The Regime
Where: Crave
What: Series, 6 episodes, 58 mins.
When: Now
Genre: Comedy
Rating: NN (out of 5)
Why you should watch: Even Kate Winslet’s most feverish fans will have a hard time finding anything redeeming in this pointless, humourless attempt at satire from a crew that claims some connection with the masterful Succession — its creator, Will Tracy, was a writer on the show. Winslet plays a clueless dictator of a middle European country in the thrall of a Rasputin-like advisor hated by the rest of her ignorant and dull circle. The satire, such as it is in this laugh-less enterprise, is aimed at no one as we see foolish people behaving foolishly. Anybody here for dictatorships? Didn’t think so. But if you were, we suppose this is meant to reflect badly on them. The usually reliable Stephen Frears directs and Hugh Grant is buried in a show that deserves to meet a similar fate.
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