Paul Evans The concept is definitely a good one, one of the darkest 'what if's' you can imagine, what would Britain have looked like if the Nazis had won the war?As always the BBC gets the visuals spot on, the whole thing looks fantastic and slick from start to finish, the costumes, sets, effects are all amazing, it looks incredibly high budget. The story is very engaging, the first episode is a bit of a drag, but get past that and it opens up very well. It's definitely better then The Man in The High Castle, so much more realistic, you watch this and realise it could have happened, this is what life could have been like.The sound at times was a little bit poor, with a little bit of mumbling, not a great deal, definitely nothing like Jamaica Inn. Accents, however, spot on, I'm glad they didn't use non authentic dialects.If you're a fan of film noir, this will suit you, I hope very much that we get a second series. 8/10

safeharbour01 This was by far the best thing the BBC have done for a long time - great performances from the cast, in particular Sam Riley, a twist at the end, and it kept its mystique until the final fast paced episode. The music was amazing. I must admit I wasn't expecting much as it promised to be a rehash of the usual Nazi themes, but it wasn't. I was hooked from episode 1. Will be very disappointed if they just leave it at that - there was so much unresolved. For those who just want the usual pulp American action series that go on forever or who also watch reality TV (just outlining a psychological profile here) this may not appeal. It was cerebral, with plenty of twists and the action only really happened in the final episode. What it had in spades was wonderful attention to period detail and carefully understated acting that still managed to convey great tension and emotion. I'm not giving any further detail as it would be a shame to spoil it. There is a twist but you need a sense of subtlety to understand the full meaning. I really hope the full team who did this do more or do a follow up - they have a lot of talent (I don't know them by the way!)Still feeling a bit emotional about the ending as you can probably tell.

pbn-63887 I don't really know what I'm giving 3 for: probably for effort, certainly not for atmosphere or Sam Riley.Riley played a similar part in another mini-series recently, and some casting fool obviously thought his heavy-breathing voice and one- dimensional "look" made him the obvious choice for another leading man role. He's the worst thing about this tedious rubbish: the role calls for an actor with some charisma, and Riley has the same amount of that as he has screen presence - none.The BBC has no excuse either, what with "The Man in the High Tower" as a benchmark. Thank the Lord for a second series of that instead of this dreary nonsense. Len Deighton must be spinning about in his wooden box.

alex (doorsscorpywag) I read the book when it was first released and thoroughly enjoyed it. Sadly this rubbish is not remotely enjoyable. The characters in this TV drama are so dull compared to the characters in the book..Superintendent Archer of the yard looks like a teenager with his miracle suit and overcoat that always looks cool even when crawling though a bombed out house. Then back in action with his hat and collar at the right jaunty angle. He has the personality of a pencil.Kellerman seems about as menacing as Sooty and only Huth captures the complexity of the character in the book. His is the only one worth screen time. Barca is a bore and even Harry who is a pivotal character in the book seems just another supporting cast to Archer and his hat and coat. He must be the best dressed man in Britain as everyone else looks shabby by comparison. Mumbling his way around London entangling himself in the Labyrinthine politics of the German Army, SS and the Resistance who are some posh blokes in a club who dress nicely but are left in awe of Archer's hat and coat. I will keep watching to see if the hat and coat suffer any degradation as they solve the mystery and confound the Nazi.We should be thankful as the King & Queen are safe but I am sure even they would be outshone by Archer and his hat and coat.