The Undeclared War (2022)

Watchseries; Definitely 2nd division and disappointing. It could have been so much better but the screenplay and acting was pretty awful. It had great potential but it was all a bit ' so what ' ?

Definitely 2nd division and disappointing. It could have been so much better but the screenplay and acting was pretty awful. It had great potential but it was all a bit ' so what ' ?

The Undeclared War watchseries. First, don't listen to all these fools complaining the show is "woke". It's not woke in the slightest. It is about a brilliant young woman in the UK who earns a coveted internship at GCHQ and finds something because she is assigned a menial task that her managers do not want to do. Anyone who has worked in the security space will know that this sort of thing happens all the time (though on a smaller scale).

Second, the show reflects well the ways in which Russia is influencing politics in the United Kingdom. It portrays Russian strategy and dogma in a very realistic way and engages directly with contemporary issues in the UK.

I suspect many of the people commenting here are upset because the show has brought up some uncomfortable truths with which they do not want to contend.

Ignore the fools, watch this show.

I had read the advanced hype for this new series so decided to record it. I started watching an hour after it finished (without adverts) and I must admit I agree with the journalist, Lucy Mangan, who reviewed it for a National Newspaper. It was about as gripping as a piece of ice sliding on a sheet of ice! I always wonder about programme quality when a whole series is available on catchup apps on launch day. I now know why. It was poor and Abigail let down.

I have always thought no one can makes spy shows as good as the British and this time again they have excelled in it.

The show's pacing was brilliant, it didn't linger on anything for too long. Also this is the best representation of hacking I have seen on screen. The show either ended on a cliffhanger or it ended how they wanted it to and that's mind boggling. I sure hope there's a second season.

This series divides opinion, but is well worth trying. The stop-start pacing with regular diversions to fill in blocks of background is a common gripe. In that sense if you liked Ozarks (we did) perhaps you will like the pacing, However, it all moves along quite nicely regardless.

Our main criticism would be a British Prime Minster who is completely unbelievable and GCHQ itself, which I imagine will have actual staff hopping about in frustration at the unflattering portrayal.

Not a classic, a bit wokey, but pretty good and very watchable if you find it works for you. Suggest ignore the somewhat dire comments of some and judge for yourself. You only need to watch one episode to weigh it up, which is pretty handy.

It's one of those series that's closer to the truth then any other spy series. It's not a action series and might be a bit slow sometimes. But this is very close to what is possible in the intelligence services. Now trying to make it to a action series isn't working because hacking isn't something that happens fast and every move takes time. So the series is made for dramatic purposes. But I really like it and it's just as good as Spooks series and definitely the best UK series in the last decade. So if you like spy series give this one a chance and don't believe the Russian critics below 👇