7 part UK mini series about a young, brilliant female American PR whiz who is hired to help fix the image of London's somewhat out of control police force.
While this starts slowly, with both the dark satire and the drama (not to mention the visual style) feeling a bit forced, it consistently grows as it goes along, and the last 3 episodes, all directed by Sally El Hosaini, are flat out terrific – a near perfect mix of chilling and blackly funny, with no easy answers, and confusing questions of right and wrong.
I'm not usually a big fan of the re-make concept, but this seems like a story even more applicable and timely for the U.S. than the UK.
While this starts slowly, with both the dark satire and the drama (not to mention the visual style) feeling a bit forced, it consistently grows as it goes along, and the last 3 episodes, all directed by Sally El Hosaini, are flat out terrific – a near perfect mix of chilling and blackly funny, with no easy answers, and confusing questions of right and wrong.
I'm not usually a big fan of the re-make concept, but this seems like a story even more applicable and timely for the U.S. than the UK.