I truly could not get into this series and I really persevered. The fighting was non-stop, gratuitous brutality; sex scenes in between; and the accents alternated between Scouse, Irish and Yorkshire.
I couldn't follow the plot as it seemed to go nowhere. Every tentacle just seemed to end up in murders or sex.
Helen McCrory was a very bad choice for Poll. She just sounded like a Scouse fishwife.
I felt it showed the Gypsy community in Birmingham very badly. I know gypsy families there, who've made their way honestly for generations.
And there wasn't a single likeable character. Yes, Cillian Murphy is easy on the eye - but Thomas Shelby is a hateful man.
The few decent actors who managed their accents came from Sam Neill (born in N Ireland!), Charlotte Riley (from Co Durham!!) - and the actual Birmingham residents who auditioned for small roles when there were so many negative comments about the protagonists!
Horrible show. And the soundtrack was bloody miserable.
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