When I first watched this when it was broadcast in 2012 I was left wanting. I found the way the episodes concentrated on different characters perspectives made me not care about them. The sinking scenes were rushed and I couldn't help but want to watch James Cameron's version and A Night To Remember or even the Catherine Zeta- Jones version. I decided last night to watch the whole series again and I enjoyed it so much more. The episode format grew on me although I was sad that some of the characters played little or no part in the middle episodes. I found the production values to be quite good considering the budget constraints they had. The lighting was too dark in places which made it difficult to see what was going on at times. This might have been to make the viewer feel like they were in the action but for me this didn't work. I found the survival of some of the characters hard to believe especially the Earl of Manton. Overall though this was a watchable account of the sinking of the Titanic, I would imagine that if they had a bigger budget they could have done that much more with the sinking scenes. My favourite Titanic adaptations are as follows, 1st - James Cameron's 1997 epic, 2nd - 1958 British effort A Night To Remember, 3rd - 1996 Catherine Zeta-Jones mini-series, 4th - This ITV version, 5th - S.O.S. Titanic, 6th - 1953 version.
Review of Titanic
