The first, all too short series of just three episodes was sublime. Both of the main characters, played by Toby Stevens and Lucy Punch, were well written and wonderfully acted. It was billed as a comedy drama, and that's what they achieved. There are a few comedic touches (like the opening of the first episode) that had me howling with laughter.
Unfortunately, the second series wasn't written by the series originator, and Lucy Punch was replaced with the gorgeous, but not quite as funny, Miranda Raison. I was at a dinner with Miranda a while ago, and asked her about the series. Like me, she wished that there had been a third series, and she also would have liked it to have been written by Howard Overman - the fellow who wrote the first series.
How I wish that the series had continued, but the BBC had been infested with PC drones by the time of the second series, and there was no chance that something so un-PC would ever be commissioned.
Toby - if you read this, and fancy doing another series, I might be able to get the ear of the folks at Netflix.......
Unfortunately, the second series wasn't written by the series originator, and Lucy Punch was replaced with the gorgeous, but not quite as funny, Miranda Raison. I was at a dinner with Miranda a while ago, and asked her about the series. Like me, she wished that there had been a third series, and she also would have liked it to have been written by Howard Overman - the fellow who wrote the first series.
How I wish that the series had continued, but the BBC had been infested with PC drones by the time of the second series, and there was no chance that something so un-PC would ever be commissioned.
Toby - if you read this, and fancy doing another series, I might be able to get the ear of the folks at Netflix.......