With so many shows having the harsh reality in them, it was lovely to find Jericho. I am such a fan of Hans Matheson and Jessica Rowe, the story of their growing romance is one of the old school.No real violence as such, no swearing ( the worst ) kind, a lot to leave to your imagination. In the 8th episode I was left speechless, how could this be the end, so many unanswered questions, story lines.......so many more secrets to find out......Is there going to be a 2nd season? If not ,give me a good reason for how all the other trash can stay on TV when a great, drama, romance,mystery can fail? Love all the actors, story, it is a show I watch and forget every thing while it transports me to a different and wonderful place called Jericho.......

I found the first episode boring, or maybe I couldn't concentrate properly because of the wig Jessica Raine was wearing. But it gets better as the episodes go on. The plot is full of clichés and the action is predictable but I don't think acting was bad. Someone mentioned the scene of the women doing the laundry, and I agree. One of the women is washing some clothing while standing on her two feet, and she doesn't look wet or anything. Anyways... On the whole, the show remains mild and unimpressive throughout, but I still watch it to the end. I give it 6 stars.

I like Clarke Peters, he is a very good actor and I love watching him but I am really struggling with the concept of an African American in 1870's Yorkshire casually taking charge of building a viaduct. We are talking Victorian Britain here and no one has batted an eye lid. While this is exactly how it should be this is not how it was in Victorian Britain, there is no way this would have happened. How are they supposed to convey the reality of the day when the role players are a fantasy of what the world should be like. This is as bad as Kevin Costner's Robin Hood, the days walk to Nottingham from Dover and suddenly ending up at Hadrians Wall. I was expecting something much grittier and realistic. I've really tried to watch this but I can't go on.

Another of those series I had high hopes for. Jessica Raine is a truly talented and very beautiful actress, but her agent seems to be working for the competition, firstly Partners in Crime, which flopped quite miserably, and then Jericho. The format of the show is interesting, and I find the subject matter quite intriguing, sadly I find the finished product rather lacking on several levels. The dialogue is definitely wrong, a few attempts with the odd 'yonder' and 'me fine lady,' but largely it felt out of place. I am struggling to believe that Jessica Raine is old enough to be the mother of her daughter, surely they're sisters?Everyone is too immaculate, for the time I could imagine it being a little more rugged, a bit more grimy and Earthy, it all feels too fresh and shiny. Quite a poor attempt. Channel Four made a drama called The Mill a few years ago, which captured the true harshness of the time, Jericho seems devoid of it.Mehh 4/10