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Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone (2022)
Awesome BBC historical documentary
What an unexpected jem. I can't thank the various BBC journalists that shot this enough for the almost unbelievable insight it gives into the Russian past and also what's happening today.
To be able to see things from the top political levels right down to what it was like in day to day Russian life on the ground is brilliant.
Having visited Moscow and Ukraine I found it a shocking insight into what was invisible to a casual tourist but lurking beneath the surface.
Just a pity that my current favourite BBC correspondent Steve Rosenberg doesn't seem to have had any involvement so far.
Truth must prevail !
Inside Man (2022)
Bonkers but brilliant
Loved every minute. It has a stage feel to it but when you accept that it isn't a life like reconstruction of a real event like say 10 Rillington Place it is bonkers but brilliant. There's so much crammed into every minute that you really have to concentrate hard to keep up!
The one thing that seemed the most implausible was that given that there were a multitude of tools, planks of wood etc in the basement why the occupants didn't at least attempt to break a window, break down the door or attempt some other escape route.
Any more or less bonkers than Silence of the Lambs? Certainly up there for me.
Elizabeth Is Missing (2019)
BBC drama at its absolute best
Glenda Jackson at her brilliant best, fantastic story, brutal social comment, sensitive at times, painful to watch at others. In the same class as Boys from the blackstuff and boy that was top drama and social comment intertwined too.
Broken (2017)
Tear jerkingly brilliant
Review up to episode 3. Shot full of brilliant acting and script plus the most challenging political and social issues today. What else would you expect from Jimmy McGovern of course. A very difficult watch but probably the best drama of its sort since Boys from the Blackstuff by Alan Bleasdale. Interesting timing having episodes before and after the election!