After 15 minutes of the first episode my bad acting anxiety was kicking in, that uncomfortable feeling you get when watching actors try to portray poorly written characters far two literally with no nuance. But is it poor acting? Maybe it's the script? Maybe its down to the direction? Surely a good director would spot that nothing about this was hitting the mark. Hang on! Maybe it's the casting......
Whomever is to blame this big budget BBC 'comedy thriller' is neither funny, smart or thrilling.
Alot of the above could be forgiven if this were a cheap teen afternoon series on just after Countdown, but it's not, it's a hyped flagship type show which looks like a shed load of BBC licence payers money was spent on it
Cinematography and lighting are decent, Oxford looks lovely in the sharpness and vibrancy of expensive 4k cameras.
All in all for me this is a bunch of 2nd rate actors trying to make a 3rd rate script into a 1st rate series and its failed.
Alot of the above could be forgiven if this were a cheap teen afternoon series on just after Countdown, but it's not, it's a hyped flagship type show which looks like a shed load of BBC licence payers money was spent on it
Cinematography and lighting are decent, Oxford looks lovely in the sharpness and vibrancy of expensive 4k cameras.
All in all for me this is a bunch of 2nd rate actors trying to make a 3rd rate script into a 1st rate series and its failed.