BBC drama River, from the creator of The Split and also starring Nicola Walker, is now available for free streaming in the UK.
The Abi Morgan-created show ran for one season in 2015 on BBC One, but has long been removed from BBC iPlayer.
However, it has now been added to ITVX in full, meaning people can stream for free with ads, or get the ITVX Premium tier for £5.99 a month/£59.99 a year.
The show follows Detective Inspector John River, played by Andor and Mamma Mia!'s Stellan Skarsgård, who is grieving the loss of his co-worker and dear friend, DS Jackie Stevenson (Walker).
He's not allowed to work on the case of her murder, but he won't let that stop him. With the help of visions of his late colleague, can he get to the bottom of her death?
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Alongside Walker and Skarsgård, the show also stars Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Adeel Akhtar, Adjoa Andoh, Owen Teale, and Georgina Rich.
Critical opinion of the series was positive when it aired, with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 16 reviews.
A common theme across the reviews is that River stands out from typical shows of the genre, through "unusual elements" (London Evening Standard) that "pulls the rug out from under you" (The Guardian).
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The script has been praised as "a dazzling feat of high-wire writing" (The Irish Independent), while Skarsgård's performance was noted to contain "immense gravitas and an extraordinary ability to change mood and mode in an instant" (Sydney Morning Herald).
Last year, Walker told Digital Spy that she'd love to keep The Split going through specials in different locations every year, adding: "As a cast, that is what we'd all like to do but that's just actors talking."
Meanwhile, spin-off The Split Up will film later this year.
River is available to stream now on ITVX.
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