Finding Alice

A quality cast could not make up for the inadequacies of the writing. The idea was good but the average drama took over from the quality humour. Will give series 2 a miss.

I was really excited to watch this as it has such a great cast but so saddened by the awful script!!

I understand it wants to be built as a dramedy, but I don't understand why Alice is so damn stupid....all her lines and actions are so dumb, is so difficult to relate with this show. You even wonder how she survived to this age, and raised a child. After she lost her partner, and her life becomes a mess, it seems all her concerns are to beg for money to buy wine. I am sorry, I love British series, it never happened before to dislike the main character for being an idiot.

The night that Alice, Harry and their daughter move into their new smart home, tragedy strikes, Alice is left vulnerable financially and mentally.

This is one of the most frustrating dramas I have ever endured. Six parts of melodrama, don't come here expecting mystery, suspense, or anything other than pure melodrama.

Not many of the characters here are likeable, indeed most of them are unpleasant, worst of all is Alice, who sees life through one single lens, her own, she's quite unpleasant.

You get a few chuckles, best character for me has to be Nicola, who's funny and very sincere.

An illustrious cast list including Havers, Lumley, Cranham and Jones, all are wasted. You watch Keeley Hawes in Part 5 of It's a Sin, and get an idea of what she's capable of, compare that to this.

Would I watch it again, or recommend it, the answer is no. All of the talent in this could have made something really good. It's irritating. 5/10.

This isn't meant to be a serious drama. Let that sink in and enjoy it.