The Diplomat; Grand Designs

“There are moments where it begins to drag but, on the whole, The Diplomat remains a treat. Keep that disbelief close, and it will feel more like a comedy in places. But keep it at bay, and – much like our own real-world politics – it is a nail-biter.”
Hannah J Davis, The Guardian

“Keri Russell, as the US ambassador Kate Wyler, and Rufus Sewell as Hal, her high-flying politico husband, deliver their marital/political sparring with more zing than any TV couple around. It’s the sort of series where, at the end, you look back and realise quite how close to demented the affairs of state — and the loins — have been and how much you don’t mind. Not when it’s this savvy and fabulously entertaining.”
James Jackson, The Times

“Good luck to the couple, of course. Their dream of living amid nature, surrounded by birdsong, is an appealing one, and making it come true demanded a huge amount of work. But it’s nonsense to pretend this lifestyle is anything but fantasy for most people, or that it’s feasible on any scale beyond the individual and eccentric.”
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail