This the IMDB subtext, so not really a spoiler.
"A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other suffer a slow and painful decline they would engineer a dignified death. But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into shocking reality." This is where the real problem lies. Would lifelong friends really agree to a pact that would threaten the liberty of the others. 17 years in prison, essentially the rest of their lives.
This started off ok, but episodes 2-4 were heavy going and I should imagine the rhetoric was quite distressing for those of the senior generation.
Episodes 5-6 were like a completely different drama and all the real interest in the drama was compacted into these episodes. The whole drama was overlong and could have been condensed from 6 to 4 episodes.
Another problem are the multiple inconsistencies, illogical acts and plot holes throughout.
Some examples: I thought police always were on duty in twos, and yet we have a lone female traffic cop pulling Phil over for speeding.
Also, another female PC, Ayesha, apparently has a license to roam. She is seen alone in patrol cars and carrying out her own investigations, including interviewing people and going to their houses, despite warnings from her superiors. This resulted in her character being very irritating.
Then we have her immediate boss also acting alone by going to interview a murder suspect at his house dressed in football kit. Really??
The staging of Tom's boat was a shambles.
Why did Phil and Ken dump the boat and not return it to the mooring?
Why did they not wear gloves when tidying up Tom's home?
Why did Ayesha not recognise immediately that it was Ken and Phil on the CCTV? It was pretty clear.
With all her police experience and going on record as knowing what to do to cover up a crime, why did Phil miss so many things that contributed to the Police (Ayesha) investigation?
As portrayed on screen and despite their apparent conditions, both Tom and Marion were both capable without assistance.
"A group of old friends reunited at a funeral make a drunken pact. Rather than let each other suffer a slow and painful decline they would engineer a dignified death. But what starts out as a fanciful idea soon morphs into shocking reality." This is where the real problem lies. Would lifelong friends really agree to a pact that would threaten the liberty of the others. 17 years in prison, essentially the rest of their lives.
This started off ok, but episodes 2-4 were heavy going and I should imagine the rhetoric was quite distressing for those of the senior generation.
Episodes 5-6 were like a completely different drama and all the real interest in the drama was compacted into these episodes. The whole drama was overlong and could have been condensed from 6 to 4 episodes.
Another problem are the multiple inconsistencies, illogical acts and plot holes throughout.
Some examples: I thought police always were on duty in twos, and yet we have a lone female traffic cop pulling Phil over for speeding.
Also, another female PC, Ayesha, apparently has a license to roam. She is seen alone in patrol cars and carrying out her own investigations, including interviewing people and going to their houses, despite warnings from her superiors. This resulted in her character being very irritating.
Then we have her immediate boss also acting alone by going to interview a murder suspect at his house dressed in football kit. Really??
The staging of Tom's boat was a shambles.
Why did Phil and Ken dump the boat and not return it to the mooring?
Why did they not wear gloves when tidying up Tom's home?
Why did Ayesha not recognise immediately that it was Ken and Phil on the CCTV? It was pretty clear.
With all her police experience and going on record as knowing what to do to cover up a crime, why did Phil miss so many things that contributed to the Police (Ayesha) investigation?
As portrayed on screen and despite their apparent conditions, both Tom and Marion were both capable without assistance.