Time Out gave the second series four out of five stars and said 'It’s good to see this grubby Glaswegian crime drama get another run – it slipped under the radar somewhat when it first appeared in 2011.' Sarah Hughes of The Independent said 'While the television version of The Field of Blood lacks the sense of human fraility of the Denise Mina books on which it's based, occasionally seeming clunky in comparison, its great strength lies in the accurate portrayal of a distant, darker time.' Sarah Rainey of The Daily Telegraph also gave it four out of five stars and said 'The opening half was bleak but authentic, from the clack-clack of the Olympia typewriters to the obligatory Irn Bru advert. She sees connections to a year-old prior murder with similar characteristics that nobody else wants to see and she is determined to and connect them and convince the police. Set in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1982, a young female reporter sees an opportunity for a riveting story for her slowly dying city newspaper when a young boy is kidnapped from a Glasgow park and later is found murdered. The second series was commissioned by the BBC in 2012, again containing two episodes, which aired on 8 and 9 August 2013, respectively. The second series adapts the follow-up novel, The Dead Hour, which is set later in the same decade. This series comprised two episodes, broadcast on BBC One on 8 and, respectively. The first series of The Field of Blood adapts the novel of the same name, which is set in 1982.

Jayd Johnson stars as the protagonist, Paddy Meehan. The Field of Blood is a Scottish crime drama television series, broadcast between and 9 August 2013, adapting the novels of Denise Mina.

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