Hard Sun

I hope there will be a second season because there are several questions left open. I really liked the characters and I liked especially that within the main story there are several smaller stories around the main characters. I can only recommend this series and I hope for a sequel.

The first episode was good and I was excited, thinking that I had found a decent series. However, as the series progressed, character development ground to a halt and scenarios silly/unrealistic. The female lead is charismatic and plays the part well - but all the other characters are so flat and dull. The relationship between the female lead and her son could have been really interesting and layered - yet the writers completely missed the mark with it. There were so many times throughout the series where the characters escape danger - when realistically they would have just been killed or captured. Also, there is little exploration of the 'impending doom' that forms the backbone of the story which is a shame. Overall, the plot holes, flat characters and other irregularities detract from the series to such an extent that it becomes frustrating to watch.

The end of the world is nigh, and the criminals are still at it, even when the world comes to an end we are still need cops and spooks to put the bad guys away. Fortunately this serial was better then the premise suggested, what sounded daft was actually very good viewing, an unlikely pairing of Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess worked incredibly well together, two actors I absolutely love, so wonderfully talented, Sturgess for his recent work on Close to the Enemy. I'm just glad to see a drama serial on the box on a Saturday night, Taboo showed that it can work, we don't have to be made to switch off with only reality TV on. Bravo BBC again.

I would give it higher marks but whoever arranged the music does not know what they're doing. If you play: Dramatic music, Dramatic music, Dramatic music, Dramatic music. It loses its effect and just becomes annoying noise to the point where your head is about to explode and when at last for just a few seconds you turn the blasted noise off it is a tremendous relief and you think 'Thank goodness for that!'

I mean, guy walks up to flat (dramatic music, heartbeat music) knocks on the door (dramatic music, heartbeat music), woman opens door (dramatic music, heartbeat music), 'Hiya' he says, 'Hello' she says. ?

Some of the other music is just a horrid wailing sound! It really was a challenge for me to just not turn it off and I'm not sure I'll be able to sit through many episodes if it continues like this as it really does my head in.

Granted, it isn't a whole lotta sci-fi... but it does do what good sci-fi does best which is explore humanity.

Really liked it, probably a bit too much cliche in there to go above 8 though.