Reviews

I watched the first series avidly, but wondered whether I'd go back again after a lengthy break from it. However, I tuned into episode one of Series 2 and was hooked all over again. This really is excellent telly; ground-breaking stuff like Mission:Impossible back in the 1960s. The characters are well rounded, and expand as the series goes on, they change as they adapt - some more readily than others - to their new surroundings, but they cleverly remain strictly in character, and yet it is more than possible to have sympathy for someone whom you wouldn't have thought you could ever feel sorry for, when something really crushing happens to them. I hope there will be many years of 'Lost' to look forward to - and I don't actually mind all that much if I never get answers to all the mysteries!

This was a groundbreaking series, brilliantly crafted, written and acted. Nowhere does it clunk along uncomfortably and after 40 years it's still a sharp, clever watch. I'm sorry they were allowed to call the Tom Cruise movies after it, because they have nothing to do with the original series and shouldn't be allowed to ride on the back of it. This was truly the birth of edge-of-the-chair television! Steven Hill was excellent as Dan Briggs in the first series, but I'm given to understand could not adjust his religious beliefs to successfully accommodate filming schedules, and Peter Graves, as his replacement, has gone on to be the famous face of the series. The team of Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus were, for my money, the best, and to them should go the honours for creating such a memorable programme.

I couldn't agree more with Lucy-19, this was an extremely poor adaptation of Ngaio Marsh - even the settings have no real charm. The whole idea of Troy was that she never showed any jealousy; of Alleyn's work or of his work related encounters; he once told her that he would 'crow like a bloody rooster' if only she would; and never, anywhere in any of the books did she accuse him of never having any time for her. What's more, Alleyn himself might be Eton and Oxford, but to portray him as the stereotypical upper-class Englishman is to completely negate his worth. Only William Simons as Inspector Fox is well cast and well interpreted. Sadly the point has been missed here and for any real Marsh fans this is not recommended.