Masterpiece Contemporary

I loved all the characters - the bureaucrats, the renegades - everyone! It's a gripping drama with characters who have to trust each other even though there are reasons why they feel like they cannot. Usually, when I love a show, I watch several episodes all at once, like a book I can't put down. With this show, I only watched one episode at a time, because there was just so much going on. Not only did I feel exhausted just watching it, but also, I needed time to think about what I'd just seen. It's got a Big Brother kind of premise, with the government wanting to know everything about everyone. But it's more than that - it shows how people interact in this setting. It's paranoia that creates the need for a system like this and the funny thing about paranoid people is that they think everyone is out to get them, so who can anyone trust?I highly recommend the show - it is heady, but really worth watching

I was in London in 2004 and I saw cameras on every corner. So this was not a sifi movie it was the truth.

I watched this whole mini-series in one sitting. When I found it and started watching it I wasnt sure what to expect as I am american and have found shows made outside the U.S. often focus more on quality then mass media appeal. I was thinking maybe a gritty doctor who meets the X files and was greatly and happily surprised to find myself totally off the mark( which rarely happens whn I watch most new shows anymore.) The cast isnt full of the super beautiful but instead people who feel real, something rarely done in most film these days. Yet its the story that leads you down a path that like the main character, once your on you may not wish to know but have to find out none the less or be driven mad with wonder. It does a great job pulling us in many directions and gives us all th clues without telling us how to use them. One part ofme does get tired of the shows that promote fear of the future. The rise of the amchines, the total big brother domination of the goverment, etc... However this one hits very close to a likely outcome, and especially if I was living on an island country like britian Id be very leery of such control when you have so little room to work with and are surrounded by water.I think the ultimate message from shows like this are not to fear the future but prepare yourself for it. Hacking is not a skill that makes you a villain. To quote a line from an old movie "Hacking is the essential skill for modrn day survivalist", and by being so armed with that kind of skill you will find you dont fear big brother as much. Just remember to not turn Cracker( which are hackers who use thier skills not for pointless mischief but malicious goals) lest you cause the kind of commotion that helps goverments get laws restricting the net( which we really dont want or need if we are to truly remain a free world), and therby limit our ultimate form of global communication and self education.Watch this show if you want a show that plays like a real conspiracy and cover up would likely play out. As Fox Mulder would say " The Truth is Out There", but trust no one, admit nothing, and deny everything!