Close To Me

The versatile Ms. Nielsen (“Gladiator,” “The Good Wife,” “Wonder Woman”) maintains a grip on our attention even while making Jo sometimes hard to like or, in other words, complicated. The six-part series rides on her performance, though Mr. Eccleston’s characteristically deft turn as Rob is no less critical. ... What distinguishes the show from any number of other similarly constructed melodramas set in upscale English seaside villages are the rhythms maintained by both director Michael Samuels and writer Angela Pell.