A sex, crime and political thriller set in London. You expect pomp, ceremony, uplifting views of the famous landmarks, the sense of common decency and fair play and the dry British sense of humour and the great British stiff upper lip seeing you through every situation. If this is what you want or come to expect then this isn't the series for you.
John Simm's Farage-esque character seems to be the only British person in London and one of the few aged over 40.
There is no humour, no warmth towards the characters, no British intensity and an international cast that only seem to be able to speak English in whispers and can't decide when to speak English or their own tongues to one another.
This is an EU production, funded by various tax schemes so they are obviously upset at Britain's departure from the club.
Without any British financial assistance, Britain is shown in a negative light with the flag-waving being used to show the Brits to be the bad guys and out of touch.
Such a shame that what could have been a good drama allowed politics to get in the way.
Slow, plodding and pointless. Should there be a series 2 then at least The Studio won't be in London.
Not a bad finish to this Finnish drama though.
Review of Cold Courage
