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The Golden Hour - Series 1 [2005]
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Editorial
Synopsis
A drama that focuses on a specialist trauma team. Features four episodes.
Not so Golden
Review date: 2008-06-15 Rating: 6 out of 10
I confess that I bought The Golden Hour through Amazon UK because I'm a huge fan of Richard Armitage. The premise of the series also interested me. But I can see why this series was cut after four episodes, for three major reasons. First, the acting by the performers playing the four major roles is not very good (RA's performance is the best of the four but--and it pains me to say this--is still a bit wooden), and perhaps is influenced by the terrible dialogue. Second, the piecing of flashbacks of the victims' stories into the drama of the rescues, although promising, is done with too much repetition and melodrama and messes with the pace of the action. Finally, medical procedures during the rescue scenes were reduced to gratuitous and clumsy displays of gore. I don't think medical dramas should be bloodless but a glimpse here and there might more effectively add to the suspense instead of long panning shots.
I gave this series three stars because it showed promise in the later episodes and I liked the way it was maturing. The fourth and final episode was the most absorbing. There was more focus on the doctor-patient interactions and less on the doctor love triangle. The flashbacks were less jarring and a bit less melodramatic and the story of the pregnant woman and her family was moving. There were still lots or problems but also noticeable improvement.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Navin Chowdhry
Zoe Telford
Richard Armitage
Ciaran McMenamin
Creators:
Richard Armitage (Primary Contributor)
Navin Chowdhry (Primary Contributor)
Recording label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
EAN: 5035822219816
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-07-30
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 288 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2005
Language: English (Original Language)