I liked it, which surprised me a bit, as I wouldn't have thought it my cup of tea. The premise was good and interesting from the start.
I don't agree with the various reviewers who have criticised the acting. It's great. I'm not entirely sure about all of the casting, though. Alistair Petrie is a very capable actor and he certainly gives it all he's got, but was he really right for the role? Sorry Alistair, but I found it hard to imagine all those women falling for him as they did.
On the negative side, it is spun out to fill five episodes. There is no particular reason for that length. Three would have been fine. The series treads water at bit in the middle, as such serials so often do. We could easily have been told of fewer of Robbie's past crimes and he could have been brought down sooner - it presumably just depeneded on how much the BBC wanted to spend or how many evenings it wanted to fill.
It all goes a bit haywire in the last episode and completely takes leave of reality. It's a pantomime ending, really, but fun.
I don't agree with the various reviewers who have criticised the acting. It's great. I'm not entirely sure about all of the casting, though. Alistair Petrie is a very capable actor and he certainly gives it all he's got, but was he really right for the role? Sorry Alistair, but I found it hard to imagine all those women falling for him as they did.
On the negative side, it is spun out to fill five episodes. There is no particular reason for that length. Three would have been fine. The series treads water at bit in the middle, as such serials so often do. We could easily have been told of fewer of Robbie's past crimes and he could have been brought down sooner - it presumably just depeneded on how much the BBC wanted to spend or how many evenings it wanted to fill.
It all goes a bit haywire in the last episode and completely takes leave of reality. It's a pantomime ending, really, but fun.