Netflix fans slam true crime series for 'uncomfortable' portrayal of Maxine Carr
Netflix has come under fire from fans over true crime drama Maxine with fans slating the portrayal of murderer Ian Huntley's financee left them very uncomfortable.
The new true crime drama tells the story of the Soham Murders, where evil school taker Huntly killed ten-year-old friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. He was protected by wife-to-be Carr, now 45, who provided him with a fake alibi telling police that he was at home with her at the time of the murders - leaving detectives to turn their attention elsewhere.
Carr was later found guilty of perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Huntley was found guilty of both murders and sentenced to two life terms in jail.
Viewers are not happy Netflix has done a drama on Maxine Carr (Netflix)The chilling case has been brought to life for the new Netflix series with actress Jemma Carlton playing Carr. The series focuses on Carr's turbulent relationship with Huntley, why she lied to the police and how she became one of the most hated women in the UK.
After the series dropped on the streaming service last week, viewers have been sharing their reaction with many claiming they found the three-part drama difficult to watch. Some viewers accused producers of painting Carr as an undeserved 'victim' in the harrowing true story.
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Taking to social media, one person said: "One thing the UK will do instead of changing laws and taking responsibility for heinous crimes - reconstruct the events in a Netflix/BBC/ITV drama. No one needed Maxine Carr’s story."
Another person said: "That Maxine Carr knew about Ian Huntley all along. I’m fuming watching the programme on Netflix about it all." A third person added: "Watching #maxinecarr on #Netflix & I refuse to feel sympathy for her. I remember this as if it were yesterday & watching her smugly lying on TV. She willingly helped him cover his tracks & is not a victim. Those 10 year old girls, Jessica & Holly were the victims, along with their families."
Maxine Carr spent more than three years in prison for providing boyfriend Ian Huntley with a fake alibi (Netflix)Episode one sees Maxine move to Soham for a fresh start with her boyfriend Ian but after a jealous argument, Maxine headed to her mum's for the weekend and enjoyed a night in her hometown of Grimsby. She woke up to news that schoolgirls Holly and Jessica had gone missing and returned to Soham to provide Ian with a fake alibi. The second episode shows the up and down relationship between the two as reporters and the police start to edge closer to the truth.
In the final programme of the series, it shows the court proceedings that reveals Ian Huntley to be a murderer and Maxine's response. Another Twitter user said: "How are people saying they have sympathy for Maxine Carr after this Netflix thing, she clearly knew from the off he killed those poor kids!" Offering a different perspective, one person said: "Watching #Maxine on Netflix. Seems to try and portray Maxine Carr as a victim, which I think to an extent she probably was. A victim of DA, totally controlled by Ian, and only young. But whilst it explains why she lied it certainly doesn’t excuse it. Uncomfortable watching."
In a bid to not exploit the crime, the drama series just focuses on Ian and Maxine and not the victims, which include the parents of Jessica and Holly. The murders are not shown and the girls’ parents are seen only for an instant, out of focus, at a press conference.
The disappearance of the schoolgirls, which happened after a family barbecue in August 2002, led to one of biggest missing person's enquiries in British history.
Huntley, who was 28 at the time, was the school caretaker at the time and so managed to lure the girls to his house. After serving her prison sentence, Carr was released in 2004 with a new identity while Huntley remains behind bars.
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