Genre: TV Series
Grade: A-
Notable People: Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves, Tom Taylor Created by: David Nicholls
Title: Us
Review: this two part, four-hour miniseries on the ever- fulfilling Masterpiece theater, is adapted by Nicholls from his own novel. A married couple in their 50s, Douglas and Connie Petersen (Hollander and Reeves), plan to take one last “grand tour” of Europe for the sake of their teenage son Albie (Taylor), who is about to leave for college. The story begins with Connie announcing to Douglas that she thinks their marriage should end, and follows Douglas’ awkward attempts to win her back by proving he can be more spontaneous. Though no great shakes, it an honest look at real family struggles, as they traipse around Europe trying to find themselves. Hollander is a bastion of dry English humor and the cast is generally very good. On site filming in Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Sienna, Barcelona and the Spanish seacoast is wonderful. The shows are lighter fun and good for summer watching. This is one and done mini-series.