When the somewhat charismatic Shandor saves Joe, a troubled young man, from jumping under a tube train the latter becomes his gallowglass; one indebted to the point that he acts as a servant. It isn't long before Shandor is drawing Joe into a crime he is planning. Sometime before he had been involved in the kidnapping of Nina, a British woman in Italy, and now he is planning to kidnap her again. To this end Shandor and Joe move to Suffolk, where they are later joined by Joe's 'sister' Tilly. Meanwhile single father Paul Garnet has got a job as Nina's driver/bodyguard and Sandor decides that he is the way to get to Nina.
This three part series is gripping from start to finish; there is a constant sense that something bad is going to happen as we see Paul being interviewed by the police. These interviews don't actually give any indication as to what has happened or even who it happened to. As the story progresses there are plenty of twists; some of which are genuinely surprising without feeling forced. This all leads to a fairly shocking conclusion. The cast do a fine job; Paul Rhys is particularly good as the unlikable but Charismatic Shandor; Michael Sheen also impresses as Joe, it is not surprising that he has gone on to star in major films; Arkie Whiteley brings a suitable vulnerability to the role of Nina and John McArdle is good as Paul. Overall a really good drama that does not feel dated; I'd certainly recommend it to anybody looking for a drama that is a little different.
This three part series is gripping from start to finish; there is a constant sense that something bad is going to happen as we see Paul being interviewed by the police. These interviews don't actually give any indication as to what has happened or even who it happened to. As the story progresses there are plenty of twists; some of which are genuinely surprising without feeling forced. This all leads to a fairly shocking conclusion. The cast do a fine job; Paul Rhys is particularly good as the unlikable but Charismatic Shandor; Michael Sheen also impresses as Joe, it is not surprising that he has gone on to star in major films; Arkie Whiteley brings a suitable vulnerability to the role of Nina and John McArdle is good as Paul. Overall a really good drama that does not feel dated; I'd certainly recommend it to anybody looking for a drama that is a little different.