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The lives of Sam and Rebecca are turned upside down when two young lads break into their house one night, a series of bizarre events follow.

I think some of the reviews are very unfair, particularly from those that switched off after ten minutes.

It's a mix of ok and bad, and a score of six may seem high, but I liked the basic plot outline, and I always enjoy watching Elaine Cassidy.

I'll give it a few extra points for one shallow reason, Tom Meeten is pretty cute, and it's the closest copy of Basil Fawlty that I have ever seen, his ranting and raving, and agitated behaviour are pretty amusing.

I think Elaine Cassidy and Sally Lindsay are the stars of the show, some of the other acting is a little amateur it's fair to say.

I was reminded of the Francis Durbridge dramas from the 1960's (recommended dvds) where the writer attempts to deliver twist after twist, after twist. It works to a degree.

My favourite part, the amount of times the name Angela was used.

All in all, it's not bad, 6/10.

Oh boy! That guy is such a bad actor it ruins everything.

This odd piece of channel 5 weirdness is a strange stew of Irish actors not being Irish and Irish locations not being Ireland. Why they went this route and we got to witness a magnificent array of wobbly English accents I have no idea but it's not even the least plausible thing about this series. The first episode is built on a relatively intriguing premise but it just keeps getting more and more insane, like a rambling badly written book - to the point that the central hook just gets suffocated by a tangle of ever-more-inexplicable side plots that go nowhere.

Tom Meeten's inexplicable James O'Brien-esque "LBC" radio host seems to be played entirely as a comedy role and Helen Behan is absorbingly mad but they make the more grounded Cassidy and Lindsay seem impossibly stoic in comparison. I think I just watched the whole thing on the strength of The Young Offender's Shane Casey who sadly turned out to be very underutilized side character. In fact - bin the whole weird dour murder conspiracy rubbish, actually set it in Ireland and have it be a touching dramedy about Casey's frustrated radio producer trying to keep Meeten in line. I'd watch that. I wish I'd watched that.

Yet another psychological drama made for British TV featuring affluent, successful people who have no likeable qualities, and who stumble through their chaotic lives making one bad decision after another. One wonders how they ever became affluent and successful in the first place!

The three main characters are not only un-likeable, they are actually unpleasant, which makes having any sympathy or empathy for them just about impossible. The acting isn't great, the characters are very two-dimensional, the plot is unconvincing and the screenplay is tired, lame and unimaginative.

It's one of those series that thinks it is clever, original and 'edgy', but is in fact boring, predictable and just plain daft.

Worst drama of 2021 so far on British TV, a complete Turkey, makes The Drowning (also C5) look top notch, which takes some doing.

It's desperately unconvincing from the opening scene and continues in the same vein on a downward spiral till it becomes laughable for all the wrong reasons.

The direction, writing and acting were all way off and as for the plot.. They even had the same family liaison officer for the victim and perpetrator's family, like that would happen..

A preposterous melodrama - avoid..

Except.....it's not meant to be! Am I in London, the West Country, Northern or Southern Ireland? Are these people really actors? Did a child write the story? Channel 5 has excelled itself, in putting on a 'drama' which actually makes 'The Drowning' look average! MORE PLEASE!!

Fail to understand so much criticism. To me it was a smart, sharp, taut thriller. Only 4 episodes, each character had a place in the story. A completely different ending, refreshing in many ways. In fact, quite a lot better than some of the woke trash bbc has been dishing out in the garb of murder mysteries. Just plain and simple good old TV. Thank goodness.

The story line simply makes no sense and two of the key characters act like they are on a different planet with their behaviour and lines. Also where is this set? He works at London City Radio and talks to listeners from Taunton yet lives next to the sea where all the cars are Northern Ireland registered and the streets and buildings appear to be in the Republic of Ireland. Oh dear. Watched the first episode and had reservations but tried a second episode but had to switch off after 15 mins as it descended to becoming simply dreadful to bear watching anymore.

Back in 1997, mobile phones didn't have a flashlight! First USA 2002 & UK 2010!

