Channel 4 viewers are turning off 'horrible' drama Patience as they insist it is a carbon copy of another hit series

CHANNEL 4 viewers have turned off its “horrible” new drama Patience as they insisted it was a carbon copy of another show.

The broadcaster launched its latest offering to viewers on Wednesday, with the second episode airing last night.

Laura Fraser, two other actors and archive boxes. — Patience viewers compared the new drama to another hit French crime seriesCredit: Channel 4

Four detectives investigate a crime scene near a castle. — Viewers saw archivist Patience recruited by a detective who discovered her unique talents.Credit: Channel 4

Patience is set in York where an autistic archivist is thrust into the world of crime when a detective discovers her unique talents.

Laura Fraser and Ella Maisy Purvis lead the cast of the new crime thriller.

Viewers watched the new duo attempt to connect the dots after a man was found dead and they suspect foul play is involved.

But the storyline left fans disappointed as they called Patience a “carbon copy” of French. drama Astrid.

Taking to social media, one fan gushed: “#Patience is a copy of the French drama, which is amazing. Astrid, Murder in Paris. Even though #Patience is okay, it’s far from the original . Not very inventive from @Channel4”.

A second wrote: “Ah, I see Channel 4 are trying to do a pale imitation of the superb French #AstridAndRaphaelle with #Patience. I think I’ll give it up. Can’t think of your own ideas?”

“#Patience on Channel 4 has started well but it seems very similar to French drama #WalterPresents #Astrid. We’ll stick with that for the York setting,” said a third.

While the fourth fumed: “Did Channel 4’s #Patience literally plagiarize the plot of #Astrid episode 1 and somehow the character herself? Or Am I crazy?”

However, the series is actually an adaptation of the original hit French series Astrid et Raphaelle and is a co-production of JLA Productions.

Astrid: Murder in Paris is also available on Channel 4 and starred Sara Mortensen and Lola Dewaere.

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It lasted for five series before being axed in 2023 with 41 episodes initially broadcast on French channel France2.

Channel 4 bosses have now put the full series of Patience online for fans to binge ahead of its next TV broadcast.

The third part will be screened next Wednesday at 9 p.m.

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