Baghdad Central

What got my attention to this show that i had the opportunity to attend the first episode as premiere in the theatres, and to be honest i was surprised and attracted to the story of the first episode and had the curiosity to know how this will end.

I would say it has a lot of surprises and twists but some of them are expected if you could just think a little. They summed all the aspects of Iraq War in a story of one iraqi family, and they showed how this war affected everyone both the invaders and the occupied people.

The rhythm of the series is variant, sometimes it's on a high pace with a lot of events and surprises, and other times it goes slowly to the borders of boredom.

"Waleed Zuaiter" was definitely the star here, his reactions and accent are the best in the series, second comes "Bertie Carvel" who nailed the role of the despicable invader. All other actors didn't make impressive nor awful acting.

The music and sound effects play a great role here in attracting the audience, but you may feel annoyed a little bit by the mixed language and accents .

Finally, it's a worth to watch series if you are interested to know more about the internal affairs of Iraq War 2003.

I really enjoyed the mixture of Arabic and English the characters were speaking. My Arabic is not great but I could follow a lot of what people were saying. The one mistake I spotted gave me a big grin on my face. The union flag on Frank Temple's desk in episode one is upside down. If you look at the side of the flag nearest the pole it has the narrow white band upper most. This normally denotes that the person flying the flag is in distress.

A solid offering from , where else , The U.K. I can't say if it is an accurate rendering of life in Iraq after the war and during the occupation but it feels very real and the characters and their motivations, flaws and positive aspects are never black and white. It is everything American Television is not. It is subtle and nuanced and creates drama through the interplay of the characters and their varied objectives ,if you liked ' The Honourable Woman' this series measures up to that one.

I loved the show and I only gave my review cause obviously we want a 2nd season, please.

Loved the first episode. Incredibly evocative of a unique time and place. Amazing performances and a genuinely surprising story. Can't wait to see where the story goes.