Plot: When the British prime minister’s husband is kidnapped and the French president starts receiving threats, both leaders must face an impossible choice.
This miniseries was fine.
Pros: I’m glad this series remine emotionally intense all the way thought. It does push the boundaries of “people push in the precision are force to make decisions at are personal”. Suranne Jones was great as all ways playing a politician. Martin McCann was so good being the main villain. Thumbs up on the photography, score & sound design and I got out guard with the twists that went down in the last two episodes.
Cons: Matheo’s girlfriend didn’t get invested into her arc. At times there do rushed through plotlines. Some moments did came off unanalytic & there wasn’t no consequence for any of the main characters.
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Created by Matt Charman
Directed by Isabelle Sieb; Amy Neil
Written by Matt Charman
Starring: Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Corey Mylchreest, Ashley Thomas, Martin McCann, Lucian Msamati, James Cosmo & Jehnny Beth.
Music by Jeff Russo
Executive producers: Matt Charman, Foz Allan, Steve Searle, Suranne Jones
Production companies: Teammakers Productions, Binocular Productions
Network: Netflix
Casts & Characters:
- Suranne Jones as Abigail Dalton, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and MP for Oldham, who previously served as the junior Foreign Minister
- Julie Delpy as Vivienne Toussaint, the President of France who is running for re-election
- Corey Mylchreest as Matheo Lewis, Toussaint’s activist stepson
- Lucian Msamati as Kofi Adomako, the Downing Street Chief of Staff
- Ashley Thomas as Dr Alex Anderson, Dalton’s husband and a member of Doctors Without Borders, who is kidnapped in French Guiana
- James Cosmo as Max Dalton, Abigail’s terminally ill father and Sylvie’s grandfather
- Jehnny Beth as Adrienne Pelletier, the Secretary-General of the President’s Office
- Martin McCann as John Michael Shagan, a former soldier and leader of the kidnappers
- Sara Powell as Kathy MacIntyre, the Foreign Secretary
- Mark Lewis Jones as General Joseph Livingston, the Chief of the Defence Staff
- Isobel Akuwudike as Sylvie Jane Anderson, Abigail and Alex’s teenage daughter
- Hiftu Quasem as Ayesha, a political staffer and investigator working for Dalton
- Sophie Robertson as Saskia Morgan, Matheo Lewis’s girlfriend and a former soldier
- Pip Carter as Dan Ogilvy, the Defence Secretary and later Acting Prime Minister
- Paul Thornley as Michael Hall, the Home Secretary
- Zubin Varla as Oliver Bahrami, the Leader of the Opposition
- Josh Barrow as Tristan Taylor, the Political Secretary
- Ami Okumura Jones as Zadie Nishimura, the Downing Street Press Secretary
- Vincent Perez as Elias Vernier, Toussaint’s husband, Matheo’s father and a French media tycoon
I recommend watching this miniseries on Netflix.
Rating: 7 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe