Drake goes to Africa, 5 August 2015
John Drake's Mission: Drake is asked to go to Africa to help put down an uprising and find the man behind the chaos. Deadline is hit and miss with me. On the "hit" side, the episode has a real cloak and dagger feel to it, complete with code names, code words, and an important torn pound note. It's got a nice James Bond feel to it. Deadline also has a nice supporting cast, led by William Marshall. With a voice and presence like that, it's a shame he wasn't able to find better quality work. In a very brief appearance, I was very intrigued by Pearl Prescod. IMDb lists her character as "Native Woman", so I hope I have the right person.
On the "miss" side of things, I have two major complaints. First, it's a very slow episode. There's not much real action. Second, the second half of Deadline feels horribly rushed to me. Events happen way too quickly. Another half-hour would have really helped.
5/10
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