Simply Class

The BBC drama ‘The Shadow Line’ has just finished being broadcast and, for me, has to be one of the best dramas in the last decade. Granted, I haven’t quite pieced all of the details together yet (and probably won’t until I watch it again on DVD!), and some of the morality is deliberately ambiguous (if not a little perturbing at times), but the slick style, gradual tempo, enthralling direction, absorbing characters, clever script, shocking storylines and terrific acting made it a joy to watch. I would highly recommend it to anyone who likes their drama to be intelligent, based on dialogue and characterisation, rather than special effects, exaggerated action sequences and explosions. And I must say it does feel nice to have something good to report for a change.