This is a grand story of plot, skulduggery, intrigue and occasional derring-do at a royal level. In short all one wants in a drama.
The acting is first class. The story has a strong thread of melodrama with the brilliant baddies never far from having a mwahahaha on their lips.
The goodies are less impressive. The actors do their best with what they have been given but their characters shocking naïveté allowing them to be fooled over and over again heads occasionally toward comedic parody. That’s why I give 4 instead of five stars.
All in all though it is a great show that I found very addictive.