When all the main characters are so irritating and unlikeable, it takes a mammoth effort to continue watching. Yes there is some beautiful scenery in European capitals, but despite that, this dull tale of middle class angst fails miserably to engage emotionally or otherwise.
Tom Hollander bravely does his best with a lame script, Saskia Reeves is miscast- too old for the part and wearing a very strange and distracting wig. The spoilt teenage son and the 'zany' busker they pick up along the way are simply boring stereotypes.
I only managed to plod through the first two tedious episodes. Perhaps it gets better but if you can't hold an audience's interest for the first two hours it's doubtful the second two hours will be any improvement. Such a disappointment.
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