Binge Watch The Hack - tv drama about phone tapping by NoW - starts Wed 24 9pm

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Highly recommended by many who have seen it. Say it will have the same impact as Mr Bates.

This is all ITV has https://www.itv.com/watch/the-hack/10a3293/upcoming

I dont like either David Tennant or Robert Carlyle but really want to watch this!

Although this press release lists some others I think are good!
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-packs/hack

I’m not sure how much interest there is in this story now. The public were rightly horrified when we found out about how victims of crime and their families were treated. But personally, it’s not the sort of thing I want to watch a drama about.

I know 1 person IRL that likes David Tennant, one of my teenage sons who watched him as Dr Who as a kid. He is definitely not me though and I tend to avoid anything that he is in.

First episode - wasn't interested at all. Second pepped up by RC who I have a bit of a thing about but I'm not really enjoying it. Give me a good murder any day.

Me too, watched episode one and it's dull plus it's DT.

I lasted about 20 minutes. It was daft.

It should be called Wigsville - I can't pay attention because of all the wigs being worn in this 😂😂

Also switched off. With the cast, should be good, but was dreadful.

Part way through ep2.

I want to enjoy it, but I'm getting confused by all the characters and the jumping around timelines.

I don't mind DT when he sticks to his job (ie pretending to be other people). Strong rest of cast, but I can't keep up with plot (probably a menopause thing).

Is it worth sticking with?

They are unforgivably bad wigs.

Try this one...........
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/5307013-1980s-affair-drama-take-me-home-bbc-four

Well I start with episode 1 and really wanted to if not like it hugely be engaged enough to stick with it.

The real life story is really important, and I think using drame to tell of true life events can really work. And help people understand.

But this is just a mess.

It is making what is already a complicated story more difficult to follow because of (not just the bad wigs!) but the talking to camera to add information. It breaks the spell (well it should have) of pulling you into the story. There are so many ways they could have said this is a made up name. Even just announcing as an opening message.

And sadly (IMO) David Tenant being all arch about look how clever I am, is as irratating as when Kenneth Branagh does one of his sub shakespearean diatribe all the while radiating smug satisfaction at his acting skills. (Yes I know KB isn't in this but its the showy off style)

I really dont think whoever played the Guardian editor role needs to go into some sort make up over kill.

If each episosed is as laboured as this I dont think I will bother.

Someone recommended the documentary Scandalous so might give that a go.

But am a bit sad, as I like crime and intrigue and politics dramas.

Has any finished it?

Is it worth slogging on?

Having so many familiar faces in this, playing real life people, feels as distracting as the crap wigs. I also think this story would have been better as a one-off.

Who is RC?

Why so much hate for DT?

Robert Carlyle

Its not hate, its just he is a real turn off, well for me.

He should stick to pantomime.

I was really hoping this was going to be a good convincing conspiracy drama.

I've got one episode left to watch, not sure why I've stuck with it as it's not great. Finding it very slow and the murder investigation so boring and confusing. When it gets to interesting bits in episode 6 they are just whizzed through. Don't like the 'quirky' bits either, cringey. I expected to enjoy this but it's been disappointing despite the good cast.

I think with DT it's because he doesn't have a Scottish accent in this ... are people not with Scottish accents supposed to sound more trustworthy?
We finished it tonight and I'm not a lot clearer about it all. It's not a subject that I'm interested in but my H wanted to see it out. It went on for far too long.
DT did excel in a scene in the final episode to be fair.

There were some really good bits and I thought both DT and RC were excellent in it but the speeches about the virtue of the Grauniad at the end were extremely clunky. I can count on the fingers of my feet the number of people who ever talk or even think like that. Also the lack of discussion of the financial side. I’m a Guardian reader and a Rusbridger fan and don’t believe everything I read but did the almost bankrupt them,,,?

I liked the lack of resolution though. The reminder that Rebekah Brooks has been CEO of News International pretty much as soon as the furore died down. And the fact that Murdoch is still going. Those whom the gods love die young.

I seem to be in a minority but I loved it! I have the last episode to watch. I thought Tennant was excellent, as were all the cast. Fabulous cast. Loved the cameos by people as themselves. I loved the breaking 4th wall stuff and the surreal parts. I thought the script was spare, humorous at times and fast paced. There was a lot to take in, but I like it when the viewer isn't patronised and spoon fed.

Although I do remember the scandal at the time, it was shocking to see how far reaching it was and the arrogance of certain newspapers, as well as the incompetence of the police.

I liked it from the moment it started. I had read the reviews, which were not great, so I kept expecting to get fed up with it, but I didn't get fed up with it at all - quite the reverse.

I didn't pay enough attention to understand the connection between the murder and the celebrities. Toby Jones looks ridiculous, at least DT got a grey wig. I t think it would have been much better with more of the victims being featured with the journalists.

@ozarina but nick davies very much doesn’t have a Scottish accent. I haven’t googled to see if DT was accurate in the mashed potato/plum RP he was doing but I’m assuming that that’s what Nick Davies sounds like.

Yes. I wasn't suggesting that he play it with one. I was saying maybe this is why people are unhappy with DT in this. It's not him as it were.

DT believes transwomen are women. This accounts for most of the hate and pontificates about loads of stuff. He thinks he is someone important whose opinion we should value.

I liked it although it couldn’t quite decide what kind of show it was. Like RC and Toby Jones. Don’t mind DT but don’t think he was right for this.

I had a friend caught up in this. Had her phone hacked, got a payout but never found out who was responsible. Nasty stuff.