With the current dearth of anything of merit on television, I've watched the first couple of episodes of the BBC's new drama series 'Outcasts'. What a mistake.
This drivel is simply 'Survivors' in space, and 'Survivors' was a ridiculous load of nonsense, apparently dropped due to lack of interest from the viewing public; there's no reason for the story to be set on another planet, it could equally well be in the Australian outback or Gobi desert. It has nothing of any originality, the sets look to be cast-offs from 'Mad Max', the acting is wooden and the script rubbish. Loads of portentous musical backing can't make up for the total lack of a decent storyline.
What has happened at the Beeb ? Where is the genius that produced 'Life on Mars', 'Spooks' and 'Hustle', as well as dozens of other great programmes ? The sooner 'Outcasts' is cast out, the better.
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