One of the stars of Downton Abbey has seen Netflix thriller storm the top 10 charts on the streaming platform.
However, not all viewers are fans of the Channel 5 drama, claiming that its plot is too ‘predictable’.
Allen Leech might be best known to you as Downton’s Tom Branson, but in Channel 5’s Too Good To Be True, the 44-year-old takes an extremely different turn.
Playing the role of Elliot, his character offers single mother Rachel (EastEnders star Kara Tointon), who is trying to make ends meet as a cleaner, a lucrative cleaning job.
But in this twisty thriller, which originally aired on Channel 5 as Too Good to Be True before being added to Netflix where it’s available to stream under the title Captivated, not everything is as it seems.
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In addition to Tointon and Leech, the cast for the four-part series includes Silent Witness star Sara Powell, Line of Duty’s Taj Atwal and Coronation Street actor John Thomson.
Despite its second place ranking on the top 10 Netflix shows in the UK, viewers were less than impressed with the series, as antide-47567 wrote on IMDb: ‘It is very predictable and some of it makes no sense at all.’
With a rating of 5.6 on the website, Vindelander also claimed that it was an ‘utter waste of time’, arguing: ‘It gets steadily worse with each episode with a paper thin and entirely predictable plot.’
Meanwhile, IGreen-23696 commented: ‘So predictable. Hopeless acting. Was hoping for a twist, turn or some surprise. No, just utterly boring.’
Yet, while many criticised the series, some in fact argued that it was ‘better than expected’, as Sleepin_Dragon wrote: ‘I’ve read some scathing reviews about this show, and whilst I don’t think it’s great, I still think it’s watchable.’
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Chloe Galley similarly said: ‘Despite the low rating and some negative reviews it’s surprisingly good. So don’t be fooled.’
Gvbackel backed up this sentiment by adding: ‘I must say I was captivated by this series. Even though it has some weak points in my opinion, it was the interplay between the mother, her son, and her best friend, that I found endearing.’
Are you intrigued to give the thriller Captivated a go?
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The show’s official synopsis reads: ‘Rachel, a single mother and cleaner, is offered a better job by a wealthy businessman.
‘She accepts, but grows suspicious of his motives as she becomes more involved in his affairs.’
Its success on Netflix comes after another show topped charts in 76 countries despite its terrible Rotten Tomatoes score.
Emily in Paris season five has been labelled ‘garbage’ and ‘terrible’ by critics, but according to FlixPatrol, the show has reached the dizzying heights of the number one spot in the Netflix charts.
Starring Lily Collins as a marketing executive, the latest instalment of the hit show sees Emily swap Paris for Rome.
Too Good To Be True is available to stream on Netflix.
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