The greatest movie ever made..!

Did you people see the same film I saw?

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

I'm surprised this got such a bad rating. It's the kind of quirky TV series the Brits are so good at. The subject matter is a little off- putting to the first time viewer (angel lawyers, really?!) but shouldn't be as this is a good old-fashioned human drama and the angelic theme is just a good guy/bad guy spin. In fact if you are tuning in expecting to see a 'Supernatural'-esque show you are more likely to be disappointed. It could have just have easily been a courtroom drama and in that respect it delivers. The angelic element adds a little mystery, and the city of York is the kind of backdrop where you can believe mortals and eternals could mix. Whilst it might not be the best-written series on TV, it's also not worth a 5.6 rating. Doesn't look like it will return for a series 2 but if you can catch series 1 somewhere - on DVD or demand - well worth a watch.

Oh dear. The concept and the location both have a lot going for them, but you need a convincing story arc and much better scripts.I had actually got over the weird locations used in York for the market (no, St Helen's Square has a road through the middle, and those stalls hid the copious seating and the outdoor café), the hospital (the old Law courts beside the museum, next to the annoying bit of dual carriageway...) and began focusing on the plots and script. Ooops.Sorry, but when you compare this to some of the major drama series that have come out of Yorkshire in the last few decades - Heartbeat, All Creatures Great and Small, Open All Hours, The Royal - it just doesn't cut it.Guys, if you're going for another series, you need to seriously up the ante.

Have watched a few episodes now and think the series is great. People are always saying we do not have any new ideas for dramas and then when one comes along they are over critical, judging by some of the reviews.Even the opening titles are enjoyable. Being a critic does not mean you only have to criticise. Just sit back and enjoy a great series cleverly written with a fantastic cast and excellent acting. The stories about the Court Cases are interesting and involved and the back story about the Lawers is intriguing. To explain the concept to someone who has not seen an episode it may appear bizarre and I watched the first episode just to try it out but I was very pleasantly surprised and it is quickly becoming my favourite series.

Its maybe too early to judge but so far so ......The premise for the show is that Angels come down from... wherever and become Lawyers. Mr Gist is the experience Angel/Lawyer who is blooding in young inexperienced Mr Greening as it is his first time on earth. That basically sets the dynamics of the show, there are Angel rules that are mentioned and these are quickly broken. There are Fallen Angels who play the bad guys also in this case Mr Pembroke. We then have Mrs Sheringham who appears to be the Angels boss on Earth and Mr M who appears to be the main man upstairs. All very basic stuff so far. Upon landing on earth they soon find themselves in the middle of a shooting and therefore ( for reasons unknown ) become directly involved as Lawyers for the case. There is also a mystery woman called Hannah English who for again reasons unknown gets involved in the shooting and there is some sort of past between her and Mr Gist. I don't want to give much more away than that and it all happens within the first 10 mins so I'm not giving to much away. Overall I found the show to be whimsical at best, the mystery surrounding the case is obvious within 10 minutes and the rest of the show is more about setting the foundations for the series. The problem for me is what is it supposed to be. There was little mystery or suspense that you normally find with a courtroom drama. There was little drama or humour ( did it even try ). The acting was average from the main characters and awful from some of the minor characters. The setting for the show seems to be a small town somewhere in the south of England out in the sticks. Everything in the show was unoriginal and nothing new and seemed like a mish mash of everything we have seen before relating to the subject of Angels. I understand its early days but as an opener it may have just lost half its potential audience, there was really not enough in this first episode to keep you interested. It may develop into a good series but I've already lost interest, I'll give the second episode a go to see if it improves but I can't see it. The entire dynamics would have to change a great deal to make this even remotely interesting. I am glad I Sky plussed it and watched Public Enemies instead on BBC1 which is a much better show.