Crwthod A lot more amusing than I thought it would be.

RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Alex Thomas Finally a reason to pay the license fee.This program is fantastic... Well worth watching if only for the historical knowledge you will undoubtedly gain.The drama itself is great as well, truly gripping, you watch one episode and simply cannot wait for the next installment.The realism throughout the three episodes should be applauded, well done BBC, for not conforming to the "perfect world, everything is happy and good" view on the past.The quality of acting is also second to none, particularly William Houston, Charity Wakefield and Sarah Smart, although the rest of the cast did not let the bar slip.The music accompanies the tension well, without taking away from the scenes themselves.Overall, everything you could possibly want from a period drama and more.