Riches

It was glamorous and it had potential but I got fed up fairly quickly and it felt clumsy and contrived by the end. I stopped caring about any of the characters. I watched 5 out of the 6 episodes in one sitting. I wonder if it might have been better to space them to get some semblance of time passing. We got from A-Z in record time and I'm not sure how. Nina is some kind of super woman who can analyse company accounts in a matter of hours with the aid of a glass of red wine and some fancy spectacles but then at the same time can't follow up the trail to find the smoking gun. What???? By the way what happened to her job in the US? She was taking 3 days off. I will try series 2 but I'll keep my expectations low.

The dramatic events caused by each family member's choices grabbed my attention. The showrunner created a situation for me where I liked and disliked each of the characters. The ensemble's performance was perfect, with each performer creating an atmosphere of disbelief, further piquing my curiosity. Deborah Ayorinde is inspiring as Nina Richards. Sarah Niles is a must-see as Claudia Richards, a character that makes you want to scream at the TV. Brendan Coyle never fails with his characters, who are always mysterious, trusting, and lovable. The set designs beautifully displayed wealth, but something was missing in conveying the family's power. I intended to watch two episodes but ended up watching the whole season, which is a good sign that Riches is a great show.

Viewers can expect to feel some of the emotions I described and more as the story opens to reveal a mystery that could destroy the family. If you made it this far, thanks for reading, and if you watch Riches, let me know what you think.

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Damian at TakTeaV.

Absolutely loved this series! The plot, story line, writing, acting of each and every character was phenomenal. Prime better keep it coming... and more episodes added please. At least 10 (or more :) Thanks for this needed addition to the very vanilla broadcasting. My review has to be 600 characters so I guess I will fill this space with my applause to the cast. No spoilers alert, just go and watch this wonderfully Melaninated cast. I watched the entire series in one day. Could not get get enough and was so happy it wasn't left with a major cliffhanger. Just enought to wonder what comes next...

Phenomenal acting on most characters--suspenseful and intriguing.

It gets you hooked with the sibling drama and intense reading of the Will in the beginning.

A mix of British and American style of dry humor interjected with sarcasm with ques of irony.

Seriously though 600 characters is too much as a mandatory form to fill up this whole page with. Hence, Im just going to fill it with meaningless words. Peter piper pick a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers peter piper picked. If peter piper picked a pecck of pickled peppers. Then where's the peck of pickled peppers peter piper picked??? Ridiculous!

In the day of binge watching, this hits the spot. I was pleasantly surprised how this TV show sucked me in. My favorite characters with chemistry are the two siblings from America. I honestly love Sarah Niles from Ted Lasso so much that I found it kinda hard to believe that she is this vindictive wife who is self-centered and evil.

The twist and turns are wonderful. I was able to figure out all of them except for the last 2 twists. I can't wait to see how they handle the secrets that were left open-ended.

My final thoughts are America, we gotta do better with our actors lol. This cast ensemble is from the UK but has 2 UK actors playing Americans. I think it would have been a little better if there were 2 American actors who were actually thrown into the UK for authenticity. Lastly, not a fan of the sex scenes. Let's take a page from Shonda Rimes and really sell me the sexiness of the beautiful Nina Richardson played by Deborah Ayorinde.