This feels more like a TV drama than a film as far as the script and acting goes, but the scenery, when we can see it, is stunning. Some of the acting is a little clunky, but I think that is more down to the script than the actors. The Liverpool accent is not quite there and a London one may have worked better (although that may have been historically inaccurate as we are told this is based on fact) and one of the characters is possessed by Hugh Grant.
The "bigger" elements of the drama don't really work for me, I didn't feel any genuine tension or peril, but the more down to earth interactions between the characters - such as the winding each other up and the camaraderie are enjoyable.
The "bigger" elements of the drama don't really work for me, I didn't feel any genuine tension or peril, but the more down to earth interactions between the characters - such as the winding each other up and the camaraderie are enjoyable.