This show is slow to start. I found the first half of the first episode not terribly interesting and was tempted to turn it off. Hiwever I stuck with it though and was well rewarded as it got much more interesting. As it went on, I found myself better drawn into the both the plot and characters. The plot is improbable (as Dickens often is) but the acting is superb. I enjoyed all the performances. However for me, David Morrissey's portrayal of the school headmaster - Bradley Headstone was the standout performance. (He is not introduced until episode 2.) He conveys such a wide range of emotions playing the obsessed school master and I find myself simultaneously both despising and pitying his character.
Review of Our Mutual Friend
