Patricia Jones

Seriously good drama, amazing actors and realistic throughout. I can live without knowing the extent of the abuse, but there was a level of intimacy between Ollie and Phil, even at the final party when they were dancing. So I personally felt Ollie was a victim but still held Phil in high regard for whatever reason. Radio Times “ending explained” suggests Zach was a victim because “Ollie's statement does reveal that he did previously walk into Phil's tent on a camping trip and saw him "sexually engaged" with his brother.” That wasn’t Ollie’s statement that Tom was reading, he’d moved on to Zach’s later statement. Sorry, I’m a detail person!

After the Party

1 like

Misconduct

1 like

Prima Facie

Started off reasonably ok and I went the distance, but this series isn’t worth your time. There are some solid actors but performances are far from stand out and cringeworthy in parts. Perhaps the script was the problem, bizarre and uninteresting in parts. An attempt to weave the dark room police interviews into the storyline a la Big Little Lies was a poor effort. The setting and wardrobe were beautiful but that’s the best I can come up with.

The Perfect Couple

11 likes

The Captive

I posted an interim review out of irritation more than anything. I did finish the book but I couldn’t recommend it. With the exception of April, I’m not sure I cared less about any of the characters, especially Hannah. I think my disappointment stems from the gradual decline of what started as a decent premise/plot. The overdose of unnecessary vocabulary/content. And lastly an arguably farcical ending. We were also expected to buy into a lifetime love story between two characters on the basis of a “wry smile” and a bit of physical attraction. The suggestion that the accused porter would change his story in the box when confronted with prosecution fingerprint evidence, is ridiculous. All evidential material is exchanged prior to trial so both sides know what’s coming. Isn’t it the job of editors/publishers to steer an author when a book is losing momentum or is in danger of losing the reader. Anyway, that’s my review, 2 stars just.

The It Girl

2 likes

This isn’t an easy watch at times. You get to see the underbelly of inner city criminality which we know exists, but we prefer not to think about. This is British drama at its best, well written, superbly acted, dark and laugh out loud funny. But I’m a scouser so I’m biased, plus I can cope with the accents. I couldn’t agree more with the other reviews that talk about the first episode. Don’t let this put you off, it’s setting the scene and it just gets better. If you come away caring about these people, then you know the writer and production team have pulled it off. I loved this drama, sincerely hope the cast are rewarded. Tony Schumacher the writer was inevitably able to draw on his experiences as a Police officer and even though this led to a breakdown and leaving the job, he still incorporates sufficient humour to balance it out. That’s what scousers do, it’s our default and It works.

The Responder

53 likes