is in charge of the case he believes Serge Fouquet is responsible but he has an alibi and another man, Tony Andreï, has confessed. After the chain comes off her bike somebody in a van offers her a lift. This French series opens in December 1999 a storm is battering the area and eleven year old Charlotte Meyer is cycling along her forest road.

The velvet promise series