Douglas Is Cancelled

Watch all four episodes to fully appreciate the stellar acting here of Karen Gillan as the joint anchor of a TV show with Hugh Bonneville. All the cast are excellent, especially Ben Miles as the sleazy producer who interviews Madeleine (Gillan) in his hotel bedroom, but in the end Karen just floored me with her screen presence. I've been watching her in the Jumanji movies for two or three years, plus a few other films and I'd picked this Scottish actress as one of the ones to watch, but this performance is beyond what I had anticipated from her.

We don't know for sure until the very end, just what her motives are for behaving as she does, but when it comes, it's a real humdinger.

Funny to begin with and lots of rapid fire quips until it starts to turn sinister. Alex Kingston provides ample support to Hugh as his wife, who doesn't quite trust him.

One of the more compelling TV drama series I've seen recently, really excellent, down not only to the actors but also the writing. Recommended.