The Last Post

I found the plot line very gripping on many levels.Here is a tale of the soldiers Empire clinging on,the men and women in the frontline facing ideology and forces they don't understand.It is very relevant to today's Middle East,especially ISIS .The claustrophobic lives of the wives,the rules the men live by which are starting to fail are vividly captured. Fine acting by everybody! Congratulations,a great series with something real to say.

I was really looking forward to this series, however it is disappointing. I can ignore some of the issues such as the inaccurate process etc. The military action scenes are really pathetic. The portrayal of the SAS was disrespectful , they looked like a bunch of raw recruits . I hope it improves as many of the other scenes work well

Unlike several other reviewers, i didn't serve in Aden, and don't know what types of weapon the RMP used or what sorts of planes people few in on.

However, i didn't watch this series in order to discover such details, and if you do, I fear that as well as being disappointed you may be missing the point. This is an entertainment, but also an allegory -- on the one hand a tale of decline and fall, on the other a tale of compromised decency. Evelyn Waugh meets the evil in war, as it were.

If military verisimilitude is your thing, this may not work for you; but if you liked Parade's End, the Tudors, and Brideshead Revisited (as I did), I think it will.

I only saw the first episode of this series and I loved it. It had enough teasers in to get me hooked on the promise of entertaining future episodes.

Being exposed to the military myself (Not the British Army) I have seen a post in a hostile environment, where the military families (living on base, sometimes with vast different backgrounds) are flung together for periods of time - Those families do not have the luxury of failing to make it work.

This makes for interesting living arrangements and dynamics. Women don't always have it easy, despite who you are and where you come from, you are pegged to your husband's status and position. A bit tricky to navigate when you are living in each other's pockets.

Be aware that there might be small details that are not 100 % correct regarding the setting. However, looking past that, I am crossing my fingers that this series has potential.

I'm really surprised by the number of negative reviews on here. The Last Post was a fabulous drama. I can't speak for the historically accuracy of the details but the cinematography, the scenery and the overall picture painted were beautiful and rang true to me.

The story unfolded very effectively over the six episodes giving a mix of the overall political backdrop with a number of more personal dramas each of which was engaging and interesting.

The acting was a delight. Just about every performance was perfect.