JRB-NorthernSoul
Joined Oct 2016
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The Hardacres isn't going to win any awards but it isn't half bad as an easy Autumn watch with its lovely Yorkshire backdrops. With an obviously limited budget the period setting is pretty much defined by a country house and the clothes of the time, which is a shame.
Overall its much closer to those old Catherine Cookson TV movies than higher budget efforts like Poldark. Production wise I felt it was a bit far-fetched story wise with lots of predictable pay-offs and the pilot episode was definitely too rushed. The soundtrack was very busy, honestly less is more.
Made by the same outfit as 'All Creatures Great & Small' I wanted something a bit more sophisticated, but hopefully it will find an audience and find its feet properly in series two.
Worth a look if you're a fan of period drama/family sagas.
Overall its much closer to those old Catherine Cookson TV movies than higher budget efforts like Poldark. Production wise I felt it was a bit far-fetched story wise with lots of predictable pay-offs and the pilot episode was definitely too rushed. The soundtrack was very busy, honestly less is more.
Made by the same outfit as 'All Creatures Great & Small' I wanted something a bit more sophisticated, but hopefully it will find an audience and find its feet properly in series two.
Worth a look if you're a fan of period drama/family sagas.
This is a bargain basement C5 production shot and set in sunny Malta, which is all good. Not so good was the awful script full of stock characters and soapy scenes that we've all seen before umpteen times. This is a murder mystery, problem was I didn't care about any of the characters..
As a show it was quite badly produced and directed. Tonally it veered between comedy, murder-mystery and romcom, it certainly wasn't a thriller. The direction was a bit off with a lot of odd angles and cuts. The cheesy plinky-plonky score added nothing but irritation.
It was dull and the script and acting were well below par. One you can safely give a swerve.
As a show it was quite badly produced and directed. Tonally it veered between comedy, murder-mystery and romcom, it certainly wasn't a thriller. The direction was a bit off with a lot of odd angles and cuts. The cheesy plinky-plonky score added nothing but irritation.
It was dull and the script and acting were well below par. One you can safely give a swerve.
This was far-fetched from the beginning and got even more so scene by scene. Felt like no research had been done for accuracy - the way the police and border force acted was just complete cobblers, entirely unbelievable.
For me a complete fail even by the end of the first episode. Production values were OK but the script was terrible in terms of storyline and dialogue and no-one stood out in terms of acting.
Richard Armitage acted like he'd taken a bunch of sleeping pills for most of the episode and then miraculously transformed into Usain Bolt. It was full of ludicrous actions.
The soundtrack was disappointing and paint by numbers.
For fans of very cheesy melodramas only.
For me a complete fail even by the end of the first episode. Production values were OK but the script was terrible in terms of storyline and dialogue and no-one stood out in terms of acting.
Richard Armitage acted like he'd taken a bunch of sleeping pills for most of the episode and then miraculously transformed into Usain Bolt. It was full of ludicrous actions.
The soundtrack was disappointing and paint by numbers.
For fans of very cheesy melodramas only.