Roadkill

Roadkill, a British semi-Drama series with only 4 episodes! Initially, I thought that it would be a compact, well-paced Drama pursuing to a second season whatever story it had. Well, after watching it, it falls hard on the face.

• (+) Great acting by Hugh Laurie as always. The near-only very good performance here. Worth mentioning are Helen McCrory and Millie Brady too.
• (+) Some touching and funny moments relating to the main character's personal life.
• (+) Nice filming and instructive cinematography.
• (-) Slow, bland and uninteresting screenplay and developments.
• (-) Awful music and piano playing in the background. More like a score suitable for a light-hearted but depressed comedy series.
• (+-) Some interesting twists and turns, having the weight of five ping-pong balls.

A series to forget, besides the marvelous acting of Hugh Laurie.

I find it humorously ironic that the consumer reviews section highlights one of the main subtexts of this well crafted show. A lot of sensationalist polarised opinions based on political allegiance rather than acknowledgement of a well written script and some standout performances. I agree that the characters are a bit 2D but the show needs to form a base from which to develop. I hope the BBC comissioners give this show the future it deserves as there's a lot of interesting and engaging stuff here.

So now I got the public service announcement out of the way, lets discuss this series so far.

Acting is solid, pacing is suitable. Dialog seems a bit unnatural at times. Its as if the cast don't really gel, but sometimes that takes time in a new series.

Subtle comedy and intrigue support what would suite those who like dry slow-roll political drama. It has enough to keep you watching, but mostly because of Laurie's character and on-screen presence.

I would not recommend for those not familiar with UK politics. Most US viewers won't understand some of the political interactions.

For this genre and target audience its a solid entry. It may end up being something special eventually, but currently its a little stunted- and that's what stops it being great.

7.5/10

...And after watching it you can judge it yourself, not based on your political opinion, but on the serie. It deserves more than a 6 on Imdb, for sure.

I have watched the 4 episodes of this show and I think it has some ups and downs, but as someone who is not British and mostly centralist in my own political views I felt I needed to give my thoughts in hopes of offering some fair perspective. Now in ep 1 I really felt the show was biased and anti-right wing, so for people who only saw ep 1, I see where you are coming from, but I did feel later episodes sort of shifted that narrative, Peter's personality is layered and his ambition isn't ideological, they do make an effort to show he's coming from a place of conviction not just greed or hate, he sees his actions as for the betterment of his country, the story isn't even about the ideology it's about how politics and scandals go together and I think the way the story concludes is quite effective. Is it amazing or earth shatter, No. Is it leaning a certain way politically, yes. Is it an entertaining 4 hours of content where you find yourself rooting for the "bad guys", absolutely! I wish everyone would give it a fair shake! but also acknowledge that people have different political views and it's ok if they like/dislike a show for the way it handles them, it's fine, but what's not fine is when those views completely cloud your judgment.