So, series 1 is very watchable. Not stellar, but good characters, dramatic scenery, just about believable. I rated it an 8. For series 2 people have complained about the far right, the gays, and the muslim angle being in it. For me that was gratuitous and unnecessary but it wasn't a complete disaster. What definitely ruined it for series 2 was the completely unbelievable and incompetent police - who seemed to have lost all their brain cells since series 1. Turning characters into something that they weren't before, just to satisfy a contrived plot, was unforgivable. Rating it a 4 seems about right. I was glad when it finished...
