BBC1’s airing their first ever improvised drama. David Tennant’s starring in the first episode. Well, you had me at ‘improvised drama’, but with David Tennant leading the way, what could possibly go wrong?
Sadly, several things.
Perhaps the first downfall was the length of the episode. 30 minutes. Twenty minutes shorter than an episode of Countdown. If it takes 50 minutes to play what is essentially a studio-based game of boggle, how are we supposed to believe, with just half an hour’s character development, that Nick (David Tennant) is questioning his entire marriage because his ‘old-flame’ from 17 years ago has turned up?
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