The drama built up a cult following on BBC Two and another series has been commissioned by The Fox network in the US.

"24 was such a success because it broke old rules and created new ones," wrote BBC News Online's Ian Youngs.

But what do you think?

Was it a thrilling climax to the series?

What a fab series! Why did the BBC hide it on BBC Two? I missed it completely until a friend told me how fab it was. I then played catch up on BBC Choice and watched more TV in one week than I have for six months! Loved it - not many programmes make me sit with my hands over my mouth and shouting at the TV at various characters! Can't wait to see the next series. BBC should re-run this one on BBC1 - I bet it will pull in the ratings!
Susan, Scotland

Brilliant series, loved every minute and cannot wait for the next!
Audrey, UK

Don't buy the UK DVD Box Set, the episodes are shorter to what the BBC screened as the wrong masters were used.
Mike, UK

Calling Greg Dyke! Do not.....repeat DO NOT allow Sky to buy the rights to the second series of 24. Call yourself a public service broadcaster - well give this member of the public the service he requires and don't let Rupert Murdoch control Bauer's destiny.
Pat Sissons, UK

AMAZING! Absolutely AWESOME! Words cannot describe how good 24 is. Without doubt the best thing I've ever seen on television and I know people talk about the Sopranos which I haven't seen but I find it hard to believe that anything can be better than this series as it was so good. But what I really wanted to know was why the BBC reduced such a high profile, mega expensive show to the depths of 10pm on Sunday, on BBC2. It was clear from the start the name wouldn't appeal, so if the program wanted to pull in the 20 million plus viewers it deserves it would have to move to a much more popular slot on BBC1 at 9pm as obviously it would have to be after the watershed. Being at a different time and day would mean no lost viewers. So I hope the Beeb takes heed with what I'm saying here, and changes their schedule for the new series as well as for a repeat of this series so the majority of the country who made the mistake of missing out last time get another chance to share the amazement of 24!!!!!!!
Marty, UK

Thank heavens it's finished. It was o.k! I saw the last two episodes on tape. 'Real Time', no, I do not think so, and where did the 2 CTU groups of backup go? Not to Jack's help.When 'mother and child' were taken out to be shot, the first time, I thought, 'Oh! just do it!' It is a shame the cry- baby blond survived. I will not be watching the second series.
Alan Waddington , England

24 was fun, but the most important TV event ever? I really don't think so

Chris Butler, UK

Fantastic series, can't wait until next year. Kiefer was great and sexy and Darren thought Elisha Cuthbert was too. Don't know how to occupy ourselves on a Sunday night now. Hurry up and finish the new series.
Darren and Yvonne Scott, Preston

Surely the more devestating fact is that The West Wing finished the same night!!!!
Carl, UK

24 went off the boil after the first 12 episodes or so, as the plot got more desperate and the holes bigger. It's pretty obvious in retrospect that the producers weren't thinking beyond the 12 episodes they were intially going to make. Still good to see Teri snuff it - she was getting irritating, if not as bad as her dimwit daughter who spent the whole day looking for new sets of kidnappers. I lost sympathy for government assassin Jack and insufferably self-righteous Senator Palmer (who's happy to send out assassins like Jack to foreign climes) by early evening.

The Drazens benefitted from outrageous accents and a kind propensity to speak to each other in English, so that Jack (and we) could follow their every thought. Personally, I was hoping they'd come out on top. Maybe they'll return from the dead in the next series.
Richard, UK

Look, let's get one thing straight, 24 was fun, but the most important TV event ever? I really don't think so. What short memories we have, The West Wing, a new series of The Sopranos soon, the excellent Six Feet Under and the late and lamented Homicide - Life on the Street are far superior. If the BBC is looking for a super new cool show they perhaps should try a new Baltimore-based cop show on HBO called The Wire!
Chris Butler, UK

Some individuals didn't like the way it ended-with far too many unanswered questions but then it was meant to be set in 'real time'. In real life nothing is wrapped up successfully in 24hrs, so obviously there will be loose threads (for the second season no doubt). But i want to know is how at the end of every episode no one talked for the last 10 seconds, surely at some point the timer would have counted down and beeped during a sentence.
Michael, Scotland

Simply breath-taking, what am i going to do on Sunday evenings now! Can't wait for series two!
William, England

Fantastic!!!!! The best series on the BBC for ages!!! Filled with tension, and plenty of action. Can't wait for the next season! What on earth am I going to do on a Sunday night now?!
Lorna, Scotland

I liked the twist but found the multiple kidnappings a bit of a bore - how unlucky can one girl be?

