Desperate Measures

Channel 5 dramas are not known for their quality at the best of times, and this is certainly not one of their best.

It's entertaining enough to watch all episodes in one evening if you have nothing better to do, and can get past the first episode which doesn't really come alive until the last 5 minutes. Be prepared to suspend belief in just about everyone and everything ... Cops who couldn't find a criminal right under their noses unless they were waving a placard with "I'm a robber" written on it and a Drug Lord who is a true pantomime villain with a gun

From the cops to the robbers, the acting and script is pretty poor and the ending ridiculous.

For channel 5, not too bad actually. Don't get me wrong, you need to leave any sense of reality firmly at the door, but once you do and accept it for what it is, it's actually quite enjoyable so far.

A few things could have been done differently, such as the bad guy (too dog drug dealer), who is horribly miscast here. Also the storyline of sunetra sarkers character, whos mum drops a hot boiling pan and then all of a sudden she decides to help rob a bank; didnt really sit well with me. Plus, it has clearly been filmed in a European country on the cheap (not in the uk, despite it being set here), so all road signs and price tags in shops are blurred out or quickly rushed over, but it's done in quite a sloppy and amateurish way. All this being said, I'm looking forward to seeing how the next 2 episodes play out.

I really enjoyed this show. I work 12hr shifts and some of those shifts I need something decent to watch that kills the time. Desperate Measures helped assist me with this. If you want a Drama/Crime/Thriller based genre, that's what you'll get here. If you want Action or Horror, you'll be disappointed. However, I like the tensions and the pace of suspense - that's what kept me entertained throughout. I'm up to Episode 2 and am aiming to finish the entire series binge watching as this show is a good binge watch session. Do yourself a favour and give it a shot because I was almost going to skip past this one because I'm glad I didn't.

This was OK. A bit of a daft story with stereotypical characters, a baddie with a gun, a dumb drug runner and a dumber school kid. Single mum, short of money, kid somehow gets involved with drug baddies, mum now owes money. Luckily she works in a bank!!!.

It was such a shame that Abington felt the need to overact with the constant ridiculous facial expressions and her over the top touchy/feely actions and baby references to her teenage son. Actually he lapped it up which is odd - usually it'd be a 'gerrof' if mum tries to cuddle a teenage lad, and call him darling. She was always cupping his face in her hands and hugging him tightly. Too much. In most scenes she was putting all she learned in acting school into her performance - it makes it so unnatural, forced and a 'look at me, I'm acting'. She's a good actress and doesn't need to do thiis.

The outstanding actor in this series was Sunetra - playing Abington's work colleague . An understated, natural performance. No over acting, Nothing to annoy viewers.

Despite the appalling acting of the son (can't recall his name) and the ridiculous baddie, this it was watchable, if daft. Abington needs to curb her annoying facial expressions as they were a distraction.

This series is very good, I enjoyed it.

The fact is 4 episodes long which is the perfect length for this storyline.

A good person, a mother of a son who made bad choices, is forced to take "desperate measures" to get her son back.

Screenplay is very good and the story progresses well.

It has twists and turns leaving the viewer keen to watch what happens next.

Very good casting who deliver good performances.

The actor playing the main villain is quite believable in his role.

Storyline also shows how banks can be so insensitive to their employees as they are obsessed with the financial side and profits.

Overall, a very good series !