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Lucy Mangan

Run Away review – James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver give us comfort TV at its finest

Minnie Driver and James Nesbitt in Run Away
A return to form … Minnie Driver and James Nesbitt in Run Away. Photograph: Ben Blackall/Netflix

They come round sooner every time, do they not? I think we’re now the recipients of a new Harlan Coben adaptation every three weeks or so. Who knows what rate will be attained next year? We watch and wait, though possibly in neither case for long.

We are now about a dozen, rating-banking offerings into the bestselling thriller writer’s multi-book deals with Netflix and Amazon. They are generally solid, workmanlike fare that doubtless help fund many passion projects and pay many mortgages along the way. They are comfort TV not just for viewers, but, I suspect, everyone involved.

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