If you are hoping to leap into the action from episode one - forget it.
It looks as if we are in for the long haul here so those that don't appreciate great cinematography, editing, production design and intricate story weaving best leave now.
For those of you with a decent attention span, stick with it, I'm sensing a six episode series will be followed by another, then another as the story evolves.
The first episode necessarily has to set the scene, explain the historical context, introduce the characters and begin the story; it does so admirably. Most of the actors are new to me which is good, there is no previous character to unsee; one well-kent (to me) face was that of Miles Jupp, perfectly cast as a somewhat ineffectual officer - much the role he played as comedy in Gary, Tank Commander.
From my limited knowledge of wartime vehicles the producers seem to have gone for authenticity, it was great to see the DH Dragon Rapide in flight and in close up.
I'm looking forward to episode 2 which I'll watch immediately after writing this and I'm hoping that the pace of the action begins to pick up.
It looks as if we are in for the long haul here so those that don't appreciate great cinematography, editing, production design and intricate story weaving best leave now.
For those of you with a decent attention span, stick with it, I'm sensing a six episode series will be followed by another, then another as the story evolves.
The first episode necessarily has to set the scene, explain the historical context, introduce the characters and begin the story; it does so admirably. Most of the actors are new to me which is good, there is no previous character to unsee; one well-kent (to me) face was that of Miles Jupp, perfectly cast as a somewhat ineffectual officer - much the role he played as comedy in Gary, Tank Commander.
From my limited knowledge of wartime vehicles the producers seem to have gone for authenticity, it was great to see the DH Dragon Rapide in flight and in close up.
I'm looking forward to episode 2 which I'll watch immediately after writing this and I'm hoping that the pace of the action begins to pick up.