Season 1 – Down Cemetery Road

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Anna J Dreadful on every level. It's a caricatured, a cartoon strip that doesn't work, everything is over-egged and its deeply painful to watch. How a Mick Herron novel with such a strong cast could turn out this badly is quite unfathomable... My partner read the novel and loved it and he could barely watch it. We got through episode 1 but won't bother with the rest. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/17/25 Full Review A. M. J Everything about the series looks good on paper, a conspiracy series with Emma Thompson as a private detective. However, the writing is atrocious. The plot feels derivative, character choices (Sarah!) implausible, numerous very convenient coincidences drive the story as if it was a fanfic written by a ten year old. Zoë Böhm could be interesting if she was less cartoonish. Sarah is both annoying and boring and I can't see any way this character could be saved. Supporting characters are either clichéd or feel like parodies. There's no tension or suspense whatsoever, which in a conspiracy-related story is a mortal sin. You can see where the plot is going from a mile away and there's nothing to keep the viewer from walking away. The tone is uneven, with moments of a wannabe thriller, moments of wannabe comedy that never really land, and plenty of bloated filler TV. The pacing is off. Whatever the show was aiming for, it misses because it's simply too boring. It's not that it's some sort of a slow-burn show, these can be amazing (Better Call Saul, anyone?). There's a lot happening there, just nothing really to make you care. Rating: D. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/16/25 Full Review Anne B. Even with a great cast this poorly written contrived script can’t hold my attention. If you like thrillers where everyone magically shows up at the same place, at the same time and where every character is a trope, then you’ll enjoy this. It was too forced to draw me in. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/15/25 Full Review John M. Seemed promising but the story makes no sense. Something about a young girl everyone wants but no one knows why? Why does Wilson become obsessed with this kid she doesn't know? This is England home of MI6 and they're outsourcing important work to someone who blows things up and gets civilians killed? Watchable because of the talent but the writing is bad. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/25 Full Review Cindy M Love lead actors Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson but the rest of the cast has poor writing so they cannot shine. The plot is preposterous-Wilson becomes obsessed with a child she does not know and Thompson gloms on to her obsession. The plot is confusing, who is who? Characters are shrouded in mystery as to who they are, who they work for and their intentions which sometimes can work to create tension, mystery and intrigue but done so poorly here, that it is frustratingly unwatchable. I will continue watching with the hope that the comedy goes dry and the intrigue increases. Season two if there is one, needs to read these reviews and learn. This IS NOT Show Horses, not even in the same league. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/13/25 Full Review Duane R The writing doesn't come close to that of Slow Horses. It's just okay. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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