Trainwreck ahead!
Oooh, where to begin... This sounded a bit promising, but all it took was five minutes to ruin those hopes. In "Death in Paradise", they rush through the plot in 60 minutes. Here, they try to do the same in 45, which of course does not work.
Timothy Spall is usually good (though he overcooked it slightly as JMW Turner), but his talents are wasted here. Or rather ruined by the female lead, which has to be the most annoying character in a TV series ever. No sense of timing, just constantly yapping away like an idiot. Ms Keyworth should seriously consider a different career path. Maybe something in a coffee shop?
All in all: Not funny, not suspensful, not mysterious. Just badly written, badly directed and badly acted.
Timothy Spall is usually good (though he overcooked it slightly as JMW Turner), but his talents are wasted here. Or rather ruined by the female lead, which has to be the most annoying character in a TV series ever. No sense of timing, just constantly yapping away like an idiot. Ms Keyworth should seriously consider a different career path. Maybe something in a coffee shop?
All in all: Not funny, not suspensful, not mysterious. Just badly written, badly directed and badly acted.
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- May 26, 2025