Telly Review: The Gathering is a watchable, gritty drama

"Like all the best dramas, the twists come from nowhere and what seemed like a subplot is suddenly front and centre."

The Gathering

I normally hate when a TV show starts with a violent scene and then goes back to explain what happened.

I didn’t mind it in The Gathering (Channel 4). The gruesome assault on a teenage girl is hard to watch, but it sets the stakes. This isn’t Heartbreak High.