I thought The Capture might be over-stretching itself with a third series, but here is its big strength: you cannot predict what is going to happen next.
I do wonder if the MIU would be quite so harsh on the actions of a doctor who had just had a gun waved in her face, but then this is a TV drama. I can also see it becoming addictive.
There are too many “gritty” drugs gang dramas on TV these days but what makes a refreshing change about this one is that it is modern, witty and authentic, especially the writer Stephen Butchard’s dialogue.
To its credit, this drama cleverly taps into a modern malaise and, despite its mundanity and often shonky dialogue, harnesses the sheer toxicity of neighbour disputes that in real life can escalate into court cases, violence and worse.
This was really an elongated ad for Ramsay’s new Bishopsgate venture and the wider empire, but it did show him as a human whirlwind — a man who thrives on intense pressure when he must be easily rich enough to retire in luxury now.
True, I think it would have benefited from being a tad shorter but it is an extremely classy adaptation which, I imagine, will please Golding purists and newcomers alike.
