The Trouble with Maggie Cole

The well-known cast (Dawn French, Mark Heap etc) draw you in, but the cliché characters and cheap storyline develop at an extremely slow pace making for a difficult watch. The writing is truly a mess and all over the place. Neither funny, dramatic or interesting.

I kept watching trying to fathom why ITV thought this would be suitable for an 8pm mid-week slot, possibly more suited as a daytime drama on an unknown satellite channel.

Please please ITV don't waste your money on commissioning another series, a better option would be throwing it down the drain. Dawn French, focus on making another series of the exquisite drama Delicious.

1 star for the stunning location and costumes, most certaintly not worthy of the ghastly writting.

I have no idea what the negative reviewers watched, but it wasn't this show! I found none of their reviews accurate or relevant. This is a very well made show telling a great story with beautiful scenery and great acting. See it for yourself - it's short and I watched it all this morning.

I suppose I have different standards than many other IMDB users. I simply want to be quietly entertained. No politics, no violence, no trying to sway my opinion on one subject or another. Therefore, I find the series pleasant and thoughtful. I never saw ads for it and I am not hampered by recognizing any of the actors. I am currently viewing episode 3 through On Demand PBS in the US and today is Election Day. This is the ticket for me.

Whilst we're meant to be in a golden age of TV, ITV continue to produce rubbish like this, full of cliche characters, badly written dialogue and set in a 1990s world where every teenager is an ASBO, every marriage is on the rocks, every foreigner is treated with disdain. It's like a Brexit version of Broadchurch, only without the humour, drama or interest.

It is painfully slow. The writing is a mess, neither funny enough to be a comedy, nor dramatic enough to be a drama. It's wallpaper TV. What a waste of talent on screen, what a mess from those behind the camera.

I imagine there are a few towns across UK (and the world) where situations like this would/could happen. While some of the storylines a questionable, the cast are very well placed and enjoyable to watch - with Gwyneth Keyworth stealing the show with her dry delivery. Pleasantly surprised by the number of days of sunshine this town receives. ;)