Francesca, UK

So, did Nina Myers really shoot Teri Bauer? Personally, I believe there to be another mole at work in CTU. Consider the evidence: Nina ties Teri up and locks the door. No gunfire is heard until she shoots the unassuming guard. Also, Nina locks Teri into the room (I think), yet the room is already open when Jack arrives upon the scene. Anyway, maybe I'm too suspicious, but then there have been so many twists and turns to this treat of a series already! Roll on the next 24 hours!
Lou, UK

I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and am amazed it's been so many weeks viewing! I am glad they didn't end with a happy families finish as it would have been too 'Hollywood'. I liked the twist but found the multiple kidnappings a bit of a bore - how unlucky can one girl be?! The actors were all good and I enjoyed guessing who was the mole. I was expecting there to be a second mole, like Tony or Mason, to shoot Nina when Jack left just to cause a stir.

I really thought Sherry was so sly that I almost expect her to appear in the second series as the mad stalker/assassin to her hubby.

I think this was a very good series and don't really want the second one to involve all the same people as it could end up being a terrible sequel with many cliches. Poor Jack, any more sequels and he'll need to retire early!
Francesca, UK

If the first series was for Jack 'the longest day of my life', what's the second series going to be? The second longest?
Tom, UK

Loved the series but agree with other submitted comments about irritating holes in the plot. If Nina was a double agent why didn't she let the Drazens know the power wasn't going to go down on at the secret prison? Also, why did she let Alexis Drazen walk into a trap in the hotel? Why didn't she let Gaines know Jack was about to attack the compound? The problem with TV this good is that you go over it in your head time and time again and all these little things eat away at you. Still, it's a victim of its own success, if it was rubbish I wouldn't have cared. Roll on 48!
Peter, England

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... Sooo many holes - I found myself watching this for all the wrong reasons. There are much easier ways to kill a senator, but that wasn't the real objective was it? It was to kill Jack Bauer, which they could have done many times over but didn't. And the bad guys had all those fantastic tracking cameras concealed in every nook and cranny yet neglected to put any at all in the makeshift prison in which their most critical prisoners were kept.

Very brave of Nina to rely on Jack asking her to wear a bulletproof vest before being ordered to shoot her by HER co-conspirators. With friends like that...

And no one really looked like they'd been up for 40 hrs plus.

Sorry - this was bad, heavily flawed, American pap. We do it here, too - but they do it bigger and sell it more forcefully.

Wake up Britain. The Forsyte Saga was better.
Mark, England

Quite simply, breathtaking. An excellent series comes to an excellent end. The way the audience didn't actually see Nina shoot Teri was very clever, making you think to the very last scene.

Also the way they kept Nina alive, I have a feeling she will be the big bad guy (or should I say girl) in the next series.

A few gripes though, Tony should have been used a lot more. And also Milo shouldn't have disappeared for no reason towards the end. Then there is Patty (Palmer's speech writer) changing her hairstyle in less than an hour, and Tony losing, then getting back his little beard on his chin.

But roll on series 2. I'll be watching.
Chris, England

Sherry Palmer for President! She'll do anything to achieve her goals, what a woman!

Larry Olasiyan, UK

When the end of the show finally came I didn't know whether to laugh or cry! I was just in shock at how good the whole series was and especially the end! Definitely one of the best shows I have seen in a long time if not ever.
Ali, UK

Sure, there were faults! Sure it was a silly way to plan out 24 hours and have wayward sub-plots and cruddy acting, but the sheer soap-like attributes of the show kept me addicted right from the time some friends recommended it to me. Right through Uni, holidays, work and drunkeness I have strived to watch 24 and have found myself complimenting David Palmer, screaming "cow" and harsher words at his wife, and alternately criticising Bauer's actions and Dennis Hopper's poor accent.

