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Watched the first episode which I nearly gave up on because it was a bit slow and the acting was pretty grim, especially the main protagonist. So I came on here to read the reviews and even though most were giving the show 8 or more stars I was already agreeing with the 3 Star reviews. I decided to forgo episodes 2 and 3 and just watch the last one for closures sake. The storyline is fairly predictable with lots of fillers so I'm glad it wasn't six episodes like some reviewers wanted. To me it could have been told in one hour like one of Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected. Glad I didn't waste too much time on it.

Love Jason Statham films but feel I cant give this more than 5 stars due mostly because this one doesn't have much of a storyline and relies on many many shoot em up scenes, which are great as always, but I need more. Also, must have been made in England as I recognised many actors putting on their American accents (not very well in most cases). Statham's earlier films had some kind of storyline more than just revenge let's get even but these days it's like all he does is fight em, shoot em, kill em and although I'll probably still watch I will inevitably be disappointed. Got to use up more characters for this review so will add Minnie Driver wasn't used enough. She's great and deserves bigger roles.

It started off great and couldn't wait to find out what happened next. I got to episode 5 and found my attention wandering because the storyline began to drag. Especially the woman cop's story which just repeated itself scene after scene and it got to the point where I began to fast forward everytime her scenes came on. The same old thing over and over, on and on with her husband. Maybe she sorts it out by the end but I don't care. I think I'll jump a few episodes and watch from 9 onwards. I'm sure I'll catch up and still know what's what. Good story and excellent acting from all concerned but like many tv series these days they contain too much padding. I keep shouting at the screen Get On With It. (Well, I've tried to submit my review but apparently it's too short so I'll just find some more words to pad it out - a bit like this series.