Episode 5 Discussion [rewatch]

[lwhite53]

(24-01-2010 05:17 PM)JHyde Wrote:  I have mixed feelings about Howard Brenton's scripts for Spooks. There's usually one or two scenes that work brilliantly but then I find others a little flat.

I tend to like HB scripts. Because he's first and foremost a playwright, he's concerned with character development over action, and he writes brilliant dialogue, imo. He also writes longer scenes which I think helps in understanding some of the more complex plots.