As an avid fan of things British, I feel more than slightly disappointed with this bit of fluff. Obviously, it was supposed to be a serious, tout thriller set in the financial world of high banking, where different kind of gangsters perform their crimes with very little or no punishment. Unfortunately, it was deeply flawed in it's badly written one-dimensional characters. There are bunch of cartoonish villains, some wooden policemen and incredibly irritating leading female character, that one just couldn't care less about. It is hard to feel excitement and compassion for cardboard figures so far removed from anything remotely connected with real life. And I couldn't and I didn't. It was just passable two hours and 15 minutes and nothing else.
9 Reviews
Hopes dashed
lillightjc-855008 September 2023
With such a stellar cast, it sounded really promising. The plot was messy, the script really amateurish and the ending as unclear as most of the storyline.
There was too much gratuitous and unnecessary violence and there were no subtle or clever parts in any of the three episodes.
It was as though the writer's main plan was to confuse the viewers further and further and then he or she either didn't bother to untangle the mess or because they had got everything in such a horrendous muddle they weren't actually able to!!! The actors did the best they could but one can't make the proverbial purse out of a sow's ear!!! Nothing was explained and so many things seemed absolutely senseless or irrelevant. Please bring this great cast back but with a MUCH better series, to make it worth their time and to ensure you actually do impress your viewers and critics and have a series that ITV can be proud of! A TV series that will go down in history as a major success!
There was too much gratuitous and unnecessary violence and there were no subtle or clever parts in any of the three episodes.
It was as though the writer's main plan was to confuse the viewers further and further and then he or she either didn't bother to untangle the mess or because they had got everything in such a horrendous muddle they weren't actually able to!!! The actors did the best they could but one can't make the proverbial purse out of a sow's ear!!! Nothing was explained and so many things seemed absolutely senseless or irrelevant. Please bring this great cast back but with a MUCH better series, to make it worth their time and to ensure you actually do impress your viewers and critics and have a series that ITV can be proud of! A TV series that will go down in history as a major success!
Watchable but flawed
briansmallman-613712 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers
It was OK but not great, the lead was just dumb and not very convincing, the story had large plot holes and didn't flow that well. The whole banking thing was based on a name of account change which then required a room full of operators to 'make it happen' which I just can't see and even if that was the case you'd want to think that one of them would notice the name difference. Really was a bit thin but as I said it was watchable if you don't get too critical. I wouldn't want to see a second season however I really thought the lead actor didn't draw you in and was quite wooden as an actor. ..
Quite interesting for bankers!
Amcrit5714 March 2021
If you are going to be taken seriously when writing a review you really need to watch all of it, not give up before it is finished and give it a very low score. Doing that just means you personally didn't like it.
Whilst this may not be the greatest it moves along briskly, it isn't bogged down with meaningless soul searching. The acting is convincing and the production values are pretty good.
An excellent, exciting three part series.
Sleepin_Dragon14 February 2021
Corruption in the world of high Finance. When a big deal is on the table, all and sundry are in for the kill.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, I must have watched it when it first went out, and liked it, but having just rewatched it, I absolutely loved it. Three episodes flew by, you think something is happening, there is a lot of misdirection.
It's loaded with twists and turns, it's one of those dramas where you really don't know who's who, and exactly who's up to what, you will be left guessing until the final scenes.
The acting is excellent, Toby Stephens, Riz Ahmed, Sacha Dhawan and Laurence Fox, however the true star of the show is Jodie Whittaker, who really shows how good she is.
Slick, stylish and exciting. 9/10.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, I must have watched it when it first went out, and liked it, but having just rewatched it, I absolutely loved it. Three episodes flew by, you think something is happening, there is a lot of misdirection.
It's loaded with twists and turns, it's one of those dramas where you really don't know who's who, and exactly who's up to what, you will be left guessing until the final scenes.
The acting is excellent, Toby Stephens, Riz Ahmed, Sacha Dhawan and Laurence Fox, however the true star of the show is Jodie Whittaker, who really shows how good she is.
Slick, stylish and exciting. 9/10.