In the end, it was a great way to spend and look forward to Sunday nights, and very entertaining.
Ben E, England

Sherry Palmer for President! She'll do anything to achieve her goals, what a woman! I hope she is in the next series, to cause havoc for Palmer!
Larry Olasiyan, UK

Thoroughly enjoyed 24 but was majorly disappointed by the ending. It was very predictable and lacked the twists that had marked out previous episodes. Where was the real humdinger we were all waiting for???
Nicki, England

12 would have been better.
Mark, UK

A very, very impressive series and a great finale (if only I hadn't ruined it for myself by going to the Fox website and reading it...) I'm glad the BBC got it, but it's a shame that we didn't get to see it as it was intended - with adverts (they were placed to add extra tension). It felt a bit strange seeing the on-screen timer running faster that it should've done. It could've done without some of the padding (Teri's memory loss for one), but overall... great, high-quality TV. (just what did happen to Rick?)
Doug, UK

They had so many holes in the last episode, that you would wonder if it were written on a beer mat!

Nadette, UK

The best yet!. Unable to miss one episode. Dont know what I'll do on a Sunday night. Such a good concept.
Andy Garvey, United Kingdom

Really pathetic final episode, it was as if all the cast had already celebrated the end of the series and could not give a toss, acting was poor, plot was pathetic, and keeping the daughter alive - really disappointing. They had so many holes in the last episode, that you would wonder if it were written on a beer mat!
Nadette, UK

At least it didn't end with Patrick Duffy naked in a shower! I enjoyed the series, especially the relationship between Jack, Nina & Teri. And I've forgiven the director, Stephen Hopkins, for the pile of talentless waste that was Lost In Space now too! All in all a great series.
Loomis, UK

Makes an impressive change for an American series to come up with an unhappy ending, instead of the sickly sweet 'happy ending' trash they normally love!! Great programme - a little unbelievable at times - but then everything would be boring otherwise!

Look forward to the new series!
Peter, UK

The most original TV Series I've seen for about five years, since The Sopranos popped its head out. Congratulations to the BBC for finding such a show, without Sky getting to it first.

Aaron, UK

I've really enjoyed watching 24 (and Keifer). Very dramatic, guessed Nina but not the ending. Poor Jack. Roll on the next series, but will it be as riveting or should it have been a one off?
Lianne, England

After all the dross TV has been presenting to us over the years 24, for all its flaws, dodgy storylines and accents has been a real buzz. Sherry Palmer's amazing forehead and eyebrows will be greatly missed in their overacting achievement...
wendi, england

The most original TV Series I've seen for about five years, since The Sopranos popped its head out. Congratulations to the BBC for finding such a show, without Sky getting to it first. I just wish they would hurry up and film the second series! Well done!
Aaron, UK

I couldn't wait for Sunday evenings - the best TV for ages. Some of the episodes were below par but I think that was because they had to fill 24 hours and perhaps had to string the story out a little. I understand that the next series will not be confined to a 24 hour period.
Simon Waite, Wales

WOW!!!! This rollercoaster of a ride had me purched on the edge of the sofa devouring my nails with all the gumption of a bucket of popcorn. My house could have collapsed around my ears and I'd have never even noticed. Its abundance of twists left me dizzy but WHAT A RIDE!!! Well done the Beeb for getting it before SKY!!
Stuart A, UK

Convincing acting and excruciating suspense ensured that this really drew me in from beginning to end. More twists and turns than my lower colon!

Ian, Cambridge

Fantastic! How many other TV shows can hold viewers in suspense like that for six months. I can't wait for the next series. Congratulations to everyone involved in the production.
Jason, England

A very well-made piece of television right to the end, although 24 was not without its flaws. Clearly as it was the first of its kind - real time story-telling - for a US network, it has done tremendously well to maintain the quality we've seen over the last five months.

However at times it did feel that the format was being padded and overstretched with some more unbelievable developments (Teri's loss and recovery of her memory in the space of a few hours being one part that didn't hold true with me), but hopefully the production team will have learned how to build upon and improve the format second time around.

