About a group of friends and siblings some making life changing mistakes for self pleasure & gain. Great casting . Its cool and classy even the music is brilliant. Still feels fresh in 2019.
3 Reviews
Compulsive mini series
adrian_wright-9020815 February 2019
An enjoyable romantic drama with high production qualities
roger-pettit125 February 2012
Talk to Me is typical of the type of drama that is often aired on British TV on consecutive nights after the 9pm watershed. It is an enjoyable, glossy romantic drama that keeps the viewer hooked.
Set in London, its main character is Mitch (Max Beesley), who is the host of a late-night radio phone-in programme that gives emotional and sexual advice to listeners. Mitch is single, but has a womanising streak and a string of romantic liaisons behind him. His best friend Woody (Joseph Millson), who works on the phone-in with him, is just the opposite. He is steady and reliable and has been in a relationship with Claire (Laura Fraser) for 9 years. They have a young baby and are planning to get married. Mitch falls for Claire and they sleep together. There are parallel stories involving a young teacher, Kelly (Kate Ashfield), who is Mitch's sister and who has a sexual relationship with one of her 15- year old pupils; and Ally (Emma Pierson), who is eccentric and will do seemingly anything to secure love.
Talk to Me has a good script, is well acted and has very high production values. The cinematography is glossy; the sets are expensive; and the soundtrack, which features a number of laid-back pop songs, is excellent. At 4 episodes of around 45 minutes each, it is perhaps a little too long. It is not a programme that will linger long in the memory - but it is nonetheless a very entertaining watch. 7/10.
Set in London, its main character is Mitch (Max Beesley), who is the host of a late-night radio phone-in programme that gives emotional and sexual advice to listeners. Mitch is single, but has a womanising streak and a string of romantic liaisons behind him. His best friend Woody (Joseph Millson), who works on the phone-in with him, is just the opposite. He is steady and reliable and has been in a relationship with Claire (Laura Fraser) for 9 years. They have a young baby and are planning to get married. Mitch falls for Claire and they sleep together. There are parallel stories involving a young teacher, Kelly (Kate Ashfield), who is Mitch's sister and who has a sexual relationship with one of her 15- year old pupils; and Ally (Emma Pierson), who is eccentric and will do seemingly anything to secure love.
Talk to Me has a good script, is well acted and has very high production values. The cinematography is glossy; the sets are expensive; and the soundtrack, which features a number of laid-back pop songs, is excellent. At 4 episodes of around 45 minutes each, it is perhaps a little too long. It is not a programme that will linger long in the memory - but it is nonetheless a very entertaining watch. 7/10.
Difficult Dialog..Spolers
lamont-hard24 January 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I found this series to have some difficult dialog. Some of it would contradict itself in latter scenes. For example, She says I don't love you to Mitch then says I never did as if there affair had been going on for a long time yet the series showed it was no more than a few weeks if that plus she never even hinted to him that she was in love with him and one would have thought this was a no brainer. He even sas himself that she was just out fo the sex. We never really know why she, Clare was truly unhappy, all that is said is we sometimes have problems. Yet she was wrecked with guilt after the sex she had with Mitch. The never discussed anything at all. It seemed as if they Woody and Clare were supposed to be the perfect couple. In the end she says all she wanted was to feel special. But all through the series she says it was lust, nothing more. The guilt she felt far outweighed the issues at home which again we were never even shown what they were.
She never tells Mitch why she does not want more out of the relationship.
The other story of the sister bedding a student half her age did not develop. We never understand what happened to her pregnancy, We only see her leave her husband and close some blinds of who knows where. Did she actually go to jail. The third story was just comedic relief.
She never tells Mitch why she does not want more out of the relationship.
The other story of the sister bedding a student half her age did not develop. We never understand what happened to her pregnancy, We only see her leave her husband and close some blinds of who knows where. Did she actually go to jail. The third story was just comedic relief.
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