Us: What the Must Watch reviewers think

Every week, the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows.

This week, Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan share their thoughts on Us.

Based on David Nicholls' novel - the four part BBC One drama stars Tom Hollander as a husband using a family holiday to rescue his marriage and relationship with his son. 

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Hayley says: "A reappraisal of a relationship in the worst place you could do it"

"There’s a lot of heart in this series. It’s two people that have been together for so long that they basically forgot what they liked about each other in the first place, so it's this panicked reappraisal of a relationship in the worst place you could do it which is on holiday when everyone is at each other’s throats.

"I’m a big fan of Tom Hollander: he’s a brilliant actor and he’s so fun to watch. In the first episode of this series, he goes to the dump to get rid of some stuff and have a cry in his car, and he ends up taking all of his frustration out on a cardboard box. I think that scene is worth the price of entry alone.

"That said, there’s a line where the wife is explaining why she wants to end the marriage and she says 'I’ve got this word running around my head - ‘boxset’ - I hear it and I can feel my heart racing' and I thought 'She sees sitting around watching telly as a bad thing! That’s our lives, Scott! How dare she?'”

Scott says: "You really believe that this is a family on an adventure"

"I absolutely love this show. It’s so authentic. You completely believe that this is a real family: the way they talk to each other, the chemistry between parents Douglas (Tom Hollander) and Connie (Saskia Reeves) and their son Albie (Tom Taylor). You really believe that this is a family on an adventure, going through an emotional nightmare yet having to put on a brave face through it all.

"The drama also flashbacks to Douglas and Connie’s younger selves (played by Ian De Caestecker and Gina Bramhill), meeting and falling in love. The way they talk to each other and their mannerisms are exactly the same as Hollander and Reeves. It’s so spot on. They must have spent so much time on ensuring that the casting is just right. I hope the older generation and the younger generation meet each other.

"Us talks about some real relationship truths, such as whether you can really make a fresh start after a long term relationship lasting decades. I was hooked."

'Us' starts on BBC One at 9pm Sunday 20 September. You can catch up on the BBC iplayer. 

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