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Ratched is supposedly based on a character in a brilliant 1970s movie. The only recognisable character feature in this 2020 TV series is the name of the nurse. Ratched has been turned into a fashion model parading on a very expensive UHD set. Murphys Law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. In this camp extravaganza it does.

The best thing about this series is the opening titles. Watch it and then change the channel. The acting and script are so wooden the series should be called Dollywoodland. There have been some great writer/directors. Ryan Murphy is not one of them. He is no Billy Wilder - more Gene Wilder. Like the boss of Ace Studios , who makes money from trash movies, he is probably laughing all the way to the bank.

I watch the news of what is happening in the Middle East and despair. It was beyond my comprehension until I watched this three part series.

The House of Assad documentary tells the story of the family. Mother, father, three sons and a daughter. We learn how an introverted London trained doctor, Bashar Assad, came to power in Syria and became a mass murderer and monster.

The story has elements of Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth. Now we need this documentary to be made into a 3 act play. A challenge that the Royal Shakespeare Company or National Theatre could do justice to.