Hugh Bonneville and Janet McTeer starred in last night’s first episode of this new two-part drama from the BBC which, overall, was intriguing, full of ‘twists’ and suitably dramatic, but nonetheless I felt lacked something… but I can’t quite say what.

Maybe it was that I kept expecting Hugh to say something funny or because I couldn’t quite buy into a lot of the supporting cast, or perhaps it was the nature of the abduction premise. Pro-lifers who threaten to kill seemed something of a contradiction in terms, until you understand their reasoning which seems to be ‘for the greater good, small sacrifices must be made’ or words to that effect. Read more & comment »