Another classic BBC three-episode drama is here.
"Race against the Clock", which aired last month, did not have many viewers to watch, with a rating of 8 points+, but it would be a pity if it was missed because of the niche.
"Race Against the Clock"
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A total of 3 episodes | Each episode is 60 minutes long
Typical BBC three-episode drama.
There are 3 episodes in total, each episode is 1 hour.
Among them, the translated name "Race against the Clock" has been criticized, and it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with the theme of the series, but can only be said to be irrelevant.
In contrast, other unused translations such as "Police and Prisoners", "Day and Night", and "Sentence" will be more appropriate.
Adopt a dual male protagonist setting.
Uncle Bean, Shaun Bin, the father of the Stark family, plays the teacher Mark Cobden in this series.
Stephen Graham, an old acquaintance in the British drama, plays Eric McNally, a prison guard.
Uncle Bean and Graham, the two also had a deep affection for each other in the second season of "The Same Way", in this drama, the two are two very different identities, police and prisoner.
Mark, a teacher, is also a husband, father.
Because of the drunk driving accident, hit and killed an innocent person, but his crime is also tortured by conscience day and night, he voluntarily surrendered himself, confessed the crime, did not ask for a commutation for himself in court, he came to prison, hoping to get punishment in the four-year sentence, as well as inner salvation.
However, prisons are not caring institutions, they are cruel, ruthless, and obey the law of the jungle.
In addition to fighting for their own sins, everyone also commits more crimes in order to survive, and salvation is becoming more and more distant.
Eric, a prison guard, works in the prison where Mark is serving his sentence.
He has worked in this prison for more than twenty years, diligently, honestly, decisively and crisply, seriously and seriously, and doing his best to protect the people in charge of his guards.
But even such a tough man has been found to be a weakness by a sinful man— Eric's son.
Eric's son, who is still young and has recently been imprisoned for the incident, has become eric's handle on being threatened to do things.
On one side is his own principles of more than twenty years, and on the other side is his own dearest son, Eric is also forced into this vortex of evil.
Eric and Mark, although their identities are very different, but they are trapped in the inner prison, the evil they committed, building a wall, imprisoning themselves in it, torturing, suffering, and hoping for true salvation and liberation all the time.
"Race against the Clock" is a very real portrayal of prison, there is no consistent pomp and pageantry in the American drama, there is no excessive rendering, the rhythm is moderate, the three episodes are clearly arranged, but the whole story is full of tension, with a strong emotional impact, the screenwriter also used some pen and ink to portray a prison life.
Some viewers saw the repression that continued to extend outward in the play, and the repression was there, but when they saw the end, they felt a sense of relief, the crime hanging overhead finally landed, the long-term painful struggle was finally able to escape, and what should be put down could finally be put down with peace of mind.
After that, in life, you will always bear this sin, you will always seek salvation inexhaustibly, which will become the norm of life and survive with sin.
The two actors, Uncle Bean and Graham, have a clear acting skill in the play, Uncle Bean is still full of a sense of brokenness, the state of the whole person is very similar to the feeling conveyed by the British drama "Broken" two years earlier, and what is more surprising and unexpected is that the screenwriters of "Broken" and "Race against the Clock" are also the same - Jimmy McGovern.
And Eric, played by Graham, is also very in place, the fierceness, toughness, and rigidity of the prison guards, even in his small stature, can all burst out, making people can't help but look at each other and feel admiration.
On Douban, "Race against the Clock" has 8.3 points, every day feels that the score is low, at least it should be 9 points + level, the story is complete, the logic is smooth, there are light and dark and sublimation, it can be regarded as a rare high-quality British drama, and dare to say that it is worthy of the BBC.