I've just finished this 4 part ITV drama based on a true story of man who faked his own death, about 10 or 15 years ago, with some assistance from his wife.
I thought the first episode was a bit average but from there on it really was very good indeed.
Great acting performances from two main characters but I thought the lady who played his wife(Monica Dolan) was quite superb.
8.5/10 Recommended
Ps there's a bonus episode with real life TV news footage and interviews with the actual Police officers involved which I haven't watched yet but I will soon for sure
I watched the programme when it was aired back in April and thought that overall it was definitely worth watching - I can’t remember now whether episode one was a bit of a letdown or not, but it was certainly watchable overall. Interestingly, the BBC also made a single episode of this event back in 2010 - I haven’t watched that (although it’s available on YouTube ) but it will obviously be considerably condensed compared to the ITV production!!
Dannie Boy wrote:I watched the programme when it was aired back in April and thought that overall it was definitely worth watching - I can’t remember now whether episode one was a bit of a letdown or not, but it was certainly watchable overall. Interestingly, the BBC also made a single episode of this event back in 2010 - I haven’t watched that (although it’s available on YouTube ) but it will obviously be considerably condensed compared to the ITV production!!
Yes, I'm normally on same page as Sateeb(who has many good recommendations) so if he's looking for stuff to watch I suggest he has a go at finishing this
I'm a bit late to the party on this one but I watched this 4 part dramatisation of the events of 2018 last night.
Decent and interesting stuff considering the shocking true storyline. But for some reason the overall acting performances didn't particularly impress me
I'd still recommend watching it though (versus not)
I'll give this one another heads up as Season 3 is under way.
City On A Hill.
In the early 1990s, Boston was rife with violence. Police corruption and racism were the norm - and then it all changed in what was called the "Boston Miracle." In this fictional account, Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge) comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston. imdb.
Not usually a big fan of Kevin Bacon but he really is excellent as Jackie Rohr.
Series 2 of The Capture has recently begun on BBC - so far two episodes have been aired and it’s looking as goo as the first series - definitely recommend.
Ooof, this review for the new Lord of the Rings series!
Rating: *
Turkey is not the word. No turkey, however bloated and stupid, could ever be big enough to convey the mesmerising awfulness of Amazon's billion dollar Tolkien epic.
This is a disaster dragon – plucked, spatchcocked, with a tankerload of Paxo stuffed up its fundament, roasted and served with soggy sprouts.
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power (Amazon Prime) is so staggeringly bad, it's hilarious. Everything about it is ill-judged to a spectacular extreme.
The cliche-laden script, the dire acting, the leaden pace, the sheer inconsistency and confusion as it lurches between styles – where do we start?
Let's start with the budget: a billion dollars. Let that sink in. One thousand million bucks, about £860,000,000, such a colossal investment even for Amazon that industry rumour says the brand is gambling its entire future as a film production company.
If this show fails, say insiders, executives could be forced to shut down Amazon Studios.
The book rights alone cost $250 million. And what did Amazon get for that? This is not a remake of Lord Of The Rings or The Hobbit. This is a prequel, based on the appendixes – the reams of footnotes dumped by J.R.R. Tolkien at the end of his Rings trilogy, chronicling millennia of turgid historical fantasy. That's right... the unreadable bits...
I'm only on Season 2, but cracking it is.