There's plenty to work from on the events of the final episode.

Whatever my quibbles, we've quality performances, careful focus character development, top writing and a lot of creativity and skill. Classic, if flawed TV, right up until the final shocking moments.
Gareth Parker, UK

Wow! What a fantastic series. Convincing acting and excruciating suspense ensured that this really drew me in from beginning to end. More twists and turns than my lower colon!

One gripe... I felt that the last 20 minutes or so (i.e. following the shooting of Drazen) was too condensed. The result was an adrenalin rush that had nowhere to go! It certainly came as no surprise - and no great loss, either - that Teri had to die as this was obvious from the moment she went wandering off looking for Nina. Perhaps this could have been done slightly differently?

I can't wait for the second series, but wonder how it will compare with a different director and minus Teri and her cardigan.

In the meantime, Sunday evenings must return to being the bleak and empty prelude to Monday mornings, once again.
Kate, UK

With the end of The West Wing as well this week, Sunday nights have a massive hole in them.

Simon O, UK

I think Palmer set it up to get Jack and the Drazens out of the picture in case they dragged up any Ollie North scenarios during the election. Teri had to go too because Jack might have told her about the special op that went wrong. Nina was a triple agent who was compromised by the fact that her government could not afford to be seen to be placing agents in the US. Current US drama logic therefore says that she was working for the Brits.

I don't think there should be a second series because if there is we will end up with an Alien sub-plot, etc, etc. Also the need for a sequel just turns good drama into junk TV. I don't think I will be compelled by the sequel because I now trust no one, especially TV execs.
Ian, Cambridge, England

24 has been a lot of fun, but there has a been a noticeable drop in quality over the previous weeks. It gave the impression that the writers had run out of story, but also the direction and use of the split-screen technique which has defined much of this series has not been of the standard of the first 12 hours.

However last night's finale broke a number of rules, the death of Teri being one, but also the survival of Nina Myers and also the order in which these were shown; Jack takes down Nina, then finds Teri. Most films would have Jack finding the dead Teri, then killing Nina in revenge. This made the finale a refreshing change from the norm, and very fast paced.

It was good to see executive producer and director of a number of the early episodes, Stephen Hopkins, make a return for the finale, providing a great use of split-screen, a sense of pace and a sense of worth that has been missing over the previous weeks. It was a very welcome return to form.

Excellent series. The coverage was great especially as the use of BBC Choice allowed you to catch up on missed episodes, although I was not happy about having to wait that extra week for the last episode. Had I known you were going to wait a week to show the episode I would never have watched it on Choice. Don't do it again BBC!
Chris, England

Now, with the end of The West Wing as well this week, Sunday nights have a massive hole in them. Roll on Series Two!
Simon O, UK

What a disappointment. No startling surprises and too predictable an outcome....Drazens dead, Nina caught. No real mind bending twist. Would have been stunning if Jack was a "mole" as well.....

True, the series flagged after midday as the writers were initially only given 12 episodes to develop by the TV network. Now with a successful show, they can plot/pace series two better hopefully.
Chris, London

The "real time" gimmick was just that, a gimmick and not one that even worked in the UK where we saw the show without advert breaks

David M, UK

I'm sorry but I thought the last hour of 24 was very predictable. Very little in 24 was actually new or original - it would have been (slightly) more innovative if Jack had died rather than Teri. Split-screen has have been around since The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968 and even Star Trek: TNG had a major character (Tasha Yar) die mid-season over 10 years ago, not to mention other SF shows like Blakes 7 and Babylon 5.

24 has been hyped up a lot but although there was a lot of style in the show I felt there was very little substance in the storyline. The "real time" gimmick was just that, a gimmick and not one that even worked in the UK where we saw the show without advert breaks. In conclusion, although people are talking about the show now, I doubt they will doing so in five years time - some new TV fad will no doubt have come along instead.
David M, UK

It was certainly compelling viewing. When Myers left Teri apparently safe, I immediately thought that someone of Myers's conviction would never leave Mrs Byers alive. However, I did feel that the last minute "greater evil" sponsor was stretching it somewhat... unless there are some clues that I have missed. Roll on 24/2!

