It is a feather in ITV's cap that it was prepared to invest in such a fascinating and thought-provoking script, while managing to keep cliche under wraps.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

It is a feather in ITV's cap that it was prepared to invest in such a fascinating and thought-provoking script, while managing to keep cliche under wraps.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Films as brave and intelligent as this are a rare commodity and should not be missed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Films as brave and intelligent as this are a rare commodity and should not be missed.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer Jeff Murphy and director Adrian Shergold use the comedic pretext to explore themes around mental illness and the damage done to people in poverty by a system obsessed with meting out punishment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Writer Jeff Murphy and director Adrian Shergold use the comedic pretext to explore themes around mental illness and the damage done to people in poverty by a system obsessed with meting out punishment.

~ Jennie Kermode -

The film is in danger of resembling a caricature of working class life, circa 1960

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is in danger of resembling a caricature of working class life, circa 1960

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -