I rate everything I watch but even with a ruck of ten out of tens, I have never felt compelled to write a review. Until now. I might be a Stephen Graham fanboy anyway but I don't have any superlatives left to describe just how brilliant he performs this role with seemingly so little effort. He makes it look so easy I forgot it was acting. I humbly think it is his very best performance which when one considers Combo, Al Capone and DS John Corbett is saying something of considerable weight. One could attribute this to the rebooting of the partnership with Meadows and Thorne. I think the term chemistry might not do it justice.
However to highlight only Graham's performance would be grossly unfair. The cast around him are nothing less captivating and utterly believable. Niamh Algar caught my eye in Pure recently and here she increased her stock tenfold.
This is England, both the film and the series were brilliant, but in my mind this isn't just a Graham and Meadows magnus opus: It might be the most perfect piece of television I've ever witnessed.
However to highlight only Graham's performance would be grossly unfair. The cast around him are nothing less captivating and utterly believable. Niamh Algar caught my eye in Pure recently and here she increased her stock tenfold.
This is England, both the film and the series were brilliant, but in my mind this isn't just a Graham and Meadows magnus opus: It might be the most perfect piece of television I've ever witnessed.