All the episodes get high marks for production values, and the great acting-all the way through. I don't think I have ever read Conrad's "Secret Agent", but a visual media must stand of itself, and this does in all departments. The character actor Toby Jones once again gives an "A List" performance, as does Stephen Graham and Vicky McClure. All other actors do very well too, no doubt. It is a dark, revealing production and script, and knowing the history of the times helps. Above all, it is a period/history piece, two monarchist countries, one with an autocracy using a 'lockdown' attitude on keeping it that way. Both were plagued with genuine fears over anarchist, socialists, and other revolutionary groups who had successfully used bombs in their activities. And it is in this social and political ambience that this story takes place. And it does an excellent job. The writers and producers understood this, and it shows. Great stuff!!
Review of The Secret Agent
