I I watched a couple of episodes when the series was first on, but missed most. I was glad to find it streaming recently, and watched the three seasons of it this last month. I found it warm, funny, uplifting and a little quirky. It was well done and Stephen Fry was excellent. Occasionally there was an episode that didn't live up to the rest. Most however we're very good. In this Quaint Village, Fry plays a sensitive compassionate lawyer, Peter Kingdom, who cares deeply. He's a bit too introspective at times causing him some angst. It is a light dramady and tackles modern issues of love and community, diversity and acceptance, Fry leads but there were some excellent supporting actors. I love everything about this series. One exception was the last episode. In itself a very good episode, but it leaves one hanging. Were they expecting to continue the series? Very serious ending of the episode leaving Peter Kingdom to ask "Who am I?" If was to be the series finale, it failed miserably. If it was a lead into the next season that ended up not being made, it was good. Since it did not continue, I was left feeling cheated of a "promised" resolution. Perhaps they should have allowed one more episode to explore the questions and feelings of the characters in what turned out to be the last episode. Still, it's worth your while to watch the series. Excellent.
(By the way I loved Fry in "Jeeves and Wooster". It was my first Fry encounter. . A very different and hilarious role. Fry is very versatile. A couple of reviews mentioned he wasn't good in that and Jeeves was a "jerk", implying that the Kingdom character was more suited to Fry. As an actor he's suited to many types of characters. Jeeves wasn't a jerk, but a wise knowledgeable butler who helped his clueless dillitant, the one he served, from getting into too much trouble due to Woosters ingnorance not his malice.)
(By the way I loved Fry in "Jeeves and Wooster". It was my first Fry encounter. . A very different and hilarious role. Fry is very versatile. A couple of reviews mentioned he wasn't good in that and Jeeves was a "jerk", implying that the Kingdom character was more suited to Fry. As an actor he's suited to many types of characters. Jeeves wasn't a jerk, but a wise knowledgeable butler who helped his clueless dillitant, the one he served, from getting into too much trouble due to Woosters ingnorance not his malice.)