The Fear

Anyone know the artist/s who painted the artwork admired by Richie and his wife? It is spectacular and suits the basic theme of the show.

This series was totally unrealistic and difficult to watch. The main characters had no redeeming qualities whatsoever and for me were extremely irritating. I could not even empathize with Rich Beckett''s medical condition of early onset Alzheimer's. The Albanian mobsters were so over the top that it was almost laughable. As previously mentioned, I should have stopped watching after episode 1. I thought it might improve, but , sadly it didn't.

I got sick of the Old man's mental illness. He played the part well because his character really got on my nerves with the flash back. A lot of vices in season 1. Good crime series i found on netflix...

Peter Mullan gave a stunning performance in a series which just dragged on too long. The flashbacks would have been better as a prologue at the beginning as they became boring to the point of being really annoying. I know that the intent was to show Richie losing his mind, but the four part series could have been reduced to two hours with no loss.

Two things puzzled me: why did no one turn the illegal immigrant gangsters into the police/immigration service, then they would have been rid of them? and the progression of Ritchie's Alzheimer's Disease must have been the fastest on record. My observation of dementia and Alzheimer's has been that it takes years rather than days.

Overall, 'The Long Good Friday' did it better.

The most depressing piece of crap I've ever seen on TV. I honestly can't figure out why I watched all four episodes of this thing. Not one single likeable character to root for or empathize with.