Hunted

Anyone else been watching Hunted on BBC1 (Thursday 9pm)?

It's from the makers of Spooks and is similar background (MI5/6, spys, terrorists, etc).

I feel it is a bit more darker than Spooks (which I loved) and I have really enjoyed it so far.

There have many good twists and turns and tonight the last episode. Can't wait to see how it ends.

I've been following it, but was left a bit perplexed at the end. Clearly written with a view to becoming a recurring series (which is not what I thought when it first started), but I understand the BBC have now decided not to recommission due to falling ratings. I read somewhere that the US partner (Cinemax?) might be looking to continue in a different form and possibly with another party who might contribute to the financing.

One of the points that enticed me into watching the series was that it seemed to have a couple of similarities to US show "Alias" [from JJ Abrams, with a great cast featuring Jennifer Garner and Bradley Cooper] - to the extent of also starring Melissa George (although I think she only appeared in the third series of Alias as a season-long guest star). Worth checking out if you like the genre of spies plus martial arts plus a bit of sci fi thrown in.

I like Hunted, but I have no idea why it needed 8 episodes for that story line. I think 2 or 3 would have been fine.

I thought the acting was good in general but I was on the verge of zoning out by the end. Way too long a series.