Blue Lights viewers all say the same thing over assisted dying plot
Fans said the story was handled 'beautifully'
What did you miss?
Blue Lights viewers were moved by the âsensitiveâ way the BBC series explored assisted dying in its latest episode.
Monday nightâs (April 29) instalment of the crime drama saw police called to a house following reports of a man dying under âsuspiciousâ circumstances. It later turned out that there was a question about whether his husband Chris had helped him to die.
But officer Stevie Neil (Martin McCann) helped the grieving husband through it and fans thought the emotional scenes were handled beautifully.
What, how, and why?
In the episode, police were called after the man passed away following a battle with lung cancer. His grieving husband looked shocked to see officers at his door but it turned out that a nurse had made the call after discovering some medication missing.
Neil clearly had mixed emotions about accusing Chris of anything, and as they talked about what had happened he opened up about what his own wife went through.
âYou know at the start youâd do anything to help them hold on just that little bit longer,â he said in the touching scene. âBut by the end youâd do anything to help them let go.â
Chris later confided that he had helped his husband to die. But rather than turning him in, Neil gave him tips on how to play his police interview.
What did viewers say?
Viewers were moved, with one posting on X: âThese scenes around assisted dying, tonightâs subplot story, are beautifully done and sensitively handled.â Another said: âGreat drama to bring an assisted dying storyline into the middle of a turf war!â
âAnd this is why we need a discussion about assisted dying & personally people should have a choice,â commented another viewer.
âOh, Stevie, you were amazing,â said someone else. âWhat an incredible, tender, heartbreaking storyline to put in the midst of the larger gang storyline. This series just gets better and better.â
âHad me in tears the part of the assisted dying,â one viewer wrote. âThe way Stevie handled it was emotional but amazing acting.â
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Another fan said Neil was âbreaking my heartâ. âOh, Stevie, what an absolute bloody star and top human being on so many levels,â posted someone else.
âNo better script or acting on TV at the moment than Blue Lights,â one viewer remarked. âThe way it shifts from mirth to genuine tension in a heartbeat is quite something. Quickest hour of the week.â