Nice to see a great actress, Nina Sosanya in the lead role as a prison officer with secrets, Leigh Henry. The production values were good and it was realistically cast, soundtrack was a bit so-so.
The story didn't blow me away and I found bits of it unconvincing. It seems that Leigh is a bit of a rebel, she's improbably sleeping in one of the cells at the prison and generally not playing by the rules and rookie officer Rose Gill is on her case.
It was a bit uneven in tone for me, not quite sure if it wanted to be a straight drama or a comedy. Didn't reach the dramatic highs of Jimmy McGovern's brilliant 'Time' but to be fair its a different kind of show. Felt more like it was trying to be a prison version of Paul Abbott's cop show 'No Offence' but the writing didn't have the same snap.
A canny start, could go either way, hopefully will improve as the storylines develop and we get to really know the many characters at Long Marsh.
The story didn't blow me away and I found bits of it unconvincing. It seems that Leigh is a bit of a rebel, she's improbably sleeping in one of the cells at the prison and generally not playing by the rules and rookie officer Rose Gill is on her case.
It was a bit uneven in tone for me, not quite sure if it wanted to be a straight drama or a comedy. Didn't reach the dramatic highs of Jimmy McGovern's brilliant 'Time' but to be fair its a different kind of show. Felt more like it was trying to be a prison version of Paul Abbott's cop show 'No Offence' but the writing didn't have the same snap.
A canny start, could go either way, hopefully will improve as the storylines develop and we get to really know the many characters at Long Marsh.