Mr Loverman

Lennie James is a much underrated actor who has taken on some gritty roles in his career. Was far more impressed with his performance in another BBC miniseries _The State Within, back in 2006.

However, no matter how you dress this up with rationalised pseudo reasoning, it comes down to portraying someone who never had the guts to live as themselves, but chose to destroy another person's life and happiness along with their family. So much for marriage vows to his wife..!

All rather strange, when you consider how long SSM was fought for, and yet here, a nearly lifelong marriage is discarded as almost a complete irrelevance to the story!

The first episode has a tagline.. "Is Barry brave enough to leave his wife?" Why is the final act of being unfaithful to your wife for decades described as being .."brave" ?

This isn't an uncommon theme, the question is...why are dramas like this attempting to make a virtue out of the appalling philandering behaviour of a husband..is it just because he's gay? ..talk about double standards!

The delicate storyline was handled brilliantly ... the acting was superb and camera angles and filming spot on to create the right mood and intrigue. I loved every minute of this series and was bereft when it ended as wanted to find out how the characters continued their story. Must see.

It's a tricky storyline that could challenge certain cultures and generations but was beautifully handled. It had me both crying and laughing. The flash backs to the past were so believable using a strong cast, clever make up and costume. This series should win awards in my opinion - never seen anything quite like it

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Not read the book but recognise an impressive piece of literary fiction portrayed beautifully by some great acting.

The homosexual sex scenes are maybe at times too heavy. The weaving in and out of the past can also occasionally be difficult to follow but is mainly very pertinent and intensely moving adding nicely into the running story line. The subject of homosexuality is still today although better than yesterday often difficult for many people to come to terms with and hopefully viewing this engaging film will bring more understanding into the public arena. The drama of youth going along tracks not necessarily, in line with parental aspirations is also nicely woven into the story. I found it moving and believable.

I wonder just how good the rest of the cast were because WOW! WOW! WOW! A tour de force with knobs on performance from Lennie James which has awards stamped all over it.

The story unfolds visiting the different characters so you must watch all episodes to follow and understand the story.

I can't throw enough superlatives at this. Just watch it.please.

I am forced to write more about this by imdb but really, more words do this no justice. I hate telling you what the story is about which must, by its very nature, contain spoilers which would be out of context with the series.

A coming og age perhaps.

Wow. Just wow. I accidentally stumbled upon this magnificent gem and how delighted I am. Beautifully shot with excellent performances by all, I was truly surprised how much story was tightly packed into each 30 minute episodes (I didn't score a 10 simply because of my selfish desire to see these characters for 60 minutes).

The story authentically captures the essence of West Indian life (the music, the accent and nuances of speech, slang words, the cultural sensitivities, food, and the deep influence of religion) as well as the immigrant experience (prohibition on speaking patois by youngsters, youngsters struggling to straddle both worlds - that of their family and that of their adopted home). The emotions are raw and runs deep.

When people are prohibited from living as their true authentic selves due to fear of ostracism or death, they are more inclined to enter into relationships for cover which creates more hurt and deceit. This series is a gift of remembrance to the many unknown men and women who suffered in silence and forced to live inauthentic lives.