Another Chanel 5 gem. As bad as The Drowning if that's even possible. As I watched as much as I could stomach, I questioned the Genre of this farce drama and concluded it should be categorized as Black comedy.

When the reviews slate the TV series, especially................ "I turned off after 10 mins, it was soooooooooo bad" or "I made it to the end, so you don't have to".

Don't hesitate. Turn on, tune in. Enjoy.

When the performance is "lumpy at best", the acting is flat and saved by "the few" and the storyline is ssssooooooooooooooo over the top.

Turn on. Tune in. Enjoy.

Never blindly accept reviews.

Ps Turn on. Tune in. Enjoy.

Good news, Channel 5 continues its move into commissioning great original drama. Bad news, 'Intruder' doesn't come anywhere near meeting the requirements to satisfy the adjective,'great'.

This must have a detrimental effect on the broadcaster's reputation for providing quality programmes.

Having watched just the first two episodes, it's clear to me that the problem with the series comes down to 3 main things:

1. The budget is too low (or appears to be). Channel 5 has teamed with Irish Television for further funding and as a consequence the series has to be filmed in Ireland, doubling as England. The result gives the whole thing a strange look. It's a bit like seeing the Hollywood Hills in the distance on the outdoor London set in the Austin Powers movie.

2. The screenplays have not been rigorously vetted during development or pre-production; as a result there is a lack of structure, dialogue and characterisation.

3. The directing is below par. There are sequences where it is quite clear that there has been little or no blocking or rehearsal; as a consequence the actors appear as if they don't quite know where to stand or what is going on. This usually happens when there is an inadequate shooting day schedule; brought on because the budget is too low. There is no directorial 'flair' so the whole thing comes over as drab; no clever camera movements or inspirational lighting.

The overall effect of these problems has resulted, sadly, in an amateur feel to the whole thing.

To be fair , though, there are some very good scenes and story twists and turns, but these are overwhelmed by the bad ones. They have a very competent cast but they are under directed and, as a result, are susceptible to over act.

Let's hope the next drama series from Channel 5 brings about more positive reviews.

Because I'm quite stubborn (and there was nothing else on) I'm ashamed to say I sat through the entire four hours of this. No likeable characters and a ridiculous storyline. It felt like some improv in a secondary school drama class where even the pupils were embarrassed. I can't stress how bad it was with an implausible plot with more holes than a fishing net. I've seen the female lead in other things and she's been great, her and Sally Lindsey are far too good for this, maybe they were desperate to get out the house during lockdown?!

I can't improve on the other reviws, just add my weight to them. If you've seen "The Drowning", well, it's as bad as that.

After episode 1 I decided to treat this as a comedy and watched the whole series. Absolute drivel. The acting was awful. Can't get those 4 hours of my life back, thank god I'm on lockdown with nothing else to do!

Pity that this has some bad reviews but these people think that game of thrones is good viewing.

It's well written, suspenseful and totally different from the worn out crap these people think is good telly.

Oh, good heavens! You'd have to go a long, long way and look under a lot of scabby rocks to find another series this bad. Sally Lindsay, bless her, maybe she's broke? Would there be another reason for her to lend her talent to such inane, cringe worthy drivel? This is so far beyond awful, it's hard to find the words for it. I lasted two and a half episodes and had to save myself and pull the pin. The actors were all so thoroughly obnoxious and embarrassingly bad, I felt like throwing them all off a cliff myself. Totally forgettable, monumental waste of time. Shame, because with a bit of focus on a slightly more believable plot, and some halfway decent acting, it had potential to be watchable. But no, not for me.

Very. Very disappointed !! For goodness sake i would rather watch a test screen from the 70 s.

Surely one of the worst products of the year Wooden acting a plot so implausible I simply continued to witness the denouement Sam is portrayed as a hysterical lunatic who could only shout out ANGELA ANGELA AD NAUSEAM Ashamed to admit I watched it.

This had potential, It didn't deliver .Save yourself sometime ,Give it a miss ,I wish I did !!!

Terrible acting & a story line that fell well below my expectations.