The Cry is the latest high-profile drama from the BBC following the runaway success of Bodyguard, but its 'jumpy' timeline has already led to some confusion among viewers.
Jenna Coleman stars as Joanna, who is seen struggling to cope with life as a new mother, but the action jumps forwards and backwards in time, showing her struggling to deal with her baby being kidnapped, and as a young teacher being seduced by her son's father, married man Alistair.
The complex storyline follows the couple as they first meet, have a baby together and how they deal with the sudden disappearance of their child in Australia.
But while some viewers found the non-linear storytelling 'confusing' and difficult to follow, others were gripped by the mystery of baby Noah's disappearance - and took to social media to share their theories over who is behind it.
Jenna Coleman plays Joanna, a woman struggling to cope with her new baby, and her partner Alistair who doesn't seem to be helping her with parenthood
The couple travel from Scotland to Australia and during a stop off at a late night shop they return to their car to find their three-month old son Noah has disappeared
Viewers watching the new series took to Twitter to share their confusion over the storyline which switched from before, during and after the kidnap of the child
'This is too jumpy, I'm confused already,' complained one viewer during the programme, which hit screens on Sunday night.
'Anyone else getting confused with the constant jumping backwards and forwards in time?' asked another.
One person fumed: 'Why are there no dramas on TV anymore which tell everything in chronological order!! So confused #TheCry'
But not everyone was finding it difficult to keep up - and those who had read the book that inspired the drama urged fellow viewers to stick with it.
Others were gripped by the whodunnit, taking to social media to share their theories about what happened to Joanna and Alistair's three-month old baby Noah in the Australian outback.
'Ok my theory is the baby is dead and to cover up the death they've faked a kidnapping,' suggested one.
Many already suspect Alistair's ex-wife had something to do with the child's disappearance, as she was shown dropping in to a cafe, with the camera paying significant attention to the dirt in her fingernails.
Alistair was seen in the shop picking up a few essentials while Joanna stayed in the car, but then she said she had forgotten she needed sanitary products and went inside the store
This meant the parents had left Noah alone in the backseat, and when they returned they discovered he had vanished and began screaming for help
Other viewers were gripped by the drama taking to Twitter to share their theories about what happened to the baby questioning the motives of all the characters involved
In the first episode of the series Joanna and Alistair had to travel from Scotland to Australia with their baby son Noah on a 24-hour journey that left the young mother at the end of her tether when the baby cried the whole way.
They were going to Melbourne to see Alistair’s mother Elizabeth, to fight for custody of Alistair’s 14 year-old daughter Chloe, from his previous marriage to ex-wife Alexandra.
Exhausted and emotional from the journey, the couple arrived in Australia, where, before long, events conspired to change their lives forever.
Alistair's ex-wife Alexandra was seen dropping in to a cafe on the same night that the baby went missing, she seemed distracted and looked like she was creating an alibi
The camera played close attention to her fingernails which appeared to be covered in dirt - viewers speculated that it was related to the disappearance
In what appears to be post-kidnap the couple were seen preparing for a television appearance, with both smartly dressed and Joanna wearing make-up
Interspersed with the travelling, Joanna is seen talking to her court-appointed psychiatrist, who later takes to the stand to explain that she believes the mother is fit to appear in court.
The mother is thrown into a media storm after her newborn baby goes missing, but she veers between being desperate with grief, and almost cool, calm and collected - even smirking in front of the cameras as time carries on.
Throughout Joanna refers to 'two Joannas', with the complex thriller suggesting she had either killed the child, kidnapped him, or someone had taken him.
The Cry continues on BBC One next Sunday at 9pm
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Main photo article The Cry is the latest high-profile drama from the BBC following the runaway success of Bodyguard, but its ‘jumpy’ timeline has already led to some confusion among viewers.
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