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ChangeyMcNameface · 06/01/2018 22:49

Did anyone watch it? Couldn't find a thread.

Chilling premise. Too violent for me but will still watch. Thought it was well acted.

Trying to think how I would react if I'd seen what was on the flash drive....

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booellesmum · 06/01/2018 22:54

Thought it was quite good. Will definitely watch the rest of it.
Not sure what I'd do either...

NancyDonahue · 06/01/2018 23:02

It was good but bloody hell I'm depressed now! I hope his wife and daughter are ok Sad I'm sitting here with dh discussing what we'd do if we knew we had five years Sad

Excellent acting. The only actor I recognised was Aisling Bea and only know her as a comedian. Like the London setting but it's a very quiet London!

MargeryB · 06/01/2018 23:05

Interesting, but too violent. Unsure if I'll watch again as trailer looked like more violence again rather than focus on story. Put it this way, I'm not watching the next episode on I player right now, I would be if it had been good.

StripySocksAndDocs · 06/01/2018 23:44

I liked it. Funny about the too violent comments. I can't watch anything with gratuitous violence but found that ok (Because it was matched to the story line.)

MoKnickers · 06/01/2018 23:44

I liked it. Agyness Deyn was good.

SavageBeauty73 · 07/01/2018 00:06

I'm on episode 3! Damn BBC iplayer for putting the whole series on.

I'm enjoying it. Hick's mockney accent is dodgy though.

Timetogetup0630 · 07/01/2018 00:29

Watched episode 1tonight while doing the ironing (exciting life eh?)
But now I'm in bed it's episode 2 for me on the iplayer, though it will probably give me nightmares.

StripySocksAndDocs · 07/01/2018 00:31

Cant watch iplayer as I'm not in UK. I'm going to have to wait. Sad

justinhawkinsnavalfluff · 07/01/2018 01:24

Loved it. Episode 2 interesting twists.

Hidingtonothing · 07/01/2018 01:41

Saw it by chance, had no idea about subject matter as hadn't seen any trailers. Thought it was going to be along the same lines as Line of Duty to begin with so not sure how I feel about it now I know where it's going, thought it was bloody well done though.

missnevermind · 07/01/2018 01:45

I saw part of a trailer for this. I didn’t realise it had started. Even better that the whole thing is up.
I have no idea what it is about but I was looking forward to seeing it

The80sweregreat · 07/01/2018 12:53

It was gripping, but the violence in it was relentless.
really good acting - especially the main woman in it.

I said to dh last night, if any of this were true the government would have to keep it a huge secret - could you imagine if that got out? complete anarchy, nobody would bother with working it's too big a thing to think about really!

ReelingLush18 · 07/01/2018 13:13

It's a combination of everything I love in a TV drama (violence aside). Thought Agnes Deyn very good indeed (not ever seen in her act in anything else). Tempted to watch it all on IPlayer...

cushioncovers · 07/01/2018 15:10

I watched it. I enjoyed it. Will watch the next one. It's a bit different to the normal bbc stuff. The violence didn't bother me tbh I think I've watched prime and Netflix for so long now and their dramas tend to be a lot more graphic so you get used to the violence. Will be interested to see how this plays out.

The80sweregreat · 07/01/2018 16:00

Wow, best thing on in a long time. Watched episode 2. Want to watch more but decided to savevfor another day!

TheSecondOfHerName · 07/01/2018 21:22

I quite liked it. It reminded me a little of Spooks, but without the split-screen gimmicery. And I love anything to do with a possible ELE.

SavageBeauty73 · 07/01/2018 23:37

Agnes Deyn is so good. I always wondered what happened to her.

HelenaDove · 08/01/2018 03:04

Havent watched this yet but Drama showed an episode of New Tricks recently which had a similar premise. The episode is called The Queens Speech.

BashStreetKid · 08/01/2018 07:57

Watched it all the way through, wanted to like it, but ended up feeling that I didn't really care what was going to happen and I don't really want to devote any more time to it. And that woman's lips annoy me.

ReelingLush18 · 08/01/2018 08:25

I binge watched all six episodes yesterday. I can see that it's obviously been set up to run for several series. Problem is that the BBC might pull the plug before our heroes actually save the day (assuming that they will).

The 'Hard Sun' references throughout kind of reminded me of the 'Bad Wolf' (might have got it wrong) ones that permeated several series of Dr Who (in the David Tennant era).

I was trying to encourage my older teen to watch it but I think he was put off by the violence in episode one.

And it's quite a heavy going watch in terms of having to pay very close attention to every scene to keep up with who is siding with whom...

The80sweregreat · 08/01/2018 08:57

bash, she does have odd shaped lips - but a lovely figure, i would love to be that thin! i can imagine you have to pay attention , i am a bit bad at following things like this sometimes and then tend to lose the thread a bit.

Lilliepixie · 08/01/2018 11:08

Overall I enjoyed it but thought the storyline was a bit thin and far fetched in places.

buggerthebotox · 08/01/2018 12:51

I'm finding these shows all a bit samey now.

I agree Agyness Deyn was excellent.

FadedRed · 08/01/2018 13:08

Up to episode five now and think it's very good. DH not so keen, because of the violence (not sure what that says about me Confused), I think it is violent, but fits with the story.
Do have to concentrate to keep up with what's going on, and don't trust'' any of the characters IYKWIM.
Love the chief spook actor, she's completely chilling and amoral. She scares the shit out of me.
However I thought there was a massive plot hole in an episode I watched last night, but I'm not spoilering this thread by mentioning it. Grin. Bearing in mind one has to suspend belief to accept the main storyline anyway.

The80sweregreat · 08/01/2018 13:48

It just makes me think ' what if?' really - if something like that got out in the open ( and happened to be true) how much our lives would change and all for the worse as well ( as if things are not bad enough at times)kids wouldnt go to school, people would riot and loot everything, people wouldnt go to work maybe, they wouldnt see the point of anything much. It would be carnage!

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