xmasdaybaby1966
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As with the film Let Him Have It, Iit's hard to do a real life story but, at least 70 years on, there are few people around to state how lose to the truth the characters and the facts are.
There is a top cast here but most of them do seem to be playing themselves. Lucy Boynton is just like the posh girl she played in Why Didn't They Ask Evans, Joe Armstrong does a poor job trying not to remind us of his dad in New Tricks, Toby Jones is Mr Bates, that metal detector guy and all his other roles rolled into one while Mark Stanley puts on a moustache and glasses trying to hope we don't remember him from Happy Valley while Julie Stevenson tries not to play the psychologist from Professor T.
Admittedly, Nigel Havers does a good job playing his grandad assuming his grandad was just like Nigel Havers.
All this window dressing, including great deal on 1950s cars and styles, doesn't hide the fact that in all modern dramas, men are portrayed as weak or evil even in true crime dramas set 70 years ago.
The swipe at the establishment of the day is understandable. Ellis is shown to be a common girl doing well for herself in business but she has no power of the establishment and the old school tie.
A fair watch but you don't put your best shows on tv in the spring. A modern feminist attack on an old story.
There is a top cast here but most of them do seem to be playing themselves. Lucy Boynton is just like the posh girl she played in Why Didn't They Ask Evans, Joe Armstrong does a poor job trying not to remind us of his dad in New Tricks, Toby Jones is Mr Bates, that metal detector guy and all his other roles rolled into one while Mark Stanley puts on a moustache and glasses trying to hope we don't remember him from Happy Valley while Julie Stevenson tries not to play the psychologist from Professor T.
Admittedly, Nigel Havers does a good job playing his grandad assuming his grandad was just like Nigel Havers.
All this window dressing, including great deal on 1950s cars and styles, doesn't hide the fact that in all modern dramas, men are portrayed as weak or evil even in true crime dramas set 70 years ago.
The swipe at the establishment of the day is understandable. Ellis is shown to be a common girl doing well for herself in business but she has no power of the establishment and the old school tie.
A fair watch but you don't put your best shows on tv in the spring. A modern feminist attack on an old story.
Another strong episode with 50+ minutes flying by.
Well written good acting and a great attention to detail regarding the era with the styles and cars of theed day.
The only problem is that there's are so many familiar faces Doctor Who meets The Full Minty while The Bank Of Dave is here to save the day again.
Jodie Whittaker does a good lead but her Scots accent is off-putting while you wish that Robert Carlyle would lose his accent.
Most engaging and an enjoyable watch. Shows based on real life events are always hard to do but this does reflect well on the screen.
All set up for the finale.
Well written good acting and a great attention to detail regarding the era with the styles and cars of theed day.
The only problem is that there's are so many familiar faces Doctor Who meets The Full Minty while The Bank Of Dave is here to save the day again.
Jodie Whittaker does a good lead but her Scots accent is off-putting while you wish that Robert Carlyle would lose his accent.
Most engaging and an enjoyable watch. Shows based on real life events are always hard to do but this does reflect well on the screen.
All set up for the finale.
A good start to this with a good cast.
The great grim up north dramas are the best and have been since their Heyday in the 1960s.
Corby is actually in The Midlands but, like so many dramas of it's type, it is set in a strong labour area.
There are similarities to The Full Monty and Robert Carlysle features here along with several other "What have i seen them in?" British support actors.
The detail is good looking at the cars and fashions of the day. I had a mini metro myself but it was never in as good condition as the one featured here.
A bit of a slow start but the show does show promise.
The great grim up north dramas are the best and have been since their Heyday in the 1960s.
Corby is actually in The Midlands but, like so many dramas of it's type, it is set in a strong labour area.
There are similarities to The Full Monty and Robert Carlysle features here along with several other "What have i seen them in?" British support actors.
The detail is good looking at the cars and fashions of the day. I had a mini metro myself but it was never in as good condition as the one featured here.
A bit of a slow start but the show does show promise.