Take many US productions with a US protangist (politician, lawyer, socialite or in this case a field agent turned ambassador) and plop them into Britain and a patronising tone and conversation ensues. Sterotypical casting of a pixie like assistant, a straight-laced house manager and a goofy or inefficient 2IC being part of the team.
The location shooting was lovely. The ensemble cast good. The story however, has a few holes eg POTUS dropping in at the last minute, unannounced!
Keri Russell was fine as the impromptu ambassador with a devil may care attitude and tom boy swagger but the attempt of making her look ill-prepared and not groomed for the role shouldn't have needed the hairstyle of a preschooler having a bad day with a pair of scissors.
This is possibly one of the only performances by Rufus Sewell that I have enjoyed. His calculating maneuvers come across as being done in the shadows, without too much arrogance being displayed. Either way, the activities were implausible and illegal.
Other characters made you like and want to throw darts at them as the need arose.
The location shooting was lovely. The ensemble cast good. The story however, has a few holes eg POTUS dropping in at the last minute, unannounced!
Keri Russell was fine as the impromptu ambassador with a devil may care attitude and tom boy swagger but the attempt of making her look ill-prepared and not groomed for the role shouldn't have needed the hairstyle of a preschooler having a bad day with a pair of scissors.
This is possibly one of the only performances by Rufus Sewell that I have enjoyed. His calculating maneuvers come across as being done in the shadows, without too much arrogance being displayed. Either way, the activities were implausible and illegal.
Other characters made you like and want to throw darts at them as the need arose.