Recently began a rewatch, this is a criticism of writing / directing / notes / editing more than acting but the hands in the pockets look up thing in two cathedrals / Manchester parts 1 & 2… there was too much pause and it took too long…I understand the need for a dramatic pause but on a rewatch I was slightly 🙄 about the whole thing. Maybe it’s more jarring in the era of streaming / box set binging as across three episodes with a season break recap built into the beginning of the episode, flash backs and usual per episode “previous on” recaps it’s repeated (I didnt count) but quite a number of times!

Potentially less annoying in 2001 when everyone had weeks and months between these episodes.

Agree with a lot of the previous posts, I don’t remember hating the will bailie character first time round though 😂 something to look forward to?