As I have written before...
Writer-director Stephen Poliakoff is the M. Night Shyamalan of British TV drama. He started strong, with dramas that seemed to be new and different. Then, with each new project, his threadbare bag of tricks became more familiar and predictable; what once seemed offbeat became simply irritating, and Poliakoff's narrative deceits became increasingly obvious, no longer distracting us from his inability to create living characters or even a coherent plot.
Is it possible that he has continued this trajectory, and this project is worse than the last?
Sadly, yes.
Can he get even worse? Keep watching, as I am sure the BBC will never cut off his funding.
Writer-director Stephen Poliakoff is the M. Night Shyamalan of British TV drama. He started strong, with dramas that seemed to be new and different. Then, with each new project, his threadbare bag of tricks became more familiar and predictable; what once seemed offbeat became simply irritating, and Poliakoff's narrative deceits became increasingly obvious, no longer distracting us from his inability to create living characters or even a coherent plot.
Is it possible that he has continued this trajectory, and this project is worse than the last?
Sadly, yes.
Can he get even worse? Keep watching, as I am sure the BBC will never cut off his funding.