maf17 Review of Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles (1974)

Awful, a rare dud by the BBC costume drama department

[3/10 · 8 April 2011]

When I first came across this series, I wondered why I had never heard of it. When I got to see it, I quickly found out why. Its simply awful. Wooden acting, laughable dialogue, sets that look like someone raided a jumble sale. Very instructive to compare it with I Claudius, a show that suffered from similar budget restrictions, but overcame them with wonderful writing & superlative performances. This effort just looks & feels cheap. Disappointing, because the subject material offered tremendous potential. If you can get hold of it free of charge, watch it by all means, but don't consider spending money to purchase it, its not worth it at any price.