The Feud

It could only go downhill from the first few seconds of the first episode before the story unfolds when the new prospective buyer questions the estate agent about rumours there had been a murder and tge estate agent dodges the question.

As if blood on the walls wasn't evidence enough ! And who puts a house on the market that's still effectively a crime scene even though there's no evidence throughout the series of police activity until the very end despite all manner of sinister activity.

Absolute hokum throughout but strangely compelling to see how it's all going to play out with numerous unbelievable plot holes right to the bitter end.

And, oh, the incessant plinky plink music throughout...AGGGHHH !! Having said that the quirky nature of it would suggest a tongue in cheek outlook should be adopted towards the whole series. I hope that was the plan because despite some of the gruesome scenes there was no tension offered up requiring the appropriate music.... Plinkety, plink.....

I started to watch this because I like Rupert Penry -Jones. I was aware of a few other actors. My gosh. This is terrible...in a good way.

I've never followed The Soaps, so if you do, I suspect, this is tailor made for you.

The show opens with a Block Party, and we meet all of our main characters.

The inciting incident starts the next day when one family decides to do a re-model of their kitchen.

I won't even get into names and such. Just know that, EACH ONE OF THESE CHARACTERS ARE AWFUL. ALL of them.

Zero redeeming qualities. Over 6 episodes, every plot twist that could stick to the walls were used.

Did I have a choice to quit " The Feud"? Yes, I did...but, I soldered through to bring you this review.

Formulaic Channel 5 dramas seem to call upon a regular roster of fading actors to deliver scripts written by students on creative writing correspondence courses.

The plot of this particular pantomime is so predictable and so cliched that one almost overlooks the amateur dramatics of the performers.

It's rather sad to see actors of such established pedigree reduced to delivering the dross presented to them.

The premise that a professional barrister would overlook the basic requirements of a planning application to create a tiny kitchen extension is simply ludicrous.

I hop the cast are rewarded handsomely to risk their careers in this rubbish.

I enjoyed most of the series except the final episode got a bit convoluted. Emma, the lead character, really brought on the whole sequence of events. She was devoid of any emotional attachment to her family. I would call the way things turned out " Poetic Justice." Emma just steam rolled through everyone and her husband just let her do it, he needed to stand up to her. He didn't and things spiralled out of control. I know most people have security cameras now however I would hate to live on this street with all the voyeurism and scrutiny. Makes for reasonably compelling viewing.

There were plenty of advanced trailers for this 6 X 1 hour series and the 'stellar' cast led me to believe that this was a Channel 5 thriller worth watching.

How wrong can you be? The opening episode gave the overall plot line away although no estate agent worth their salt would carry out viewings in a house smeared with blood stains.

Avoiding spoilers, the timescale was confusing especially in the last ten minutes of the final episode with the appearance, of a character of some significance, for the first time in the series.

Someone has already commented that it should have been made as a Black Comedy as a dark thriller it was clearly not.