Finally, the BBC's coverage of 24 has been outstanding where it has been virtually impossible to miss an episode by mistake. Why can't this repeat and review policy be applied to some of the excellent British productions, Spooks, for example?
David, England

The fact that I have religiously watched every episode bears testament to a very innovative, gripping and highly entertaining programme.

Ian, UK

Sorry, but it felt like the longest day to me. The plot had so many holes in it, and who could continue to believe things when the same person gets kidnapped for the third time, or the wife loses her memory? I wish I had!
Simon Marcelli, UK

An excellent series, thank you to BBC Choice for showing it in full for those who have been living under a rock (with no TV for the past six months), but why Nina? (Seemed a bit clich�d).
Rod Bell, UK

Sunday evenings will never be the same again.... Please hurry with the next series!
John Maidens, UK

I am not a big TV watcher at all. The number of programmes which attract my interest on a weekly basis range from none to a very few. However, from the first time I "happened" upon 24 while flicking through the channels (fortunately when the series had just started) on a Sunday evening, I was captivated. The fact that I have religiously watched every episode bears testament to a very innovative, gripping and highly entertaining programme.

The acting and script was superb and Kiefer Sutherland richly deserves his regained success. Congratulation to the writers and I will be waiting anxiously for the next series. It's just a pity 24 was an oasis in a desert of boring soaps and repeats.
David Carter, UK

Just when I was about to junk my TV set in disgust at the absence of anything worth watching I was excited and impressed with this "new television" and have consequently stayed the full course of 24 programmes which normally, a busy life would not allow. Congratulations to the 24 team for making it and to the BBC for choosing the right time slot for it.
Ian, UK

This is a first rate show, the best I have seen alongside Six Feet Under.

Jaime, London

Brilliant. From the first episode to the last. It was only by accident I saw the first episode, after that my weeks could have consisted of Sundays only. Another plus was the screening on BBC Choice this ensured that I could miss one week but catch up on the next. Now my Sundays will be less important, until the sequel of course. All involved in the series deserve a big pat on the back.
Tony Preston, England

This show just went from strength to strength with each and every episode. The constant action, twists and turns ensure viewers like me were glued until the next episode was on. The way the final episode ended was a real shocker but it made for a more realistic change with Teri Bauer passing away. What a sudden shock that was and the picture of tearful Jack holding a lifeless Teri will haunt me for a while because he had sworn to save her. He also lost his baby since Teri was pregnant so it's a double blow.

This is a first rate show, the best I have seen alongside Six Feet Under.
Jaime, London, UK

Awesome! Can't wait for the next series - I'm glad Terri Bauer is dead though - she was the most annoying character so adios!
Ian Richardson, England

They couldn't top the bombshell cliffhanger that preceded it. And didn't the Drazens completely fail in every respect? The only success they had was incidental (Nina's cover was blown) - and it happened after all three of them were dead. Teri's wander to her grave felt a bit unlikely, though ridiculous storylines are hardly uncommon for the once instant amnesiac! Sarah (Nina) Clarke's acting was a bit off - she should probably have played it straight but was forced into a very complicated role at the deep end. All in all, perhaps not one of its strongest episodes, but the solid climax to a brilliant series.
Tom H, UK

If the series had been a book, I would have scan read to the final chapter..

Stephen, England

Thank god 24 has come to an end. If I start something, I like to finish something. I found 24 getting tedious, six hours from the end. If the series had been a book, I would have scan read to the final chapter. The idea was good but annoyed me with the repeated plots to fill out the 24 hour schedule. I shall not watch 24 again. I will ask friends what has gone on before and enjoy the last hour for the new series. I wasted 24 hours on this one.
Tom, UK

Sorry, I got very bored about a third of the way through the series. The "out of the blue" plot twists and irrelevant characters which seemed to enter and leave the series on a whim seemed, to me, to stink of a story which was being written as it went along.

