Mad Dogs (2011– ) 7.3
Follows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Mallorca to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn. |
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Mad Dogs (2011– ) 7.3
Follows the reunion of four old sixth form friends. They head to Mallorca to visit the fifth member of the gang, but things take a dark turn. |
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| Max Beesley | ... |
Woody
(8 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| John Simm | ... |
Baxter
(8 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Marc Warren | ... |
Rick
(8 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Philip Glenister | ... |
Quinn
(8 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Ben Chaplin | ... |
Alvo
(5 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| María Botto | ... |
Maria
(5 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Tim Woodward | ... |
Dominic
(4 episodes, 2011-2012)
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| Leticia Dolera | ... |
Carmen
(4 episodes, 2012)
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Four friends, Woody, Quinn, Baxter, and Rick arrive in Majorca to visit their old mate Alvo, who is now a wealthy property tycoon enjoying the trappings of an ex-pat lifestyle. One by one Alvo asks his friends what they've done with their lives, whether they're truly happy, wouldn't they rather live like him? The hedonistic mood of the friends' soon turns sour when they realize Alvo isn't quite the man they thought he was. The luxury yacht they have borrowed turns out to be stolen; Alvo has dragged them into something dangerous. When murder is committed they realize their nightmare has only just begun. Written by Rowlo
Heartily concur with the review submitted by DemonSpencer. Can't wait for a new series.
The Majorcan settings were gorgeous,the acting superb and the tension palpable throughout. What a pleasure to watch a production that only relied on superb acting, good direction, clear well articulated dialogue and brilliant lighting without any (noticable) Special Effects. The characters were recognisable as fallible human beings doing their individual best to deal with a bizarre situation so that by the end, one felt one knew them, warts and all.
I am sick to death of hyped up films where the whole affair looks as if it were shot in sepia and the dialogue is almost incomprehensible, overlayed with inappropriate music and with no real narrative and where, at the end, one is left to wonder why anyone bothered to make make it in the first place. Conversely, I am equally sick of films where it only seems that the only object is to outdo the previous "car flying through the air and exploding in flames as it collides with an aircraft coming in to land on a speedboat full of criminals etc ad nauseam."