Liar viewers were left deeply unimpressed by the second helping of season two, blasting its "unrealistic plot" and "laughable" characters and prompting them to switch off.
The series picks up from the end of last series which saw serial rapist Andrew Earlham mysteriously murdered.
One of his victims, Laura (Joanne Froggatt), has been hounded by the police over his death. In particular, by Katherine Kelly's gum-chewing DI Karen Renton, who is convinced that she is guilty and won't stop until Laura confesses.
Viewers don't know who killed Andrew either, but brief flashbacks give a glimpse as to what the rapist was doing in his final moments.
But fans have lashed out at the second series, suggesting that ITV made a mistake by bringing back the thriller for another series.
One tweeted: "Nope. Had to put Liar off. What a waste of a good show. #Liar."
While another commented: "#liar I thoroughly enjoyed the first series but there really is no need for this second series which is quite laughable."
A third remarked: "I think they made a mistake bringing #Liar back..."
"#liar series 1 was top drawer. The police stuff in 2 is so far off the mark I’m struggling to watch it... and the missus isn’t happy with me laughing at it," another wrote.
One fumed: "Far fetched, unbelievable and boring #Liar."
An unimpressed fan tweeted: "#Liar Nobody in this is in anyway likeable. So i couldn’t give a monkeys who gets arrested!"
Another wrote: "This lead detective character is so badly over written and just plain unrealistic it’s making the whole thing laughable. Won’t bother with another episode now. #liar."
"Like Katherine Kelly as an actress but her character in this is bloody awful and quite frankly laughable!! #Liar," a viewer agreed.
*Liar returns next Monday at 9pm on ITV
