I do love reading historical fiction, but was not grabbed by the Shardlake books. I only read the first. However, the books have many fans and perhaps I would have been won round had I ventured into subsequent volumes.
With all that in mind I watched this with some hope. I was not convinced. The story seems rather slight, with major events in British history reduced to a foggy murder mystery. Stephen Saylor showed how to use this genre to shed light on history with his Roman novels. Now, a series based on those would be worth watching! Rory Clements did the same with his Tudor series.
I won't attempt a second series, should one be made.
With all that in mind I watched this with some hope. I was not convinced. The story seems rather slight, with major events in British history reduced to a foggy murder mystery. Stephen Saylor showed how to use this genre to shed light on history with his Roman novels. Now, a series based on those would be worth watching! Rory Clements did the same with his Tudor series.
I won't attempt a second series, should one be made.
