Catching Lightning

I have no interest in MMA, have never heard of Lee Murray or this robbery but I love true crime docs so I figured I'd give it a shot. And it delivers. I was glued to the screen starting with episode two.

Episode one could've been left out entirely. It felt completely detached from the rest of the series. Just interminable fawning over this thug and his brief fighting career. MMA fans will no doubt be into this, but wasn't my jam.

Episode two onward is gripping stuff. Tons of surveillance footage and accounts from people who worked in the facility so you really get the feeling that you're experiencing the robbery as it happened. The ensuing police investigation is also extremely well done. Again, tons of detail and a fascinating play-by-play style account from police.

All in all, despite the first episode, it's an excellent series. My only only small beef is way they glorify this guy. He's no genius or fighting prodigy. Just a common street thug that loves to fight (in and out of the ring).

Didn't know much about this situation but saw the series and thought I'd give it a watch. So glad I did...

I was hooked from episode 1 and binge watched the whole thing in a day! I was googling while watching the series and the casting of the characters was great! All of the actors played their roles so well.

If you haven't watched it you need to. Lee Murray what a legend!

I want updates on where he is now and what's happened since. He's still in Moroccan jail from what I've read online which is crazy considering no one was harmed or died during the robbery. We need a season 2 haha!

10/10 would recommend!!

This documentary was great.

To finally hear from Lee himself and see how the lengths the UK Police went to make him out to be the ring leader when clearly that isn't the case.

It's clear the Police's efforts were fuelled by disliking Lee for many years prior as they have made no attempts to go after the other two.

Lee has served his time and more. In tough conditions, he has kept quiet until now.

He should be freed. The extended sentence was completely unwarranted and is continuing to punish him and his family.

You can not infringe on human rights in this manner.

Congrats to Pat and the team! It was worth the wait.

This documentary was incredible was glued to my seat once I put it on I couldn't stop watching and binge watched the whole thing in one go.

Loved how it looked unbiased at all the different perspectives and think that for the first time we see for our self's who Lee Murray really is and he seems very likeable which I wasn't expecting at all, my only gripe was that I wish there was more episodes as I didn't want it to end and would of liked to know more about his childhood growing up. Well done to whoever made this it was a brilliant watch and I hope they do another season maybe when he gets out to finish his story.

Brilliant watch.

The first 3 episodes were rather good and interesting (even if overly focused on Murray's MMA career more than the core story).

The fourth episode, however, was tedious to say the least. It was as if the director gave the microphone to a room filled with everyone and then left and let them pass it around until they all were exhausted. I swear it went on for 45 minutes after the end of the story. Just comment after comment, and some got more than one shot with the mic. Tedious.

One might think one would like to hear how every single person who had anything to do with this story (and a couple others) feel about its outcome, but the final episode would prove one wrong (or, at least, teach one to be careful what you wish for).