User Reviews

Stephen Poliakoff is definitely playing with his audience now.

Samuel was injured in the shooting incident and Field was nowhere to be seen. Maybe Lord Wallington was right.

Samuel thinks it is better he gets away from the protection of the secret service. However he only ends up getting close to Kathleen Shaw, still looking for her son, Anthony.

Another look at her son's drawings leads to new clues. Man and nature, the relationship with the animal world. Anthony was saying something.

Samuel is no good at hiding. Lord Wallington finds him and Samuel sees a world of mad generals and bad ideas. Maybe Field was right all along.

Poliakoff directs with symmetry in certain scenes. In a way Samuel is not alone, there is chaos all around in people's lives and yet some answers are found. It is another way of Poliakoff toying with his audience with his signature themes. The use of pictures, music, even those scenes featuring the comedian. A more lyrical episode.

Part five contains the unexpected, and events I expected to have happened much earlier. So finally we see the true feelings Samuel has for Kathleen. Even young Sasha is enchanted by her charisma and beauty.

Arguably, this was the fastest paced episode, slightly unusual for Poliakoff, as it was quite dramatic, and full of intrigue. As always though, it's the characters that are so rich, and enchanting, each one has a story to tell, literally everyone in it has something going on, events that all seem to be reaching a climax.

So many questions, is that her son? will Hannah meet someone? and most of all, who really is the bad guy? Is Samuel being duped by Wallington or Field? I am so excited for the finale.

Mark Bonnar and Timothy Spall have stood out, everyone else is wonderful, but these two seem to be acting against type, superbly. Young Toby Woolf is incredible.

Captivating drama. 9/10