A has been celebrity straight man from a successful comedy team is accused of a rape (by his daughter's former babysitter) that had occurred decades earlier. Subsequently a few other women come forward and also charge Paul with sexual misconduct so Paul (Robbie Coltrane) hires an expensive cracker jack law firm and a private detective to dig into these accusers past and one by one their accusations are proven without merit, except for the (former) babysitter's accusation.
Paul's wife, a devout Catholic, named Marie (Julie Walters) and an ardent supporter of her pig of a husband Paul, they have come to an agreement that as long as Paul always tells her about his extra marital affairs the next day she can tolerate his infidelities. Their daughter Dee (Andrea Riseborough) is a mother of two, divorced from her husband and is undergoing treatment for a severe drug dependency as well as emotional scars from her childhood living with her parents unconventional lifestyle.
The interactions between mother/wife Marie, husband/father Paul, and their daughter Dee, are constant dialogues of dribble that quite frankly belong more in a daytime soap opera than in an evening dramatic courtroom tv mini-series. By episode 3 I was hoping for some twists and turns but they just never materialized. By the series ending 4 episode I honestly did not care if Paul was guilty or not but after investing 3 hours into the program already Mrs. Shullivan and I took a break, watched a hockey game (our Toronto Maple Leafs won their franchise winning 13th straight game at home) and then returned to watch the lat episode. Guilty or not guilty? I won't spoil it for anybody because as far as I am concerned the whole four (4) episodes were non-descript pieces of light melodrama that were not worth watching in the first place.
I give the series a 4 out of 10 rating.
Paul's wife, a devout Catholic, named Marie (Julie Walters) and an ardent supporter of her pig of a husband Paul, they have come to an agreement that as long as Paul always tells her about his extra marital affairs the next day she can tolerate his infidelities. Their daughter Dee (Andrea Riseborough) is a mother of two, divorced from her husband and is undergoing treatment for a severe drug dependency as well as emotional scars from her childhood living with her parents unconventional lifestyle.
The interactions between mother/wife Marie, husband/father Paul, and their daughter Dee, are constant dialogues of dribble that quite frankly belong more in a daytime soap opera than in an evening dramatic courtroom tv mini-series. By episode 3 I was hoping for some twists and turns but they just never materialized. By the series ending 4 episode I honestly did not care if Paul was guilty or not but after investing 3 hours into the program already Mrs. Shullivan and I took a break, watched a hockey game (our Toronto Maple Leafs won their franchise winning 13th straight game at home) and then returned to watch the lat episode. Guilty or not guilty? I won't spoil it for anybody because as far as I am concerned the whole four (4) episodes were non-descript pieces of light melodrama that were not worth watching in the first place.
I give the series a 4 out of 10 rating.