As for Nina being the traitor - well, just another unplanned out of the blue and not wholly convincing "twist". The idea of a 24-hour series is superb, but I can't help but feel that the producers blew it - next time, do what anyone with a bit of common sense would do: plan the story out in advance!

And take advantage of the format to take some genuine risks - from the third of a series I saw, not once did it feel like several hours had passed, more like several days... And show the character's fatigue properly!

And while they're at it, could the producers possibly have taken it upon themselves to show the effects of a rape upon Jack's wife? If 24 had had the brains to laugh at its own ridiculousness, it might have been a winner - as it is, it crumbled from the weight of its own format. 24: Over-hyped and over here...
Stephen, England

Yes, the ending climax was thrilling mainly because it was so unexpected - and after all - we had been waiting for it for such a long time! Of course, subconscioulsy the viewer had been waiting for the all-American-happy-end where the Good takes the victory over the Evil and marches into forever glory.

Here however, the person we loved (Nina) turned out to be the Dark Angel, and the character who by "normal" American film rules would have to nurse the reconciliation baby in nine months (Terri) probably died.

With many questions not answered the final of the series left the feeling - unfortunately - that the ending had been deliberately built in such a way that the viewer would yearn for series continuation to learn what really happened.

Not that I would mind too much - in fact I would probably watch the next series- but I felt a bit cheated, as the 24 hours actually presented quite cool new cinematographic trends, and sometimes I even believed I was not watching a new type of soap opera with a single aim - to earn more money.

I think the character development in the last episode to build the bridge to the new series was not really consistent. There were also some long sentimental episodes during the series. But the editing was really superb. Superb. And it was very refreshing that the people at the series were not always black - white or the Good ones- the Bad ones...
Ilze GH, Latvia/Denmark

It was the perfect end to an enthralling series that kept us glued to the screens from start to finish. And although it didn't leave you with that "feel good" feeling most Hollywood movies do, I can't wait for the next series to start!
Paul Dunlop, UK

"24 was such a success because it broke old rules and created new ones,".. exactly which rules are those? It contained every tired clich� you've ever seen and when it ran up a cul-de sac they opted for amnesia? Let's hope the next one is called "45mins"?
John Summon, UK

Excellent, unmissable series. How are you going to follow this?

Clive Russell, UK

I only started watching 24 four weeks ago and what have I missed!! The last four episode was fantastic. Gripping thriller is the only two words that descibe this programme. The way they use a "real" hour in 45 mins, why not give this programme a one-hour slot? Can't wait for it to come on DVD.
Nigel Ross, Scotland

I have loved 24 throughout its run and not missed an episode. I loved the final programme although being a sentimental sucker I would have been happy to see a happy ending. However I can see the dramatic potential of what happened being far greater. But I am extremely upset at the BBC website which linked its main 24 site to the BBC Choice forum without warning. The result was that the penultimate (and most shocking) episode was ruined for me simply as a result of the headings I saw by accident. What a shame, as this was clearly the moment of the series.
Charlotte, UK

Excellent, unmissable series. How are you going to follow this?
Clive Russell, UK

Broke new rules? Reached new heights of absurdity more like. Novel concept but ruined by a silly plot. Could have been so much better. Making blockbusters seems to have purged the concept of tension from US film and television. Yawn.
Jonathan Hill, England

I had guessed that Terri wouldn't survive but missed Nina's treachery.This was utterly riveting throughout and groundbreaking television. unday nights won't be the same without watching the clock tick down 57...58...59....
Stephen, Scotland

This is the first TV programme for years that I have watched with my hands over my eyes, peeking through the gaps in my fingers!

Kate, Scotland

They seemed to be caught out at the end and tried to tie up all the loose ends too fast - the final "shock" was weak and not worthy of an otherwise strong and compelling piece of Sunday night TV.
Scott Dougall, UK

Great series, it will be cold turkey on Sundays until the next 24, although could tell Nina was a spy and it seemed implausable that Jack couldn't work out there was an insider after Kim's second kidnap!!
John Bourke, UK

This is the first TV programme for years that I have watched with my hands over my eyes, peeking through the gaps in my fingers! But the series stretched credibility too far to be ultimately satisfying. I stopped caring much about Jack many episodes ago due to his persistently low key delivery and limited emotional range (until the last episode).

