There are perhaps five ways to review a tv drama: plot; character; production; casting and 'gut-feel'. Few get a '10/10' in each category. This one does.
The characters are believable, well drawn and compelling. In the tradition of the best drama none of them are perfect, all have their flaws but those flaws make sense. The Italian word 'simpatico' describes them.
The plot draws us in magnetically. It is gripping, relentless and is utterly ( perhaps regrettably) believable.
The plot vacuums us into the harsh political world of Alex and Rachel . We want to know urgently what happens next. The suspense carries on until five seconds before the credits roll at the end of the last episode.
There have been great series on tv: 'Breaking Bad'; 'Brideshead Revisited'; 'Band of Brothers' - this is up there with them.
The characters are believable, well drawn and compelling. In the tradition of the best drama none of them are perfect, all have their flaws but those flaws make sense. The Italian word 'simpatico' describes them.
The plot draws us in magnetically. It is gripping, relentless and is utterly ( perhaps regrettably) believable.
The plot vacuums us into the harsh political world of Alex and Rachel . We want to know urgently what happens next. The suspense carries on until five seconds before the credits roll at the end of the last episode.
There have been great series on tv: 'Breaking Bad'; 'Brideshead Revisited'; 'Band of Brothers' - this is up there with them.