The Patient: Limited Series

"A sublime and crushing work that sticks with you long after the credits roll in the finale."

"Similar to the show itself, Carell’s turn isn’t loud or attention-seeking; it’s thoughtful and lived-in."

"The Patient is more distinctive and complex than a synopsis suggests, and it's often highly entertaining in its modulated, cagey way."

"The well-worn genres of the therapy drama and the serial-killer thriller are revitalised by their union in The Patient."

"The Patient, like its central killer, is as fascinating as it is frustrating..."

"Carell is a fine actor, and Alan’s exasperation and fright are notes he’s equipped to play well, but we can watch him plead in the same way for only so long."

"The performances are strong. The story is not."

"An overlong, dull mind game."

"It’s an exercise in “less is more”, and Carell and Gleeson are especially good at reining in their characters’ extreme emotions."

"Thanks to the crisp writing and the stellar work from Carell and Domhnall Gleeson as the patient from hell, we’re willing to overlook a few credulity-stretching plot developments..."

"It may not be the most uplifting series you’ll watch this year, but it’s certainly one of the most thought-provoking and absorbing."

"Unpredictability is a crucial ingredient here, and so is the constant reexamination of motives and the past."

"The Patient is careful, meticulous, and malicious, but never so much that it pushes us away."

"Gleeson, virtually unrecognisable at first, is suitably enigmatic as the mysterious Sam."

"The Patient demands patience, but the performances at the heart of this claustrophobic two-hander reward it."