The Great and the Good is a pretty good episode, one which I remembered as a classic, but on watching it again I wouldn't put it in that bracket.
It's a decent storyline, well written, with the ending coming as a complete surprise, I certainly didn't see it coming. This episode's major strength lies in the acting, there are truly some fantastic, natural performances here, Paola Dionisotti is excellent as always, do are Nancy Carroll, Paul Kaye, Bertie Carvel and Monica Dolan, there really is some quality acting here. The character of Zukie was great, very memorable, many actors try and make characters loathsome, the actress succeeded here.
I felt they could have upper the scare/terror factor up a bit, Connie's nightmares weren't exactly tense or scary, a lot more could have been done. It does have a few funny moments, Joyce adds a few laughs. 7/10
It's a decent storyline, well written, with the ending coming as a complete surprise, I certainly didn't see it coming. This episode's major strength lies in the acting, there are truly some fantastic, natural performances here, Paola Dionisotti is excellent as always, do are Nancy Carroll, Paul Kaye, Bertie Carvel and Monica Dolan, there really is some quality acting here. The character of Zukie was great, very memorable, many actors try and make characters loathsome, the actress succeeded here.
I felt they could have upper the scare/terror factor up a bit, Connie's nightmares weren't exactly tense or scary, a lot more could have been done. It does have a few funny moments, Joyce adds a few laughs. 7/10