Jekyll and Hyde (I) (2015)
7/10
More enjoyable than this review would have you believe...
29 December 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Tom Bateman plays Robert Jekyll, a mental inadequate who occasionally crosses an emotional barrier into his alter ego Hyde. While Hyde retains Jekyll's intellectual failure he adds pugilism and high impact sexual advances to his list of inadequacies. Over the course of 10 episodes Jekyll surrounds himself with a large group of well meaning incompetents all of whom make almost no positive impact on the outcome of Jekyll's plight, both elderly relations are noteworthy in themselves as particular liabilities.

Thankfully things are carried through to a somewhat odd but presumably agreeable end, guided by the ever ready hand of the Welsh Poet Sniper Man who gets the job done at almost every step when it becomes apparent that no-one else can be trusted to do so.

As always Richard E. Grant playing himself is particularly enjoyable.

Genuinely looking forward to a 2nd series.
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