In the past the BBC made many cheesy or lame looking fantasy and adventure themed shows based on legendary characters and stories, like Merlin and Robin Hood, this was one of the first I was willing to give a real chance, and I'm actually glad I did. Basically in the present day Jason (Jack Donnelly) went out to sea searching for his missing father, and entering a strange part of the waters he went through some portal, and he wakes up washed up on the shore of the ancient and legendary lost city of Atlantis, but he comes to accept life in his home. His friends who he stays with are Hercules (Mark Addy), who is not physically and socially like what the legends suggest, and Pythagoras (Robert Emms), the historically famous mathematician and philosopher, his love interest who may have a duty to the gods and her people and out of his reach is the princess Ariadne (Aiysha Hart), daughter of King Minos (Alexander Siddig), and his most common enemy, and to the people, is the queen Pasiphaë (Sarah Parish). Throughout the series Jason is told by The Oracle (Juliet Stevenson) that he was brought to Atlantis for a reason, and that he is the chosen one, and slowly we found out more reasons why that is the case, as other Greek legends that he knows from history and mythology come to life, and he proves himself a hero with great skills in fighting, strategy and physical endurance. The Greek legends that have appeared include the Minotaur, Circe the Witch (Lucy Cohu), Medusa (Jemima Rooper) who Hercules loves who is cursed with the snake hair and the stare that turns people to stone, Pandora's box, the living and fighting skeleton warriors (like Jason and the Argonauts) and much more, including of course the mention of the various Greek gods, such as Poseidon, Hades, Dionysus and some others. The stories that come about each episode are not just an introduction to the other popularised Greek legends and myths, besides the action and fights that occur they are also full of moral dilemmas for the characters both together and individually, on occasion they must follow fate and make the right choices, and of course fulfilling destiny is the most common storyline. Also starring Oliver Walker as Heptarian, Joe Dixon as Ramos, Hannah Arterton as Korinna, Ken Bones as Melas, Lou Broadbent as Ione, Anton Lesser as Kyros, Julian Glover as Eunapius, Robert Lindsay as Daedalus, Donald Sumpter as Tiresius and John Hannah as Tychon, Jason's father. Donnelly cuts it just about as the good looking and willing hero, Emms is a likable intelligent sidekick, Hart is nice looking as the heroine, Parish is fantastic as the cold-hearted and power hungry villain, and Stephenson is a good mysterious knowledgeable character, but my favourite is definitely Addy as the alternative Hercules, an overweight, lazy, boozing and greedy slob, but all in all highly lovable and reliable friend. I was expecting this show to be cheesy and lame, like the ones that have become before, and to be honest I did stop watching after the third episode because I wasn't sure, but when I picked it back up again I actually found it great fun, simple entertainment with the right amount of humour, action, special effects and plots to keep you watching, an enjoyable fantasy adventure drama. Very good!