The central character, glamourous thief B Monkey, is rather badly camouflaged against the very believable sleaze and no-hope of the city. She has not been given the easiest of parts to carry out in a realistic fashion, so what the hell, she sets her own terms on the character. And I loved it, and swallowed the lot. More than that I came to see the characters and situations as very well drawn,and well observed sketch on the human condition, and started to recognise and identify. The twist at the end had a classical feel to it - she finally becomes camouflaged in the most unlikely setting. (Hope that's sufficiently cryptic.)
I loved the sense of place, both of the City and the Yorkshire countryside, the rather made-for-TV style with occasional echoes of documentary. And the very competent cast. And despite the lead spending quite a bit of time with her clothes off, she does this in a good cause, never gratuitiously, always advancing the plot. I was seduced. A good seven.
I loved the sense of place, both of the City and the Yorkshire countryside, the rather made-for-TV style with occasional echoes of documentary. And the very competent cast. And despite the lead spending quite a bit of time with her clothes off, she does this in a good cause, never gratuitiously, always advancing the plot. I was seduced. A good seven.