I became so frustrated with the utter doziness of Terri and Kim that I was largely unmoved when Terri died (if she did).

Sherry Palmer was so poisonous that it left many unanswered questions about the delightful David Palmer's suitability for the job and where his attention had been for the last seven years.

Meanwhile, had it been known at the start that Nina, my favourite character, was a double agent, very few of her frequent contributions to Jack's and the CTU's activities would have made any sense.

Sadly, although a very exciting plot, (which did run out of steam for a while), the ending did not live up to the storyline as a whole.
Kate, Scotland

A fantastic conclusion. It's high time screenwriters dispensed with the usual Hollywood "happy ending" in favour of realism and drama. More in the second season please!
Mark Tinsley, UK

It was a good finale, but I want to know why Nina shot her in the stomach when she was facing the wall. Surely she would have shot her in the back of the head as it is easier and a more professional kill-shot???
Jake Jemal, UK

Very satisfying. It kind of made sense that one of the Bauer three had to die. With Nina as deadly as she proved to be, Kim and Jack were lucky to make it through the day as it was.

I'm really not a fan of American TV (having been subject to it for TV years when living there) but this really was quality.

Time to buy that DVD and subject myself to it again (and fill in those gaps!).
Peter, UK

An unhappy ending is not a climax but an anticlimax, especially after six months with these characters. We watch fantasy drama to escape reality. We watch the news for real life.
M Marsh, UK

The final episode was fantastic and the tension never let up for a moment. There have been a couple of slightly dull episodes over the past few months but for the most part the show has been highly entertaining and a real joy to watch.

I really hope that Terri doesn't die as she is a fantastic character. I have a strong suspicion we will see her again. I can't wait for the next series.
Vince Deehan, England

A thrilling and gripping series. Worth persevering with for over half a year.
David Shepherd, England

What a fantastic series. Gripping from episode one right through to the end, and the pace of the story and action never let up. The anticipation of what was going to happen next, the andrelin-rush and the reeling from the action and revelations was fantastic. I thought The X-Files and Buffy were superb and could never be topped. I've been proved wrong - thankfully.
Paul Tang, Bristol, UK

I've loved and lived 24 for the last six months but to me the last episode was a BIG disappointment. There was really not a single surprise. Only one "good guy" died after 24 hours of action.

I thought that maybe they would arrest Nina and kill Jack, or perhaps Nina's briefcase was a bomb.

Whilst 24 is the best TV in ages and a classic, for me, all the ends have to tie up for it to be truly great. In the last episode they didn't do that, it just went for the "happy'ish" ending.
Mike Bilsborough, UK

I enjoyed the series yet was very frustrated by the behaviour of several of the players. Bauer, a highly trained special agent, compromises everything, is spectacularly incompetent when comfronted in a deadly stand off, (twice, people were killed in front of him yet he was unable to comprehend the terrorists were uncompromising).

The irrational and unbeliveable response by characters weakened a good yarn and any continuation has got to be tighter. As for the split screen, it's old hat (see Bullit, Le Mans etc.) The story line was good with the watcher speculating on who was the Mole was conducted very well with the camera exposing the traitor in the penultimate episode, Overall I enjoyed it but it was too long.
John, UK

it was somehow mesmeric - a bit like Sunset Beach with guns.

Andy Bennett, UK

Superb !!!!!. I think I blinked at the precise moment or did Nina explain why she turned out to be not nice at all? Not quite the happy ending that everyone expected but it makes a refreshing change not to have the couple at the centre of what has been a gripping series getting all kissy kissy. Can't wait for the next series. Back to boring Sundays now.....
CJ, UK

Although I was excited by the concept of the show, I didn't watch any of it until the last two episodes - and I must say that this was probably the best way to watch it. I missed all the wayward sub-plots and just got the meat of the story in two hours! From this perspective I felt it worked just fine.
Tim, UK

