i saw messiah 2 a few month ago and didn ` t get to see the original teleplay untill a few day ago and this be far superior to the sequel . okay it not a million mile away from the plot of seven but it still compel . much of my praise have to do with ken stott performance a dci red metcalfe a policeman who seem to have lead a very unlucky life and someone who have a terrible secret . it ` d be easy for stott to go over the top but he play the role in a fairly subtle way . likewise the murder be very shock but unlike the sequel where the murder be carry out onscreen in a rather ott manner there actually little violence show . my only criticism be that the red herring be too obviously a red herring which mean i wasn ` t take in by the shock twist ( and you would probably see the shock twist come so i win ` t bother with a spoiler alert ) and that when the real murderer be reveal it seem both slightly far fetched and cause a few plot hole to appear in the story . if i remember correctly the sequel have similar problem once the murderer be reveal so maybe it ` d be a good idea not to make messiah 3 .