Believe it or not, for a Mini-Series running for 10+ hours, this feels extremely rushed.
Each episode could have been a series on its own...
Reilly had such an incredible and eventful life, that this mini-series could and should have been much longer in order to faithfully portrait all the events in it.
Another small drawback for history buffs is that the script does not strictly adhere to the actual historical facts, which is a pity. Reilly's life was so eventful it did not need any further dramatization or embellishment.
Otherwise, an excellent typically British production, theatrical in a sense, with some great acting (especially by Sam Neill), but as usual, a little lacking in cinematography, musical score and strangely enough in emotions. We rarely 'feel' for the protagonist (I think this was intentional, but his 'humanity' should have been explored much more.)
All in all, rather entertaining, but it could have been much better.
Review of Reilly: Ace of Spies
