It is hard to convey just how good this series is. I watched it again last week for the third time and it gets better and better. It's no wonder David Tennant and Ken Stott became so acclaimed, but the wonderful and hugely-underrated Katy Murphy more than matches them - I can't understand why she has not been more successful. I find it amazing that the writer is from the US - you would never know it. The characters are all treated so sympathetically, even the unpleasant ones (McAteer perhaps the exception!) and it is hard to watch at times when you know what's coming. It's a clear indictment of the British mental health services of the time and it's heart-rending to think about how much worse it has become now.
Review of Takin' Over the Asylum
