Originally Published: August 7th, 2024
Updated: April 3rd, 2026
In 2024 I originally wrote:
What’s not to love about Idris? Ok well not always, but this surprisingly worked.
Well - at least until the final episode.
Just finished the second series - and the fact it took us so many months to work through it speaks volumes. And when I say work … I mean work.
Series 1 ★★★ – that is old star rating - but still holds …
Do you remember the old (60 years old!) movie with Spencer Tracy - It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World? I liked the movie - but the images that find their way to the top of my memory is generally large groups of cast members randomly gathered together on a golf green, in a cab, looking in a hole … I mean for that movie - which was a great ensemble cast - total sense, not too mention that I bet that each star was guaranteed a certain amount of screen time … and this is one way to get round that.
Anyway, back to the plot. Watch the final episode of Hijack and tell me those scenes don’t come to your mind.
And yes - all the usual happy ever after, plane saved with seconds to spare, it was all about the money - etc etc
Series 2 ★★
And that rating is getting applied to the whole show. VERY disappointing - they took that final episode from Series 1 - and doubled down on it!
I was tempted to 1 star it - but that wouldn’t be fair to series 1.
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★★★★★ So Good - A personal favourite
★★★★☆ Excellent - well worth a watch
★★★☆☆ Enjoyed - recommend
★★☆☆☆ Not Bad - BUT - only a 'kinda' recommendation - with (many?) caveats
★☆☆☆☆ Not for me
About that ‘spoiler alert’ - really - did you expect a different ending?