The first season of ‘Brassic’ was a surprise smash hit for Sky last year, and following this successful follow up, it is now one of the channel’s flagship shows, and is likely to run for many years.
Joseph Gilgun stars as Vinnie, the leader of a group of working class, odd ball thieves. While we have seen many shows about the upper class, middle class, or even London gangs, we see very few shows like this about real Northern people, and it is refreshing to see.
The whole cast is great and they deliver the very sharp dialogue very well, with Dominic West continuing to steal every scene he is in and clearly enjoying playing a supporting role instead of carrying the show.
Joe Gilgun and Michelle Keegan are very much the heart and soul of this show, and the relationship between their two characters looks set to be developed even more following the cliffhanger ending.
Season 3 is already announced and I eagerly await it whenever they are able to film (and I also hear a rumour Peter Kay might be in talks to join the cast, although that is unlikely given the situation around his health and disappearance from the public eye).
Long live the Brassic gang.
Rating = 4/5
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