I have now watched this miniseries twice: once when it was first broadcast on TV, and again this year - 15 years later, in 2023.
It is as good now as it was back in 2008.
Funny, touching, and dramatic. Pathos is blended with comedy to just the right level. We believe in all the characters. It's a chance to see human nature in all its colours, and laugh all the while at the guys' antics . . .
Anthony Head and Warren Clarke spar off each other to great comedic effect, Jenny Agutter adds sass & style. And the younger Dean Lennox Kelly adds his own edge. Several star guests give depth to the finished product. Overall, true casting genius.
All-round entertainment. Oh how marvellous a TV drama can be, when the whole team - actors, writers, et al - put it together so well.
It is as good now as it was back in 2008.
Funny, touching, and dramatic. Pathos is blended with comedy to just the right level. We believe in all the characters. It's a chance to see human nature in all its colours, and laugh all the while at the guys' antics . . .
Anthony Head and Warren Clarke spar off each other to great comedic effect, Jenny Agutter adds sass & style. And the younger Dean Lennox Kelly adds his own edge. Several star guests give depth to the finished product. Overall, true casting genius.
All-round entertainment. Oh how marvellous a TV drama can be, when the whole team - actors, writers, et al - put it together so well.