Down Cemetery Road

Sometimes a show is simply a show-and that's enough. I'm drawn to the people, the quirks, the small absurdities. The story carries a kind of endearing clumsiness that feels intentional. It reminds me of Slow Horses, which isn't surprising given the producers' shared creative DNA.

Yes, much of what happens is unlikely to occur in anyone's real life-but then, what show truly mirrors life? The score is curious: discordant and unique, yet oddly comforting in its quieter moments.

The central cast does the heavy lifting here. At first, the lead's abrasiveness grated on me, but before long, you start to glimpse the world through her fractured but fascinating lens. The show is layered in ways that may not be immediately obvious. Reading through other reviews, I suspect many viewers missed that depth because they bowed out too early.

We're only on episode three, and I find it hard to understand how anyone could deliver such sweeping, entrenched judgments so soon. Still, when someone hates something, they tend to hate it loudly. For my part, I'm enjoying it-and I'd encourage anyone with a little time to spare to give it a chance. I just felt the need to speak up in its defense.

That said, it's not a series I can binge or rewatch endlessly the way I can with Slow Horses. That probably says more about where I am personally-navigating the aftermath of an unhappy marriage and a recent divorce-than about the show's quality itself.

With Slow Horses on hiatus after its season finale, I've got several months to wait for the next chapter. In the meantime, Down Cemetery Road makes for a thoughtful, offbeat stand-in. In my humble opinion, it's worth the time.

Enjoy-and best wishes.

Only two episodes had come out and people were ripping the series apart! I agree with the reviewer who said how nice it is to see Ruth Wilson again. She is a gem. I have loved her in everything I have seen her in. And Emma can do no wrong. I will agree that the first episode was confusing and at times, implausible. The second episode was much better and I watch each episode the evening it's released. We are now at Episode 6 and I love the series. I don't love the one episode a week thing. I just want to binge it!

I'm an enormous fan of Slow Horses and you can't compare the two shows whatsoever. They are incredibly different and honestly, Slow Horses is a masterpiece. This series has some jumping around plot-wise, but it still works great in its own right.

It actually took me five episodes of the first season of Slow Horses to really get into it and I don't give shows that long usually but I'm thrilled that I did because like I said, masterpiece. Anyway, give this a shot for sure! People shouldn't be allowed to write crappy reviews after only watching one episode!

This had the potential to be an amazing thriller but the narrative is flawed. The work of Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson is excellent, and story setting Oxford is really intriguing. Here it's a thriller with some comedic moments.

But the acting and story line of the intelligence services in London is totally mismatched - it's almost as if it's from a different show. The change in tone is very jarring and totally misjudged in my opinion. It detracts from some of the tragic moments elsewhere in the show.

That being said it's a good story and I look forward to the rest of the episodes. Both Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson have some great acting moments.

It's just a shame that the producers and writers couldn't agree on the style.

The first episode is a bit of a mess. I'm glad I watched the second one. It was much better. There is a bit of a surprise in it, I won't give it away but, it isn't bad. Overall, I'm going to give it a few more episodes, although TBH this weekly thing Apple has, and Amazon, is a bit annoying. But, I'll keep watching, or maybe wait until it's down completely. Not sure yet.

I'm not sure what some people have watched, but there is truly some rubbish out there on tv at the moment, but this is not that. It has a decent story, intrigue, excellent cast and is well written. I was able to suspend my disbelief, was caught up in what is going to happen next. Here's hoping the following episodes are even better,