Best Interests

Would it have been possible for the mom's hair to ever look like she was a normal person? She almost always looked like her hair had just been brushed and combed throughout the whole show and make her look unreal and sort of plastic. Everybody else looked real like they usually do in British television. But Michael Sheen as usual was the best. You completely forget that he's Michael Sheen. He just sort of melts into the character. I liked the actress who plays the mom much better in Bad Sisters than in this show. She was just sort of one note in this one. But the show does a pretty good job of just showing how everybody gets completely effed up by these tragic family situations.

I enjoyed Best Interests, similar in storyline to The Children Act. Thought provoking, emotional, hard to watch at times, but being the BBC, it has to include every minority in a small community which makes it a bit ridiculous. The father is realistic, and likeable but the mother is the irrational and blind sided parent who is convinced everyone is out to kill her daughter, not considering her "best interests".

It really opens your eyes to the challenges faced by families with a terminally ill child. There really is never any break or respite and puts massive strain on all the family relationships.

Michael Sheen is TREMENDOUS.

Starring two great actors Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen and written by one of our best British TV writers Jack Thorne my expectations were high and I wasn't disappointed.

Its impossible to watch this story and not be deeply moved as it examines one of those dilemmas every parent prays they'll never face. It's emotional and raw and entirely convincing, not the easiest watch but an essential one not to be overlooked.

Tragic events all too often split families apart for the wrong reasons and 'Best Interests' explores that territory dramatically and sucessfully, you will be in tears.

Cast were great and production values were good all round. Recommended, watch it.

Sharon Horgan and Michael Sheen play the parents of a child who, after a lifetime of illness is on life support in the hospital and have a massive disagreement as to how her future should be managed.

Jack Thorne wrote it and as always, he capturers the emotions and anguish of the conflicted parents in all its pain and desperation.

I admit to crying many times, wondering how I would react to such a life changing challenge as in what they are faced with.

The couple are torn apart as their older daughter handles the while situation in a dangerous way herself, with her unknowing parents caught up in their younger daughter's precarious health.

Riveting film, brilliantly acted.

Recommend.

8/10.

Parents Nicci and Andrew face a huge decision, when Doctors suggest removing treatment from their seriously ill daughter, claiming that she's suffering as a result of being kept alive.

I'll start by saying this is a very tough watch, if you or a loved one is in a similar position to anyone here, this may prove to be an uncomfortable watch, as it does deal with an incredibly sad and sensitive issue.

This is The BBC at its best, this is an outstanding drama, I've said many times that drama works when it makes you think, question and feel, this show prompted several passionate discussions at work, all of us had different opinions.

It's evenly paced, sincere and perfectly believable, a scenario I'm sure a number of families have found themselves in. This takes on a real journey, you see the family experience from start to finish. All sorts of moral questions are raised.

The acting is off the scale, Sharon Horgan, I'm so used to seeing her in comedy, but wow she showa just how good she is. Alison and Noma Dumezweni are both first rate too.

Michael Sheen, I am certain he will pick up an award for this, it's hard not to watch and know that he's adding a touch of greatness, I have no doubt at all that one day he will be regarded as one of the best actors on the planet, it's a captivating performance as Andrew.

Brilliant drama.

9/10.