That the BBC is able to produce some kick-ass great content has been shown last year with the highly popular "The Serpent". With "Inside Man", another attempt is made by de BBC to achieve world-fame. I must however admit that they only partially succeeded this time.
With a cast of actors that makes you drool, it wasn't a difficult choice to start watching this show. And I must say that the first two episodes hooked me.
The combination of a story that (1) takes place on deathrow in a USA prison, and (2) in a vicarge in england, makes this a combination of "hell" and "heaven". The events that actually occur are the total opposite of what you expect: i.e. The good stuff happens on deathrow, whilst the bad events occur in the vicarage. How more counter intuitive can it get?!
Episode 3 and 4 however became so absurd that I wondered what on earth I was watching. The absurdism however reached such a level that it became an overall enjoyable watch. Some of the events even made me recall some great "Mr. Bean"-sketches, where every good intentioned deed resulted in utter chaos. This without the comedy that is...
The show is set-up in such a way that they can easily extend it with a second season. And I honestly hope that this will happen. I would hope though that a second season would get rid of the storyline in the vicerage and focus solely on the deeds of the "deathrow detective". Because that part of the story is just utter genius!
I would rate this very enjoyable watch with a rating of 7.3/10, which needs to be rounded down to 7 stars to meet the iMDB scoring intervals. The reader of this review deserves to know that I find this show a well-deserved watch and most certainly deserves a sequel!
With a cast of actors that makes you drool, it wasn't a difficult choice to start watching this show. And I must say that the first two episodes hooked me.
The combination of a story that (1) takes place on deathrow in a USA prison, and (2) in a vicarge in england, makes this a combination of "hell" and "heaven". The events that actually occur are the total opposite of what you expect: i.e. The good stuff happens on deathrow, whilst the bad events occur in the vicarage. How more counter intuitive can it get?!
Episode 3 and 4 however became so absurd that I wondered what on earth I was watching. The absurdism however reached such a level that it became an overall enjoyable watch. Some of the events even made me recall some great "Mr. Bean"-sketches, where every good intentioned deed resulted in utter chaos. This without the comedy that is...
The show is set-up in such a way that they can easily extend it with a second season. And I honestly hope that this will happen. I would hope though that a second season would get rid of the storyline in the vicerage and focus solely on the deeds of the "deathrow detective". Because that part of the story is just utter genius!
I would rate this very enjoyable watch with a rating of 7.3/10, which needs to be rounded down to 7 stars to meet the iMDB scoring intervals. The reader of this review deserves to know that I find this show a well-deserved watch and most certainly deserves a sequel!