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28 out of 30 people found the following review useful: Very enjoyable, 6 October 2007 Author: fortean2
I surprised myself by enjoying this - it's not usually the kind of programme that I'll sit down and avidly watch, but the producers have successfully managed to put all the ingredients into the pot and so turn out a very enjoyable meal.All of the main characters are well written and well portrayed, especially Stephen Fry who really excels in the title role.The stories are always interesting as are the underlying plot strands and there's a nice bit of comedy thrown in for good measure.Even if this isn't usually your 'cup of tea' I'd highly recommend giving it a go. I really hope there is a second series.
19 out of 23 people found the following review useful: LOVE it, 10 March 2008 Author: rmclink from United States
Stephen Fry as the title role of Kingdom is wonderful. I don't find the other characters irritating at all. They're charming. They have great potential for growth which is why I watch this sort of show. I use to watch shows like "The Golden Girls" not because it was fantastic, in fact it was kind of predictable, but the actors performed that show with grace and a level of excellence seldom seen. Same for "Kingdom". Excellent. Stephen Fry is just a delight to watch do anything. He's real. Maybe he does one very good version of himself but have you ever seen a Brad Pitt movie? Same guy over and over and his movies make millions. Give me Stephen Fry any day. Give me Kingdom.
8 out of 13 people found the following review useful: Entertaining, 20 May 2008 Author: chocolategenius from United States
I came across this show, on youtube.com, trying to find shows featuring Dominic Mafham. I was pleasantly surprised in spite of the fact that he isn't a main character. It is a lawyer version of Northern Exposure. I do find Hermione Norris's character a bit irritating but I think it is because I enjoyed her so much in Wire in the Blood and I tend to dislike "lovable but crazy and destructive sibling" characters. The stories are light and simple with a little darkness sprinkled from the plot involving Simon Kingdom. I have only watched the first few episodes of the first season so that might change. Overall, I would recommend this show as a nice alternative to most American network television.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful: Light and entertaining, 2 July 2009 Author: walsh-22 from United Kingdom
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I am still a new viewer to Kingdom, my Dad was the fan of the show and I happened to watch an episode of it and have been hooked ever since.One of the highlights of the show is the brilliant cast headed by the wonderful and hugely talented Stephen Fry (Peter Kingdom). He is the heart of the show with an amazing cast Karl Davies (Lyle, Peter's partner in the law practice), Celia Imrie (Gloria, Peter's secretary), Hermione Norris (Beatrice, Peter's sister), Tony Slattery (Sidney Snell, a client of Peter's), and Phyllida Law (Auriel, Peter's aunt).Another highlight is the beautiful setting of the series, Norfolk is so lovely and it is nice to see a lot more of our lovely countryside that is not always shown in modern series.Although there are some dark elements to it, being that at the start of the series, Peter thought his brother Simon was dead and then later in the second series he was killed off, it is still lighter than other programmes on TV and it is nice to get away from the grittiness of the world and watch a series that is cosy and entertaining. It is not so fluffy that it doesn't cover relevant issues but has the right blend of light and shade to the stories so people are not bogged down by the issues too much. I hope there will be more series of the show as it is a very enjoyable and warm programme to watch.
3 out of 6 people found the following review useful: Interesting show, 17 July 2009 Author: smallrage1 from Canada
What a good little show this is, I was surprised to see there was a decline in the shows popularity in the UK maybe it was because Peter found his nuisance of a brother in season 2.I really wished Simon hadn't shown up it would of left some intrigue but other than that it's nice to see life in a little township as opposed to the hustle and bustle of the big city. This is why I highly recommend watching this show it's really nice to see life as it should be which is laid back and slow paced. I rather enjoyed it and give this a high 8 just because it really lets you get away from it all What I can't understand is every television show that is shown in the UK only has about 6 episodes to them and it takes such a long time to produce them. My only guess to such little production rate is they're too busy with tea time than work time.
36 out of 104 people found the following review useful: Autopilot, 11 May 2007 Author: pawebster from England
"Let's have Stephen Fry playing... oh, a lovable Stephen Fry, more or less, and we'll give him a young sidekick and a faithful female retainer. He can have a distinctive old car to drive, like Morse or Inspector Lynley, and we'll set the whole thing in a quaint old English location. Where haven't we had? Oh, and we'll put in some other recurrent 'characters' for comedy and colour. We'll go for the category 'slightly whimsical comedy drama'..." Something akin to the above must have been the creative process, if such we can call it, behind this painting-by-numbers series. British TV has churned out many like it before. It wouldn't surprise me to find that there is a computer program that automatically generates formats like this.Stephen Fry can doubtless do the series without breaking the slightest sweat. The brightest spark is Karl Davies as the sidekick, though, to judge from the first three episodes, he has a strange clause in his contract requiring him to be submerged in water every week.Tony Slattery's character and the deranged sister are so irritating that they may yet send me screaming from the room. I doubt I'll be the only one.
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