Roadkill

Thought I'd write something as I saw a rant about tropes of people of colour and "white men bad"- That person has issues and is projecting. There is a female PM (she's no Angel) but the majority of the politicians are depicted as white men, it's Britain so this should be expected. The people of colour are side characters and the majority are in prison, the other notable main person of colour is a morally bankrupt barrister and that's it so I'm not seeing all this good that PaulSpencer chose to see. I'm also confused as to what could have been the expectation considering they're supposed to represent the Tory party. Also, I didn't think of the main Hugh Laurie character as bad, he's just a politician, has done no worse if not less than our current politicians, but his character is very likeable. After the things our ministers have done they still manage to survive and carry on- This is no different. Despite his failings he still manages to make us like him and even root for him. The portrayals of some of the female characters are a bit 2D and questionable, something seems unfinished so I can understand people having issue there. As a Brit I didn't see the anti-right sentiment, I simply see snippets of what we have now with the Tory government and I don't think it would been much different if they were portraying a labour government - These are the political workings of our government.

Overall this isn't groundbreaking but it's a decent watch, it's entertaining. They could have done better with the material and stretched it out over a few more eps but for the talent alone I'd watch another series.

...And after watching it you can judge it yourself, not based on your political opinion, but on the serie. It deserves more than a 6 on Imdb, for sure.

So now I got the public service announcement out of the way, lets discuss this series so far.

Acting is solid, pacing is suitable. Dialog seems a bit unnatural at times. Its as if the cast don't really gel, but sometimes that takes time in a new series.

Subtle comedy and intrigue support what would suite those who like dry slow-roll political drama. It has enough to keep you watching, but mostly because of Laurie's character and on-screen presence.

I would not recommend for those not familiar with UK politics. Most US viewers won't understand some of the political interactions.

For this genre and target audience its a solid entry. It may end up being something special eventually, but currently its a little stunted- and that's what stops it being great.

7.5/10

It seems that some reviewers are basing their opinions on their political biases, rather than on the quality of the production, the plot or the acting. I binge-watched all 4 episodes. The performance of the main cast was convincing and the storyline wasn't too far-fetched to be believable. There were some minor weaknesses, such as the Prime Minister having no facial expressions due to a Botox overdrive (even though McCrory played the part well), but overall it's pretty good. The ending opens the possibility of a second series.

Roadkill, a British semi-Drama series with only 4 episodes! Initially, I thought that it would be a compact, well-paced Drama pursuing to a second season whatever story it had. Well, after watching it, it falls hard on the face.

• (+) Great acting by Hugh Laurie as always. The near-only very good performance here. Worth mentioning are Helen McCrory and Millie Brady too.
• (+) Some touching and funny moments relating to the main character's personal life.
• (+) Nice filming and instructive cinematography.
• (-) Slow, bland and uninteresting screenplay and developments.
• (-) Awful music and piano playing in the background. More like a score suitable for a light-hearted but depressed comedy series.
• (+-) Some interesting twists and turns, having the weight of five ping-pong balls.

A series to forget, besides the marvelous acting of Hugh Laurie.