I anticipated a tight, well produced series here. I must say I loved the actual production and the acting was very good, particularly Richard Madden, Keeley Hawes, and Ash Tandon. The downfall to me was the writing. The story itself was really good, as were the various plotlines. I was disappointed with the emphasis/believability of all the political infighting of the security services. It felt forced and just too much. I was also disappointed with the writing when it came to the characters, Rayburn especially, when they doubted David's reliability and sincerity I know that he didn't tell them everything, but to waver from trusting him after thwarting a train attack and an attempted assassination of the Home Secretary to believing, apparently, that he was involved in various terrorist attacks was way too over the top. Seriously. I understand that there might have been some mistrust of David, but it wasn't written particularly well. It felt very forced. The lack of continuity and thoughtfulness was just weird. That being said, I still enjoyed it, but would have preferred.....better writing.
