Collateral

I don't understand all the low reviews. I found this series to be very riveting. It was multi-layered with characters stories intertwined. I was sorry when it was over.

I know I can be quite generous when it comes to reviewing shows, but when there's quality there I will always point out. Even I am struggling to pick out huge positives for Collateral, I enjoyed the opening episode, I was very impressed by the acting and production values, but somehow it just seems to fall short. I delayed watching it as I watched Trauma, stupid to transmit two shows with John Sim simultaneously. Trauma came in for some major criticism, but I quite liked it, at least it gave Sim a chance to show of his acting quality. I made the right choice as Collateral seems to promise so much, just not deliver, it was a little confusing, a little too clever for its own good and just a little uninspiring. I quite liked the story, but the execution didn't really do it justice. Had the series had episode one's quality all the way through it would have gotten a much higher rating. Not bad, should have been excellent. 6/10

Collateral (2018), is a new four part limited mini-series that was made by BBC and presented to the rest of the world as a Netflix Original. We were thoroughly intrigued by the trailer which promised a lot with the stellar cast. The 4 episodes of this mini series occur over four consecutive days. They have tried to address too many issues in this short mini series, which in my opinion might have muddles the waters a bit. Carey Mulligan as DI Kip Gillespe, Jeany Spark as Major Sandrine Shaw, John Simm as MP David Mars and Nicola Walker (one of my favorite mini screen actors) as a gay clergy were stellar in their roles.

The series has bits about the pains of a homecoming soldier, the desperation of the refugees fleeing from their terror riddled home countries, drug abuse amongst young mothers, LGBT acceptance amongst the English clergy, rank abusing Army superiors and the immigration stance that has ravaged all developed nations. They have bitten off more than can chew and it becomes glaringly obvious when you watch the characters struggle with their problems.

To summarize, I would say its a decent watch which promised a lot more than it eventually delivered. Too many issues and too little a screen time (and yet there were a few boring fleeting moments in between) might have acted against in making this an exceptional watch. Its a nice enough watch but nothing earth shattering.

I really I don't get them. Yes, the first episode seemed like a lot of characters coming altogether at the same time, actually, that was what I felt, they were all presented at the same time while I got lost on who was who; anyway, should TV always be empty? Or worst, bare? I don't think so.

It's the BBC and by the 2nd episode the serie finally got me interested, I'll give a 7 stars to this pending the 2 upcoming episoded, so far I don't think it deserves anything below (nor beyond) that.

Yes, The Honorauble Woman was a 9, I know the BBC can do better, we all do but I'll give this a chance.

This is TV. This is drama... All I see in the reviews are polarised views on Brexit / Build a wall / Make Britain Great Again vs. Hippyism / Leninism / stalinism...

Is that what it's become? two completely inconsolable halves?

The whole idea of this show was as that there ARE no clear divides between what is white and what is black. When Kip said "we are the people." she meant it... We are not Politick. We are not Robotic. We are not Servants. We are people. We are humans. We each deserve case by case assessment...

Of course, this show was also demonstrating that this would be impractical in any sense....

still... top marks for acting and raising to our attention the plight of both foreigners in the UK and the services that have to deal with them either for or against their own opinion of what is right.