Since everyone concentrates (obviously) on the Bauers, I'd just like to say how great the Palmers were. In particular, Sherry Palmer becoming a complete Lady Macbeth. Sad that she and the Drazen's never met - I'm sure they could have swapped hints and tips.
A. Somerville, UK

Not convinced that Nina was the original traitor when the script for 24 was drafted. Remember the hour when Jack "shot" Nina. This was when Drazen's lot told Jack to "kill the girl". I don't know about you but if my paymaster wanted me dead I'd soon switch sides to the organisation that wanted me alive.
Jags, UK

Just in case there's any doubt, Teri is dead. Her profile on the Fox website has DECEASED written on it in big red letters. Excellent programme - just try to get the next series as well Beeb!
Matt, UK

This was just about the thinnest piece of drama I have ever had the misfortune to watch. The plot lines were, frankly, ludicrous - there were so many gaps that I ended up not caring at all about any of the characters involved - apart from the dopey ones that I found myself cheering when I thought they were thought. Even that small crumb of joy was cruelly taken away when the clinically stupid daughter was brought back to life. (I had been punching the air and shouting "YES!" a few seconds earlier).

Having said all that it was somehow mesmeric - a bit like Sunset Beach with guns.
Andy Bennett, UK

Threw up more questions than it answered !!! Just who is Nina working for??
Peter Hughes, Scotland

Brilliant! Just make sure you get the next series BBC!
Jim T, UK

I doubt a second season will capture the buzz of the first, but I'll be watching.

Ken, UK

The show was good but nowhere near as real nor as much of a breakthrough as the media portray. The daughter Kim should have been killed halfway through to give an edge. Psycho and even Star Trek have killed off important characters in the middle of the story to give contrast and surprise. It is not a surprise right at the end. There were too many insignficant characters killed, a few more significant characters needed to be killed to make it more desperate for Jack to succeed. It could have been much better. Tony could have been used more and family self-interest by Jack Teri and Kim so annoying and not possible in a government organisation thst is portrayed.
Paul Baird, UK

An emotional, exciting though perhaps a little predictable ending to a superb series. The scene is well set for the next series (48?), although Sunday evenings are going to be quite dreary for the next six months or so.
Dave, UK

Excellent show, especially as they didn't do the usual Hollywood pap ending to suit the weak and feeble. You can tell it was a Brit that directed it! The acting was terrific, the storyline fast paced; and Elisha Cuthbert is gorgeous. All in all it deserves Emmy success. The best US series on TV for a long time. Next series please don't stick the show on at 10:00PM on a Sunday though.
Chris, UK

Outstanding series; easily the best piece of TV imported from the US in a long time. Final episode ended as it needed to...dark and downbeat. No cheery'n'cheesey Hollywood endings here. I doubt a second season will capture the buzz of the first, but I'll be watching...
Ken, UK

"Was it thrilling or what!?" It's damn excellent. For once Americans have not used typical Arabs as terrorists. It was close to realistic but anyone in the trade will know not "real". However, good fiction. If I was a kid watching this series I would find it a cult to follow. As I'm not I won't. Yes, would like to know who Nina Myers really works for.
Anonymous, United Kingdom

Tense, addictive and worth it! Wanna watch it all over! Poor Jack, after all that his woman and unborn child die, what a nightmare! After waiting so long for the final episode I was left bemused and gutted for poor Jack then realised it was a super ending as it made you think about it lots! Did seem very rushed and crammed though and Drazen and son were killed far too easily. Superb series, got through too much popcorn with the stress of it all!!!
Flemily, UK

Get the DVD!! It has an alternative ending! This might make some of the people who are upset about how it ended happy. Also, it has a preview of the second season, so that is nice too.
Neil Scott, UK

Although I have followed the series avidly and feel that it is the best one we have ever seen, I was disappointed in the last episode. I know that the acting has been superb, especially the senator's wife who has come across as a real bitch and I feel that she has overshadowed Terri who has been portrayed as "wet". Should we have to wait until next year to find out if she really is dead? No!!!!! I feel that the loose ends were tied up neatly although the twist in the penultimate episode when the "mole" was revealed was excellent. I cannot wait for the series to return and hope that the future episodes are as good as the past ones.
Steve, England