It takes a couple of episodes to get used to the rhythm and the format is over familiar. However there are some witty one liners and its good that they can take the piss out of themselves.
Should have been made only as a musical as it shoots itself in the foot with the bits in between the musical numbers – although Alda does do a good job.
The performances are fine and that of Iain Glen unnervingly so.There is nothing complicated about the screenplay but it tends to get a bit over dramatic toward the end. The sets aided by the miserable weather are appropriately depressing.