Too Good to Be True

I am a completist by nature. A crappy book, I will finish, etc. So, having been 2 episodes in on this drivel, I decided to just finish it. First off, I switched it off twice because the little boy Liam, was the most annoying kid I have ever seen on television. They really pulled out all the stops for this caricature. Glasses, check...Short in stature...check. Know it all...check.

This made zero sense. You are googling his wealth in episode 3?

She's a cleaner, who never does anything but walk around with a dust cloth. She has this horrible kid. She has an awful accent.

He was on Downton Abby and he is a good actor, but this was a horrible project.

He " casually meets her", and the drama unfolds, from a really stupid premise.

Too Good To Be True is a channel 5 mini series psychological drama thriller. Which aired in 2024.

Starring Allen Leech and Kara Tointon.

It's about Obsession,power and what goes on behind closed doors.

Despite the low rating and some negative reviews it's surprisingly good. So don't be fooled.

The first episode was good just persevere with it as the series does get better.

It's little predictable but a good watch !

Too Good To Be true is intense and thrilling to watch !!

Acting was good ! Least Kara Tointon is more of a natural actress than Michelle keegan. She is not so wooden. Kara Tointon is more believable!!

Allen Leech is such a brilliant actor I think he played the part extremely well he was the one you stood out more in this drama.

Overall it surprised me that it's not a bad watch for a channel 5 drama I've seen some rubbish in my time. So I know what is good regarding tv and acting.

Give it a watch as it's good!!

Streaming on My 5 now !

Having watched some utter dross in 2024 whe it comes to tv drama I went into this with some trepidation as a result of all the recent reviews. This is a little predictable but is easy to watch and does have a storyline. I think some of the reviews are a little harsh considering some dramas I've watched based upon good reviews only to find they are shockingly bad. I'm glad it's only 4 episodes long however the story flows nicely, setting the scene and although most people would scoff at the storyline by saying "well this is too good to be true" I guess that's the whole point.

Overall I would say this is worth a watch if at a loose end.

I just watched the 4 episodes.

I'd not heard of the male lead and man he can act but why oh why was he in this trash?

The other actors were laughable and the female lead with her either smiling expression or pained expression and nothing in-between was unwatchable.

The poor kid should have stayed at school as he ain't got no career in acting!

I can't work out whether it was the writer's fault or director's fault or just the whole sorry lot that this was so bad.

It was a Channel 5 afternoon USA type film on steroids.

Channel 5 seem to take the viewer for fools as it was all so non sensical and full of holes. It had me shouting at the screen!

Why do they use the same template for everything now.

I'll most definitely look out for things with Allen Leech but that's the only good thing to come out of this.

Single mum and cleaner Rachel lands on her feet, when she is offered a job cleaning for a wealthy businessman, the pair soon become close, but Rachel is left wondering if things are too good to be true.

I've read some scathing reviews about this show, and whilst I don't think it's great, I still think it's watchable.

The issue I had, is that I thought the first two episodes were very pedestrian, too slow, and very predictable, it definitely improves from episode three onwards.

You have to wonder where Rachel is at on occasion, would a mum let her son spend so much with a total stranger? It was a little hard to believe.

There was definitely a degree of tension, and episode one had a nice amount of intrigue.

Kara Tointon and Allen Leech are both rather good, and I really liked Sara Powell's performance as the cold and stoic Simone, a very interesting character.

Filmed in Dublin, it looks rather good, makes a change from Eastern Europe.

6/10.