Too Good to be True

My first thought about this was 'Surely they haven't given away the plot in the title?'. After about 30 minutes I realised the answer was 'Yes, they have'.

At this point I decided to turn my brain off to prevent any possible damage but continued watching. Actually, if you watch it in brain off mode it's not that bad, there was even a twist at the very end that I didn't see coming, the sort where you ask yourself afterwards: 'Why didn't I see that coming?'.

Channel 5 give us new dramas on a very small budget which is great but sometimes the quality suffers. It's unambitious, undemanding viewing, you will see worse shows this year, which is a depressing thought.

Having watched some utter dross in 2024 whe it comes to tv drama I went into this with some trepidation as a result of all the recent reviews. This is a little predictable but is easy to watch and does have a storyline. I think some of the reviews are a little harsh considering some dramas I've watched based upon good reviews only to find they are shockingly bad. I'm glad it's only 4 episodes long however the story flows nicely, setting the scene and although most people would scoff at the storyline by saying "well this is too good to be true" I guess that's the whole point.

Overall I would say this is worth a watch if at a loose end.

I am a completist by nature. A crappy book, I will finish, etc. So, having been 2 episodes in on this drivel, I decided to just finish it. First off, I switched it off twice because the little boy Liam, was the most annoying kid I have ever seen on television. They really pulled out all the stops for this caricature. Glasses, check...Short in stature...check. Know it all...check.

This made zero sense. You are googling his wealth in episode 3?

She's a cleaner, who never does anything but walk around with a dust cloth. She has this horrible kid. She has an awful accent.

He was on Downton Abby and he is a good actor, but this was a horrible project.

He " casually meets her", and the drama unfolds, from a really stupid premise.

I just watched the 4 episodes.

I'd not heard of the male lead and man he can act but why oh why was he in this trash?

The other actors were laughable and the female lead with her either smiling expression or pained expression and nothing in-between was unwatchable.

The poor kid should have stayed at school as he ain't got no career in acting!

I can't work out whether it was the writer's fault or director's fault or just the whole sorry lot that this was so bad.

It was a Channel 5 afternoon USA type film on steroids.

Channel 5 seem to take the viewer for fools as it was all so non sensical and full of holes. It had me shouting at the screen!

Why do they use the same template for everything now.

I'll most definitely look out for things with Allen Leech but that's the only good thing to come out of this.

The story line is very predictable and the acting is nothing to write home about, very stiff, no flow, it just needs some ump, if you know what I mean.

Could have been really good with different main actors.

The house and the classic cars are very impressive, would it happen in real life, not sure, it may do, but I would hope they have more fun than these two.

Been loads of these types of series, this is not one of the best, can't see there been a series two, if there is please change the actors, someone with a little bit my ump and character.

Best actor is the little lad, better than the two main actors.