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It is a series of dramatic events in the United Kingdom during the summer of 1958. In this series, Samuel Petrukhin starts his job as a Russian-born Jewish inventor and businessman. Samuel was an accomplished person who specialized in manufacturing hearing aids. After the Soviets launched their first intercontinental ballistic missile, things began to turn into a historic turning point where the space race began and fear permeated everyone's life.
Hallelujah! At last the BBC have commissioned a Stephen Poliakoff series that makes you want to come back for episode two (and hopefully all six), thanks to a powerful cast making the most of some perceptively-written roles.
At times the drama and script feel a little hammy and there's some clunky exposition, but with typical skill Poliakoff also lays down some promisingly mysterious threads you'll want to pull on.
Usually the characters are too chilly, too unsettling, with his strange, stilted dialogue in their mouths. But the Petrukhins seem warmer, and more engaging, than usual.
The cast worked hard to tether the rarefied thing to reality. A restrained, enigmatic Stephens reminded us why he was once so feted, Hawes was as reliable as always and Roache appealingly erratic.