I enjoyed this series. Occasionally, I was slightly ahead of the protagonists, but that just meant the twists were credible.
Some reviewers have taken exception to the colour blind casting, yet are seemingly ok with anachronisms such as characters' good skin and dentistry, their clean washed hair, and hairless female underarms. These people might better spend their time researching 'Black Tudors' and 'Black Stuarts', as well as England's 16th century trade with Morocco and West Africa (and even the 8th century African Abbot Hadrian).
Even were they anachronistic, the inclusion of actors of colour being interpreted as "forcing an agenda" and enough to ruin the series for certain reviewers says more about those reviewers than the show.
I thought the cast to be excellent across the board, including of course Sean Bean who chews the scenery every minute he's in screen.
I hope we get more series of Shardlake.
Some reviewers have taken exception to the colour blind casting, yet are seemingly ok with anachronisms such as characters' good skin and dentistry, their clean washed hair, and hairless female underarms. These people might better spend their time researching 'Black Tudors' and 'Black Stuarts', as well as England's 16th century trade with Morocco and West Africa (and even the 8th century African Abbot Hadrian).
Even were they anachronistic, the inclusion of actors of colour being interpreted as "forcing an agenda" and enough to ruin the series for certain reviewers says more about those reviewers than the show.
I thought the cast to be excellent across the board, including of course Sean Bean who chews the scenery every minute he's in screen.
I hope we get more series of Shardlake.