Patience
Seen it?2025 | 2 seasons | 47 min | Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a short run with a modest audience. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Luther or Unforgotten, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, episodes of about 47 minutes, about 11 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Patience Evans works in the Criminal Records Office in the city of York. She views the world in a unique way because she has a special gift – she is autistic. Patience has a special interest in solving puzzles and a secret fascination and talent for criminology—her unique perspective allows her to connect the dots through clues in a way others simply cannot. Detective Inspector Bea Metcalf recognizes her talents and takes her under her wing. Patience helps the police tackle a series of challenging cases by bringing her unique insight to crimefighting.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 66 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 720K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Series 1 is the high point.
Series 12025 · 6 episodes · 8.6 out of 10Friday- Series 22026 · 8 episodes · 8.4 out of 10Friday
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Cast & crew
Created by Matt Baker
- Ella Maisy PurvisPatience Evans
- Jessica HynesDI Frankie Monroe
- Nathan WelshDS Jake Hunter
- Mark BentonDCI Calvin Baxter
- Ali AriaieDC Will Akbari
- Liza SadovyDr. Loretta Parsons
- Tom LewisElliot Scott