Moving On

I could scream hearing the piano playing far too loud and repeating those same notes over and over, to the point I couldn't hear the actors.

And this folks....is why I adore British TV. They play this in the afternoon! This quality TV is head and shoulders above any prime time American shows! The casting, writing, acting, the way all british tv is filmed. I simply can't watch anything but british tv. The high quality is phenomenal.

I found this series because I'd thoroughly enjoyed Jimmy McGovern's "The Street," which was excellent, and unlike "Moving On" portrayed human drama in a much less mawkish, soapy way. I'd also watched "Broken" and found that to be excellent. So I looked up other series written or created by Jimmy McGovern. Sadly, Moving On is a real disappointment. It is true, as other reviewers have pointed out, that it features many well-known British actors, but even their impressive skills can't uplift the "poor me" storytelling. Perhaps I should have skipped Season 1. After the first three episodes, the repetitive, cloying, tinkling piano score became literally painful to hear. I did skip ahead to Season 9 and was relieved to NOT hear that music. But the stories were no less sadsack with exasperatingly victim-y or angry characters who blame other people or circumstances for their desperate, sad situations, or worse yet, go looking for reasons to feel angry, sad, and sorry for themselves. I'm mystified as to the "10" ratings reviewers have given. This is no better than any other melodramatic, sentimental soap opera. Ugh. No thanks.

If you're looking for a series that touches on all aspects of modern life, that many people have either seen or been a part of, then watch this. It can pull at the heart strings, but it does make you feel and understand the many emotions and actions that can occur in any walks of life. Some you may recognise as being familiar, or what you've heard about in the news etc.

The creator is Jimmy McGovern who created the wonderful series Accused. If you've seen Moving On but not Accused, I highly suggest you do. If you've seen Accused and curious about Moving On, you won't be disappointed.

I absolutely LOVED this series, every single season of it was great. The beauty of it all is these are everyday scenarios that could happen to anyone. Some stories make you laugh, while others make you cry. But each one holds a lesson to be learned.