We still don't know what "it's about", but the many secrets, confessions, half-hidden truths, and the fact that Ian may be an unreliable narrator all added to a rather tense viewing experience; this "fun" weekend is already showing cracks and they could go in a dozen different directions. I confess I'm intrigued.
shareSame here, the talking to the camera took me by surprise at first but its really great, looking forward to the next episode!
On another note why hasnt Shaun Evans got more mainstream roles yet? Hes a great actor (only seen him in The Take, Dread and this) but he deserves more I think!
I got your restraining order right here, RESTRAIN THIS!
He was very good in the second series of Silk, shown recently on BBC1
shareHe's excellent in this, although his character is a creep!
shareI like how we've already been manipulated into thinking we should hate posh, obnoxious Ollie, and we did start hating him with gusto - but just as we got convinced, Ian comes out as an infinitely nastier piece of work. Good script!
Shaun Evans constantly looks down to read his lines in the "revisit" scenes, the way Gordon Ramsay does all the time in his shows. But it's more distracting in a drama like this. Could the man not be bothered to learn his part before filming? He's very obviously looking down and reading the lines throughout those scenes and it's very off-putting!
shareI didn't really notice him looking down that much. But I doubt that he didn't learn his lines. If he looks down it's because that's the trait of someone who is lying. Liars, unless they are very experienced (politicians,) don't look you in the eye while lying. They tend to look down. I think you're supposed to realize that Ian isn't being comletely truthful in his story.
shareI've never heard of anything so daft. Of course he learnt his lines...
That was a character choice, and I have to say, it didn't bother me in the slightest...
If an actor/presenter doesn't know their lines, the director would a] give them a bollocking b] send them away to learn them c] it would spread like wildfire in the industry and would harm SE's career. And d] in desperation, they might stick them on an idiot board straight ahead like they do for Brucie. He certainly wouldn't be holding them in his hand and looking down!
Source: I work in the industry.