Series Details & Credits
| BritBox | Release Date: December 7, 2023 |
Summary:
The four-part drama about the life of Hollywood legend Cary Grant (Jason Isaacs) - who was born in England as Archibald Alexander Leach.
[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 23 Nov 2023 and in the US on BritBox on 7 Dec 2023]
[Premiered originally in the UK on ITV on 23 Nov 2023 and in the US on BritBox on 7 Dec 2023]
Genre(s):
Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
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Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
The Times
Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Isaacs does a complicated job, and that strange, mid-Atlantic Grant voice, well. .... Where Pope's series was less successful was in its depiction of Hollywood, with an unconvincing Doris Day and Grace Kelly, and artifical sets. But the older, mellower Grant, made softer by the arrival of his daughter, Jennifer, was intelligently portrayed by Isaacs.
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The Guardian
Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Isaacs, still in the role, has the squishy twinkle of the ageing Grant to a tee, and there’s a tearful catharsis in the closing scenes, which make clear that Grant did find redemption in his parenting of his and Cannon’s daughter, Jennifer. It’s a welcome happy-ish ending for a uniquely sad tale.
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Dec 8, 2023
Collider
Dec 4, 2023
Season 1 Review:
If debonair charm was the sole arbiter of a show’s success and critical acclaim, Isaacs’ would lead Archie to the highest of praise. His performance often transcends the surface-level scripts, providing a moving amount of depth to Grant’s greatest role as a father and a son.
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Empire
Nov 27, 2023
The Telegraph
Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Jason Isaacs is well cast as Grant, even if he does look more like Bob Monkhouse. The role doesn’t require him to play the charming, public face of Grant, only the insecure, sorrowful side. Laura Aikman looks uncannily like Cannon and fizzes with youthful energy. .... The main weakness is the drama’s attempts to recreate Hollywood on an ITV budget.
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The Independent
Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Fans of Grant may struggle to recognise the actor in the haunted, faltering figure Isaac inhabits. I suppose this is the point, to a large extent. But Isaacs’ disarmingly British version of Archie never really feels real, either. This may be down to the writing – laboured jokes and trite drama mark this as a script the real Grant would have surely scrapheaped.
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Air Date: December 7, 2023
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