Sick Note

Except for the first episode, Sick Note has a pleasantly short running time and an attractive (if slightly "morbid") theme. The series stands – and sometimes even limps a bit – on a merry-go-round of events, where various smaller or bigger lies and misunderstandings are glued on top of the original lie, driving the plot forward, but also delaying a resolution. (If there is no 3rd season, there will be no resolution because of the open ending of the 2nd season.) The funny side of the series was mainly handled by the supremely clumsy Nick Frost, whose clumsiness became slightly irritating in later episodes; I was also impressed by Lindsay Lohan as the cold-hearted gorilla mom and Daniel Rigby as a cop morbidly passionate about the case. All in all, I would rate the whole series a better three stars. (01/08/2023)