The Control Room

Gabe is an emergency call-handler in Glasgow with dark secrets from his childhood which unexpectedly come back to life when he takes a call at work.

Production values were OK, it was well cast and acted for the most part but it had problems script and direction wise. I watched all three episodes and gradually fell out of love with it.

I'd agree with other reviewers that the flashbacks were really overdone and disrupted the storyline. There were also just too many improbabilities in the plot all the way through, yes we can take a few coincidences and strokes of luck once in a while but storylines can't entirely rely on them.

Overall disappointing. For me the story didn't pan out well and the ending was a bit of a damp squib that you could anticipate coming.

Ambulance call handler Gabe receives a call from a young woman who claims to have killed someone, in a bizarre twist, she recognises Gabe.

Gabe will have you stressed, everything he did made me feel a little anxious, a little twitchy, you really could feel the character's elevated stress levels.

Iain De Caestecker is the standout, he plays the part of Gabe incredibly well, great performance, all I can say is that I hope they supplied him with running trainers, as the guy spends a good amount of time dashing around. He plays the part with absolute sincerity, and doesn't pretend to play the hard man, it's refreshing.

I find it impossible to agree with most of the reviews here, I thoroughly enjoyed this three part series, it was imaginative, different, and for me it was really easy to follow.

Several twists and turns, the final episode offers up so much, it's very satisfying.

Some amazing visuals, particularly in the final episode, they really did make full use of the beautiful scenery.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed it, 8/10.

Taking the stretching of disbelief to the limit and then stretching it some more. A total waste of Joanna Vanderham. Poor Gabriel a rabbit in the headlights who we are led to believe somehow saves the day.

When Gabe was taking the rear number plate off the van, there was a car behind it, but when there was a camera shot from behind, it was gone. Then it was back.

He was in the locker room and received a text saying there was a bloke there to see him and wasn't going to leave until he does. Then Gabe drives the van in the next scene with the bag of money.

Have to agree with the majority of the previous reviews.

Wanted to switch off after first episode and wasn't bothered to find out the ending. Why?, because after Gabe makes the most obvious of "no, you didn't just agree to that" moments, it goes from bad to worse. Every twist and turn in the first 2 episodes have me screaming at the TV "nooooooo".

But as a dutiful husband, having had my wife watch some of the stuff I like, I repaid the debt a million times over to watch this to its conclusion.

There were a few more twists in the final episode that we didn't see coming which kinda redeemed it a bit, but not enough for me to recommend it.

IDC was ok in Marvel agents of Shield but he almost felt the same in this, with his nervous affectations.

So glad it's over and hopefully no sequel..... Sounded good on the radio adverts but in reality a MISS rather that a HIT.

Would give it a 2.5 for the little twists in the last episode.