Taken Down

I suspect many other reviewers are a little impatient and wanting more cheer in their viewing. So be it. But for this family, this gritty Irish production rewarded us for our patience and acceptance of some pretty confronting activity in the lives of vulnerable people trying to assimilate into a new country. Yes, it's heartbreaking in places. And yes, the frustration of the police seemed a little too real at times. But this is one fine, fine production, with tight scripting, beautifully poignant human moments amongst the filth, and believable characters. Well done to the production team. Sometimes art reflects life more than some can accept.

This was a good story the whole way through.

That' being said,this one if full of scumbags. This may aswell be a true story too for how often this stuff does happen.

In order to not spoil it,i I'm being vague.

Definitely worth a watch.

Having sat through this slow but compelling series, I was truely disappointed that there was no definite conclusion - either for or against the bad guys; who let's face it, are truely bad. If there is to be a seventh and concluding episode or second series all well and good. At the moment it sits as a good crime novel with the last chapter missing. This is either a very poor artistic decision on the part of the director or they simply ran out of money. Either way, it went from being a 9/10 series to a 5/10 series. A seventh concluding episode or something simple in the closing credits like "Series 2 Coming Soon" would have been enough. Shame.

The storyline is quite good with some decent acting but the pace is beyond slow which ruins the watch.

It made me laugh, to see how many people used the word "Slow" in their reviews here on IMDb.

Really? "Slow" is hardly the word for it. "Slow" applied to this series is a candy-coated euphemism if ever there was one.

I've watched plenty of slow-paced Brit Crime Drama and, believe me when I tell you----------- **those** were like watching Usain Bolt run the 100m compared to this oozingly, sluggishly, painfully drawn-out masterpiece of enervation.

That said, it does have its redeeming qualities. Or-----it must have. I am still watching it. Still in its grip, waiting to see if, in this century, the baddies get their comeuppance. I hope I live long enough.

Just finished episode 6 of Season One.