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Jeepers. Another forgettable Liam Neeson movie. There have, sadly, been so many. Perhaps he needs to be more fusswhen he looks at a script?

On the plus side, the scenery (southern County Donegal) is nice but to be honest I can't really think of any other positives. The plot is weak at best and the acting is no better than ok. I had hoped that the ending might just save the whole thing but it was pretty unbelievable (e.g.I can't recall any pub shootouts in Donegal, or indeed anywhere else, during the "Troubles").

I'd like to think that NI Screen could have found something better to invest in.

Ok. I'll deal with the elephant in the room first - the actress playing Irene isn't great, but nor are the lines she's been given. However, the rest of the casting is spot on and the show is that rare blend of comedy and threat.

Best plan is to relax and not take it too seriously. Chances are you'll enjoy it just as much as we have. If you do, the good news is that season 4 is due out next month! Hopefully it will continue the improvement that we've seen from each season to the next.

The show is a great example of how much Spanish TV has improved over the past 10 years or so. Long may it continue.

I understand that a plot like this requires the viewer to suspend their disbelief in the main premise of the story. I had no problem doing that with the first series but the second was a bridge too far. The endless resetting into the past became initially confusing and in the end plain annoying. Like Groundhog day on steroids. One quote from Janet springs to mind "My brain is fried. I'm going to call it a night". I could really identify with her at that moment as I felt exactly the same. Sadly I had by that stage ceased to care about any of the other characters so that's where I left it. No need to time travel to the end of the series - I simply stopped watching!