Edge of Heaven

And the most you can say about this show is that it's not dark. But that's about it. There are some good comic actors here, and the lead is charming and sweet, but the scripts are about as flat and basic as flat and basic can be. Maybe one or two laughs in each show. However, again, at least it's all upbeat and cheery. Which is maybe worth 5 stars.

The show started out slow with a lot of cliché bits that I've come to expect from this kind of quirky drama. Initially the characters seem a bit too shallow but after four episodes I'm finding many of them have grown on me and the ones that haven't I don't think are supposed to be likable. That's fine with me. I don't need every drama to be dark and full of overly dramatic situations or like every character to get enjoyment out if it. It's nice having something that leans towards the lighter and funnier side for a change.

I can also identify with a dude that's too dumb and blind to realize that he's chasing the wrong girl. Will he find happiness or will he keep making bad choices? That's a big part of why I tune in each week. No doubt I'm a sucker for a quirky cast of characters and this show is nothing but that oddball group of people. Yet they fit together quite well.

It's a solid 8 for me now. Maybe at first I would have given it a 4 or 5 for mediocrity but after four episodes I'm glad I stuck it out as the show has gelled into something enjoyable. I'd put it just below dramas I like on SkyOne like Stella, The Starlings and Mount Pleasant. All of those shows started out a bit on the weak side but grew into something special. Edge of Heaven has turned out the same way, I hope it survives for another series.

This recently became available on BritBox and I thought I'd give it a try. I like Marcia Warren and Adrian Scarborough. The first episode was amusing enough for me to recommend it to family members. I became more and more disenchanted as the episodes went on. I had to stop watching in episode three when it just got too ridiculous. I finally geared myself up to continue watching to see how far I'd be able to get. Not very far. In order to maintain whatever sanity I have left, I had to call it quits in episode four. While there are some amusing parts, "Alfie" is a spineless main character who deserves anything bad that comes his way!

This show is a slow burner but it got better as the series went on. Blake Harrison is a great actor as is Adrian Scarborough and along with Louisa Lytton put it great performances they should be on TV more. Conduri was excellent as the fiery Judy. The plots were a bit obvious and could be less obvious. But its a warm and nice it would have helped if it had a different time slot. It had lots of innuendos as jokes but I found the show quite enjoyable. There was some clunky acting at times but there is something likable about the characters. The character of Alfie would have been friend zoned in the real world and it would have perhaps been better if he liked Carly but she had friend zoned him with Alfie trying to get out of the friend zone but ending up with (Louisa Lytton's) Michelle.

The premise of the seaside B&B had potential, yet it was never mined. The characters were cute cliches - who were never funny. The show was not unpleasant, but it missed the funny consistently. Disappointing.