Episode 1 Discussion [Rewatch]

[Silktie]

Mary Kane -- lousy American accent, right out of the gate!

Decidedly anti-US slant right from the get go, via Christine Dale:

Actually they say on the commentary that the actress playing Mary Kane is also American...

Agree about them setting up the US as overbearing and domineering from the get-go. Was this episode shown before the Iraq invasion, or after? This sentiment would be more understandable if it is as a result of the negative reaction to the UK joining in that war, perhaps. Otherwise you could be right that it's the author's own predujices manifesting in the story.