WHITE HEAT – written by Paula Milne, directed by John Alexander (BBC Two)
The White Heat seven – the way they were.
White Heat reached a lukewarm finale this week. What began promisingly eventually fizzled out to a largely predictable and heavily stage-managed conclusion.
In the six part drama we followed the fortunes of seven characters over a heady 25 year period.
This group first meet as students in a shared house in North London. Each part is set in a different year, beginning in 1965 and ending in 1990.
A present day perspective is established from the outset with the now ageing group gathering at the home of one of the seven who has been found dead at his or her home.
The identity of the deceased is not revealed until the final episode and the contents of a locked safe is not opened until right at the end – this plot device kept me watching to find out who had snuffed it and what his or her secret was; I’m not entirely sure I’d have made it to the finish otherwise. Continue reading
