Down Cemetery Road

First, it's so nice to see Ruth Wilson again. Having just finished rewatching Luther, it's refreshing to see her in this role.

Emma Thompson plays her character well.

She is such a versatile actress.

The visual effects in the first episode were impressive.

I find the 1st episodes interesting enough to continue the series. Interested in seeing where this goes!

The first episode is a bit of a mess. I'm glad I watched the second one. It was much better. There is a bit of a surprise in it, I won't give it away but, it isn't bad. Overall, I'm going to give it a few more episodes, although TBH this weekly thing Apple has, and Amazon, is a bit annoying. But, I'll keep watching, or maybe wait until it's down completely. Not sure yet.

As a few others are pointing out here, there's a new wave of crime shows that try to mix drama and comedy, quirky and comedic characters with more "real" characters. Sometimes it works, like in the first seasons of Slow Horses, or in Department Q, and sometimes it doesn't, like in this case. Ruth Wilson is in full drama mode, she frets, and frowns and overacts in every scene, while Emma Thompson just... chills... and seems to desperately try to do what Gary Oldman does in SH but with a very different outcome. The result is that the two of them don't seem to belong to same story and the show feels very uneven and, ultimately, watching this show feels like eating steak and dessert at the same time. Not terrible, just weird.

Definitely watchable but it was like there were two sets of actors given different instructions as to the intended tone of the storytelling. Getting the mix of comedy and drama right isn't easy and the creators of this show have not demonstrated the necessary skills in the first episode. The mismatch took from the tension.

The necessary comparison with Slow Horses shows where the genius of that show lies - the humour is to the fore but underpinnned by solid drama. Here the drama is to the fore and undermined by the comedic elements. Good but could have been better.

OMG people get past the first episode, before reviewing I have seen so many series that didn't catch my attention in the first episode then became absolute firm favourites...I'm third episode in and now hooked, strong cast nothing is quite as it seems, as definitely not as predictable as I initially presumed which is always a delight.