The story of Nye Bevan's final days, who's most notable achievement was giving Britain The NHS, told in his own words.
I wanted to love this drama, as it really does tell an important story, the problem though, the pacing. Despite a sublime performance from Brian Cox, I didn't fully care for the way his story was told, the whole experience was tedious to say the least. Choosing to focus on Bevan's final days, I didn't care for it, it made the whole thing too depressing.
It's definitely a fascinating story, almost everyone in The UK uses or has used The NHS, I'm not too sure that many know if how it came about, we owe a lot to Nye Bevan.
The telling of the story was definitely a little different, and it does take a couple of minutes to work out who the young boy he's talking to is.
Aneurin Bevan surely ranks as one of Britain's most influential and important politicians, what he did for the health of this nation is quite something. I shudder to think what he'd think of the state of it in 2023.
You cannot fault Brian Cox, a great actor with strong political beliefs, he was perfectly cast.
5/10.
I wanted to love this drama, as it really does tell an important story, the problem though, the pacing. Despite a sublime performance from Brian Cox, I didn't fully care for the way his story was told, the whole experience was tedious to say the least. Choosing to focus on Bevan's final days, I didn't care for it, it made the whole thing too depressing.
It's definitely a fascinating story, almost everyone in The UK uses or has used The NHS, I'm not too sure that many know if how it came about, we owe a lot to Nye Bevan.
The telling of the story was definitely a little different, and it does take a couple of minutes to work out who the young boy he's talking to is.
Aneurin Bevan surely ranks as one of Britain's most influential and important politicians, what he did for the health of this nation is quite something. I shudder to think what he'd think of the state of it in 2023.
You cannot fault Brian Cox, a great actor with strong political beliefs, he was perfectly cast.
5/10.