illa i ▁as ▁Mer chant ▁Nad ia ▁Sad ik ▁as ▁S cre aming ▁woman ▁Ab del ou ah ed ▁San ou ji ▁as ▁Young ▁b aker ▁Kir an ▁Shah ▁as ▁J ude ▁Peter ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁Law yer ▁David ▁Rub in ▁as ▁Pil gr im ▁René ▁Z agger ▁as ▁Bird ▁s eller ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁serial ▁opened ▁with ▁an ▁hour - long ▁episode ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁March , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁half - hour ▁episode ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March , ▁another ▁hour - long ▁episode ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁and ▁a ▁con cluding ▁half - hour ▁episode ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁March . ▁An ▁om n ibus - style ▁repeat ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁parts ▁was ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁March . ▁The ▁first ▁part ▁opened ▁with ▁over night ▁ratings ▁of ▁ 4 . 1 ▁million ▁view ers ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 5 % ▁audience ▁share . ▁The ▁second ▁episode , ▁scheduled ▁against ▁popular ▁I TV ▁soap ▁opera ▁Cor on ation ▁Street , ▁dropped ▁to ▁ 3 . 2 ▁million . ▁E pisode ▁ 3 ▁brought ▁in ▁ 3 . 7 ▁million ▁view ers ▁and ▁E pisode ▁ 4 ▁received ▁ 4 . 9 ▁million ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 1 % ▁share . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁generally ▁well ▁received . ▁The ▁main ▁review ▁in ▁The ▁Guardian ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁was ▁positive , ▁remark ing ▁" you ▁could ▁watch ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁and ▁totally ▁forget ▁that ▁this ▁story ▁was ▁central ▁to ▁a ▁major