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Marriage: BBC viewers blast 'abysmal sound quality' during episode (Metro)

BBC Marriage viewers blast 'abysmal sound quality' during Sean Bean drama: 'TV volume is at 65 and I can't hear a thing'. Comment. author ...

‘Emma is doing well at work and trying to balance that with Ian’s feelings. Ian has recently been made redundant and is beginning to adapt to his new existence. I like having as few words as possible for a scene.’ ‘Casting Nicola and Sean was great as I was able to rewrite the scripts with them in mind and strip away as much dialogue as I could, knowing I had two amazing actors who could do all that for me, which I prefer. The official synopsis reads: ‘Ian and Emma get back from their holiday in Spain and return to their normal lives. The gripping drama – which stars Game of Thrones’ Sean Bean and Unforgotten actress Nicola Walker – follows Ian and Emma a married couple dealing with the highs and lows of being in a long-lasting relationship.

BBC Marriage viewers switch off as they make same complaint ... (Mirror.co.uk)

The series follows Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) as their characters Ian and Emma navigate the ups and downs of long-term ...

But some BBC fans were left less than thrilled with the drama, bemoaning the pace of the new series which left them switching off. Later in the episode, Ian finds himself becoming suspicious of Emma’s boss while struggling to adjust to redundancy after returning from a holiday. The series follows Sean Bean (Game of Thrones) and Nicola Walker (Unforgotten) as their characters Ian and Emma navigate the ups and downs of long-term relationships.

BBC Marriage viewers are all saying the same thing about the ... (WalesOnline)

Starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker the new BBC drama Marriage carried high expectations from viewers as it explored the ins and outs of married life.

A third added: "Nicola Walker & Sean Bean together, is an acting #marriage made in heaven. The drama follows married couple Ian (Sean Bean) and Emma (Nicola Walker) as they negotiate the ups and downs of their 30-year marriage. The series was mostly filmed in Greater London, which you can read about here, and Marriage will continue on BBC One on Monday, August 14 at 9pm.

Marriage: BBC viewers divided over slow, realist Sean Bean drama (The Independent)

Is the new primetime series mind-numbingly dull or beautifully subtle?

Sean Bean is about to crack and that boyfriend is a psycho. “Such a great cast and almost unbearably awkward to watch… “OMG I’ve not watched anything this boring in YEARS and as someone who is middle aged and 30years married this is NOT a true reflection of day to day life..... Waiting for something to actually happen,” said a third. ‘God, I’d love a chance to be bored,’ Emma replies. And the subtext would be just as oblique and, possibly, non-existent.

In Marriage, Nicola Walker and Sean Bean expose the power men ... (iNews)

Nicola Walker and Sean Bean play married couple Emma and Ian in Stefan Golaszewski's subtle drama, needling the patriarchal nature of tying the knot.

Marriage doesn’t come down on one side of the debate, but one thing’s for certain – the power marriage gives men over women, whether they choose to wield it or not, has never been so exposed. But just as with weddings, it is the women of the series who are expected to be happy and keep the cogs of family life turning, while the men work through their stunted emotions. But many of the rituals we still perform at a wedding are symbols of patriarchy — the white “virginal” dress, the giving away, the changing of a surname — that have echoes throughout the resulting marriage. When Emma is invited to a work conference with her boss, Ian is clearly unhappy with the idea, especially when he finds out it would require her to spend the night away from home. They agree with one another even when they don’t truly believe in what the other is saying, just to keep the peace. Your wedding day is supposed to be the happiest day of your life.

The BBC's new series Marriage: Why are we all so fascinated by ... (Evening Standard)

The BBC's new four-part drama Marriage, starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker as a couple who've been married for 27 years, has been dividing audiences for being ...

The film was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards and sees a glimmer of Allen’s Seventies magic return. A magnifying glass is held up to the different relationships, but it is done with a deft hand – nothing is too laboured. It’s a dissection of a marriage that hadn’t been seen on screen before and hasn’t been conducted in the same way since. They’ve been together for about half a decade, are attending marriage counselling and they can’t remember the last time they had sex. Anything written by Aaron Sorkin is worth a watch, but this film starring Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem is particularly fascinating. Love Is Strange is about commitment, romance and the relationships that make up our lives. Dexter shows up and the chaos begins. And so maybe the answer to why we are fascinated by marriage dramas is self-evident. “For the first three hours of Marriage (BBC One/iPlayer) I just wanted every other scene to end. The film received rave reviews and earned six Oscar nominations. The BBC’s new four-part drama Marriage, starring Sean Bean and Nicola Walker as a couple who’ve been married for 27 years, has been dividing audiences for being uneventful and quiet. If the show’s about a happy marriage, it can ferment unrealistic ideas.

Unimpressed viewers slam 'boring' BBC One drama Marriage (Daily Mail)

UK viewers of new BBC1 drama Marriage, starring Nicola Walker and Sean Bean, took to Twitter to express their boredom while watching the first episode ...

Like a draught under the door, he felt the disapproval and wriggled his slippers back on. His wife said nothing, just a sideways flick of the eyes. Emma is played by Nicola Walker and Sean Bean is Ian. Where's the wine rack? Where's the designer fridge? However she insisted 'that is the point'. The marble-topped island? But the Beeb drama department rarely acknowledges their existence. Am I really watching THE BBC? There are millions like them. He hailed the normality of the programme, which depicts a couple living in an ordinary house and living an ordinary life. Viewers were not happy with the first episode of the BBC drama and claimed they had wasted their time on it