She was quite good - all of the acting is top notch.

Personally I thought her acting was good but she was just an unlikable sort of character/face.
I imagine if I had her as my boss I'd think she was a bitch!
The acting was very good though, and the fact that she was unlikable might have been the point of it.

That's why I said I don't agree that her acting was terrible, as suggested by the OP

for which she just won a Golden Globe.. just saying..

Plus I overall agree that she wasn't the best choice for this role - there are other middle aged British actresses who might have been a better fit for this. I just don't agree that her acting was horrible per se.

I have to agree with you on that one, I also don't find her attractive, but clearly she is meant to be - she also attracts men like moths to a fire on the show and they definitely make out as some sort of sex pot, which is the unrealistic thing about this. But that's generally the case in US series of that sort, whereas in real life, people working in intelligence are much more likely to be frumpy nerds (and I say that lovingly as I actually prefer those people )

Well I don't find Claire Danes particularly attractive, Also they are about the same age. Claure is pushing 40. I don't know. Something was just off for me. The whole show really was mediocre.

Funny, I know quite a few people in the intelligence community, and I was just saying to my hubby that she is so much more realistic and believable than the likes of that lady in Homeland, for example! They don't tend to be young and attractive

Perhaps. Someone in the spy game needs to be able to slip into any environment seamlessly, definitely not stand out and draw attention to oneself. I can just picture her in Cairo muttering about not being able to get a decent cup of tea and complaining about all this foreign muck.

For someone in the spy game, is that a bad thing?
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The actress is 42 years old, so the biological clock was ticking louder than ever.

I think that she would have been a lot more believable if she hadn't been pregnant while the show was filming. The pregnancy being written into the show made it unbelievable.

She may be a good actress, but the wrong one for this role. Without in any way wishing to be unkind, she looks like she'd be more at home in Sainsbury's in Lewisham than Zermatt in Switzerland.

Olivia Colman is actually a very good actress. I didn't like the Angela Burr character because she was too much of a do-gooder who wouldn't listen to anyone because she was determined to bring Richard Roper down no matter what but Colman was the perfect actress for such a role.

She was good in this and good in Spooks as well.
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I always enjoy Olivia Coleman, and this was no exception.

No way she was funny.
What's missing in movies is same as in society: a good sense of work ethic and living up to ideals.

An American here. I remembered her from Broadchurch. Loved her in that, and loved her in this. She's a wonderful actress.

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I've always liked her - I think she's a good actress.

I'm curious to know, what is your idea of a good show? Obviously everyone has different tastes.
As for the actress, Olivia's way of speaking takes some getting used to - I remember when I first watched Broadchurch I did not think she was of the calibre of the other actors. However, now that I am used to it I think she is the best actress in the show and also thought the same in Broadchurch S2 (which as a disappointment anyway).

You obviously cared enough to reply to my post. Thanks

luckily nobody cares what you think

The show was also nominated Lol! Pretty mediocre show if you ask me. I cringed everytime she was im front of the camera.