I didn't see the first series, this compelling, slick, prescient opener to Series two implies I missed something good. Ben Chanan's writing and direction is unusually concise and lucid, no significant flashbacks or meandering about the bush, what is more, each character speaks clearly, instead of frequently inaudible dialogue that besets some dramas, possibly inspired by Silent Movie.
And the theme - surveillance, by whom, for whom and controlled by whom is topical. You could almost call it Dr Whom.
The performances are all of a high standard, Holliday Grainger is particularly plausible and the internal monitoring of her flat, despite her regularly using the old trick of a hair on the entrance to ensure no one has entered, is extremely creepy. I don't have surveillance equipment in my home, but after this episode, I started looking at the cat suspiciously.
I'll be watching the rest of the series; I just hope it's not watching me.
And the theme - surveillance, by whom, for whom and controlled by whom is topical. You could almost call it Dr Whom.
The performances are all of a high standard, Holliday Grainger is particularly plausible and the internal monitoring of her flat, despite her regularly using the old trick of a hair on the entrance to ensure no one has entered, is extremely creepy. I don't have surveillance equipment in my home, but after this episode, I started looking at the cat suspiciously.
I'll be watching the rest of the series; I just hope it's not watching me.