I watched the series in one session. After reading the reviews and watching the first episode I nearly abandoned it. First the beefs. The hero's suit was awful really out of place by 50 years. Blue synthetic suits were only worn by crass uncultured Americans in the sixties. His uniform would have been the sort of woollen baggy suits that were clearly visible in the period clips and worn by most of the cast. Seeing his suit grated every time. Then the bad boy hair would not been worn by a diplomat in his position. Spies are supposed to blend in so they live a little longer.
The next Beef was the dreadful continuity, where a roomful of people vanished and then random scenes of sex and violence. After the first dodgy two episodes we got into the story, which was excellent. The film suffered from too much explicit sex and violence but was most enjoyable in terms of seeing the Berlin of the sixties and a realistic story that could be easily transferred into the current time. The film is worth watching but has been nobbled by the distributors.
The next Beef was the dreadful continuity, where a roomful of people vanished and then random scenes of sex and violence. After the first dodgy two episodes we got into the story, which was excellent. The film suffered from too much explicit sex and violence but was most enjoyable in terms of seeing the Berlin of the sixties and a realistic story that could be easily transferred into the current time. The film is worth watching but has been nobbled by the distributors.