The Absence of War

Which was...

Seen as heretical, almost as heretical as there's Mark saying that John Thorpe's performance in The Absence of War was hammy at times, which almost equal an opposite heresy.

So I watched these five episodes with a certain amount of trepidation.

I knew I had to enjoy them.

Maybe almost in a sense that means it's got a bit more realistic.

And yeah, as you've said, the ability of journalists to blag their way into anywhere is quite impressive.

But it's almost, again, we talked in the absence of war episode about how likely or unlikely is it that people will spill secrets for good lunches.

And it turns out maybe the best way of getting anyone to spill their secrets is to ask a journalist to be a consultant to a TV drama.