Lasted till episode two
mgould231 January 2009
I saw the trailer and thought it looked good, a bank fraud is a great subject given the times. Laurence Fox and Toby Stephens are both from acting dynasties but I can't believe they read the script of this three hour long turkey. It went from bad to worse so consistently that I gave up in despair before the end of the second episode. It was just absolute rubbish, how a TV company can finance something so awful says it all. ITV shares are at an all time low and so are some of the awful rubbish they are turning out as drama. The actress who played the leading role was possibly the worst I have seen in a long time, but the script was so far fetched I doubt Meryl Streep would have looked much better.
An excellent thriller, time well-spent and a production of which ITV should feel proud
shadowfax73117 August 2009
"Wired" is a taut, well-written, well-acted thriller guided by a strong director. The star and lead actress, Jodie Whitaker, has delivered a particularly powerful, consistent and believable performance. She is a very attractive and engaging talent who very definitely deserves richer and more frequent opportunities to shine. Ms. Whitaker not only held her own with the likes of her co-stars, Laurence Fox and Toby Stephens, but even occasionally showed glimmers of upstaging them. The previous commenter from the UK (???23) could not possibly have been more wrong or misleading in the misguided bad notice they posted here in January of 2009! So astoundingly far from the truth was that unwarranted rant, that it appears sufficiently suspect to make one wonder as to whether the true source and motivation might be that of a rival network or production company! "Wired" is a not quite a 5-star masterpiece and may not have been worthy of BAFTA's, but it is an excellent thriller, time well-spent and a production of which ITV should feel proud.
Excellent
blanche-22 July 2013
"Wired" is a wonderful TV miniseries from England, starring Jodie Whittaker and Toby Stevens.
Whittaker plays a not totally honest bank worker, Louise Evans, whose best friend involves her in a large-scale fraud operation. She is to set up a false bank account for a tycoon about to sell his business; the thieves, some of who are already at the bank, will funnel the sale money into this fake account and transfer it out of the country.
Louise originally refuses to get involved, but the man who approaches her (Laurence Fox) has blackmail on her -- she and someone else once stole 3000 pounds, plus she has a daughter, Erica, that the thieves can use as a way to threaten her. Louise unknowingly becomes involved with a police detective (Toby Stephens) who knows what she's doing and wants her to cooperate with the police.
Suspenseful and nerve-wracking, this is a very exciting drama with a few great twists along the way. It's not the warmest production you'll ever see -- Louise isn't a particularly likable character, though she can sure think on her feet; Laurence Fox of "Inspector Lewis" fame plays an awful human being -- well, nobody is very nice, except perhaps Stephens, but words like tough and no-nonsense fit him better.
"Wired" held my interest throughout because one really doesn't know who is working with whom, or what's going to happen. It holds one's attention right until the very end.
Whittaker plays a not totally honest bank worker, Louise Evans, whose best friend involves her in a large-scale fraud operation. She is to set up a false bank account for a tycoon about to sell his business; the thieves, some of who are already at the bank, will funnel the sale money into this fake account and transfer it out of the country.
Louise originally refuses to get involved, but the man who approaches her (Laurence Fox) has blackmail on her -- she and someone else once stole 3000 pounds, plus she has a daughter, Erica, that the thieves can use as a way to threaten her. Louise unknowingly becomes involved with a police detective (Toby Stephens) who knows what she's doing and wants her to cooperate with the police.
Suspenseful and nerve-wracking, this is a very exciting drama with a few great twists along the way. It's not the warmest production you'll ever see -- Louise isn't a particularly likable character, though she can sure think on her feet; Laurence Fox of "Inspector Lewis" fame plays an awful human being -- well, nobody is very nice, except perhaps Stephens, but words like tough and no-nonsense fit him better.
"Wired" held my interest throughout because one really doesn't know who is working with whom, or what's going to happen. It holds one's attention right until the very end.
Fast moving crime drama
scrubber21 February 2023
Excellent crime drama starring many familiar faces including Jason Watkins, Toby Stephens and Jodie Whittaker as the lead. Louise is a hard up single mum working in a bank who has the opportunity to earn some exrtra money by simply opening a bogus account for Phillip Manningham, played by Laurence Fox, who represents a ruthless crime syndicate. Louise accidentally meets Toby Stephens in the club Fox runs, not knowing he is a Police Officer investigating the dodgy characters at said club. After an intimate evening with Stephens she discovers he is a cop and what follows is a fast moving series of events leading up to the theft of £250m from a prominent businessman played by Gary Lewis. A lot happens in this three part series, without any padding or waffle. Recommended.
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