Curfew

The reviews that make me laugh are the ones that say it's unbelievable. This is a TV show guys. It is supposed to be unbeliveable, it's escapism at its best. If you want truth please don't watch telly, read newspapers or Google anything. I enjoyed this TV show. Dystopian from a different perspective. There are lots of loopholes and unanswered questions like most series. It's nice to see male preclusion being addressed on screen. It definitely offers a different perspective to what's been seen before. I binge watched this. Even though the acting wasn't the best, it was very enjoyable non the less.

"But in a world where men are bound by a curfew from 7pm to 7am"...Well err no, only in the UK according to the storyline.

The whole premise of the show is predicated on making around HALF the entire population wear criminal tracking tags and submit to a curfew! HOW exactly are you going to do that without starting a civil war..?

Had they started the story in the aftermath of a civil war and a curfew was a direct result of that, it would at least be a more credible scenario.

However, this was waaay too far fetched, to imagine it being introduced and accepted by a population as a normal peacetime (completely unenforceable) law, the writers seemingly having forgotten about the UK poll tax riots of the early 90's

And no matter how I tried, sorry just couldn't suspend reality for long enough, to stop laughing my imaginary ankle tracker off at the thought...not the reaction they would be hoping for I'm sure..

The concept definitely had potential to be very interesting and for the most part it lived up to expectations.

Narratively, it could've been stronger. There were too many sub-plots established as attempts at red herrings. Credit where it's due, the ending was unexpected, but the constant red herrings made it hard for viewers to follow along and as usual, opened up a lot of plot holes.

I have no gripes with the performances from the main cast. And the main characters were all fleshed out well and consistent. It seems as though audiences are encouraged to dislike the main two women (played by Mandip Gill and Alexendra Burke) or at the very least dissaprove of their divisive actions, but simultaneously we also found ourselves rooting for them.

Overall, a good watch and would be interested in a second season.

When it comes to TV dramas with unique angles, UK productions never disappoint.

As a male, I know it is very unlikely that such a law will pass given the reality of our society but this TV series imagines a situation where it does. Where to prevent violence towards women by strangers especially at night, men are prohibited from being outside between 7pm and 7am.

If acts of violence are committed, who would have done it? Are women also capable of doing to themselves what men have done for years? Is a fair investigation without bias possible? Would the men accept this type of law? Is it capable of letting us know how women have felt and complained about for years? What would such a society be like and is it sustainable? These are some of the plot points examined in the most entertaining and suspense-filled manner on this show, Curfew.

The cast so far is great, with a few familiar faces like Sarah Parish from shows like "Bancroft" and the more recent "Industry". While the unraveling of the story has its good, bad and impossible sides, I am four episodes in and give it a 7 out of 10 for making me binge-watch it.

Ignore the rate-bombing from you know who. It is a really good show.

This is a good drama with interesting themes being explored.

Its suspicious to me that the bad reviews focus simply on accusing this of being man hating. It brings up themes around violence on women and what could be done to improve this. It also turns some views back around to men, perhaps to get them to think about the learned culture they have been brough up in.

If its not obvious it is a work of fiction and of course could not really happen in real life...........!

As a murder mystery its alright - but its the rest of it that is the bigger message. The last ep is well paced with a suitable conclusion.