Michael O'Connor has given up the dangerous life of a gangster, for a nice quiet one in Ireland. However his son, Sean has taken up that particular life style and ends up in prison, for something he did not do. Michael must now delve back into that world of violence and bloodshed, crossing paths with criminals he once grew up with, to save his son.
This is perhaps the only and greatest Gangster show on British telly, and succeeds because of two things, the writing and the acting. Dougray gives perhaps his greatest performance as a man trying to change his life, his gaunt appearance only adds to the menace of Michael O'Connor,Dougray does not need to utter a word, his silence is deafening and when he does speak, his speech pattern is quite intimidating. While Reece Noi, who has starred in Waterloo Road, Byker Grove; I think...Gives a marvellous performance as the naive boy who has been wrapped up in a world that he obviously does not belong in. While, Terrence Maynard provides the fear,as the ruthless crime boss looking to lure Michael back, I've previously seen Maynard in Young Dracula, with his deep voice he was a comedy genius...But here he applies his voice in a way that scares you to the bone. The end does not let you down as you go through all the emotions.
One scene will always stick in my memory, when Michael O'Connor arrives at the police station and an officer asks for his name, when Michael replies, the officer looks up immediately terrified. The show does highlight gun crime in Manchester that is only reported on the news, yet television shows prefer to provide the audience with glamorous productions rather than portray reality.
Absolutely brilliant.
This is perhaps the only and greatest Gangster show on British telly, and succeeds because of two things, the writing and the acting. Dougray gives perhaps his greatest performance as a man trying to change his life, his gaunt appearance only adds to the menace of Michael O'Connor,Dougray does not need to utter a word, his silence is deafening and when he does speak, his speech pattern is quite intimidating. While Reece Noi, who has starred in Waterloo Road, Byker Grove; I think...Gives a marvellous performance as the naive boy who has been wrapped up in a world that he obviously does not belong in. While, Terrence Maynard provides the fear,as the ruthless crime boss looking to lure Michael back, I've previously seen Maynard in Young Dracula, with his deep voice he was a comedy genius...But here he applies his voice in a way that scares you to the bone. The end does not let you down as you go through all the emotions.
One scene will always stick in my memory, when Michael O'Connor arrives at the police station and an officer asks for his name, when Michael replies, the officer looks up immediately terrified. The show does highlight gun crime in Manchester that is only reported on the news, yet television shows prefer to provide the audience with glamorous productions rather than portray reality.
Absolutely brilliant.