I have possessed this series on a DVD I recorded for a long time and only recently did my wife and I watch it. We enjoyed it immensely. There are two main stars, of course, but it really is an ensemble piece. Many of the minor characters are fully developed and add to the story. And almost all of the characters fit in and have good chemistry with each other. There are a couple of unlikeable ones, but even one of them is presented in such a balanced fashion that we can't hate her in the end, but rather fell sorry for her.
There are accents here, obviously. We watch a lot of UK programming and there were a few places where I couldn't understand what was being said, but I think it was because of the quality of the recording rather than the accents.
There is real drama here, but enough humor to offset the heavier bits. In fact, though it does get serious now and then, there were other times I was expecting the worst and it didn't happen. I found it to be predictable in a few places but by no means throughout.
And a final word about the character of the main character's young son. He is not the wisecracking precocious kid you often get in movies and sitcoms. He is sweet and believable and, in much of the series, he resides at the center of the plot.
These people care about each other and try to do the right thing, but life is complicated, isn't it?
There are accents here, obviously. We watch a lot of UK programming and there were a few places where I couldn't understand what was being said, but I think it was because of the quality of the recording rather than the accents.
There is real drama here, but enough humor to offset the heavier bits. In fact, though it does get serious now and then, there were other times I was expecting the worst and it didn't happen. I found it to be predictable in a few places but by no means throughout.
And a final word about the character of the main character's young son. He is not the wisecracking precocious kid you often get in movies and sitcoms. He is sweet and believable and, in much of the series, he resides at the center of the plot.
These people care about each other and try to do the right thing, but life is complicated, isn't it?