Noughts + Crosses

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2020–2022

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5.9/10

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In an alternate history where black “Cross” people rule over white “Noughts”, young couple Sephy and Callum are divided by their colour but united by love.

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Tue, 26 Apr, 2022

S2.E4Episode 4

Callum’s life hangs in the balance as he awaits his day in court. Sephy works tirelessly to clear Callum’s name and Jude hatches a plan to break him out of prison.

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Thu, 05 Mar, 2020

S1.E1Episode 1

London, Albion. Sephy, the Cross daughter of powerful Home Secretary Kamal Hadley, and Callum, the Nought son of their housekeeper Meggie McGregor, reunite, and a spark is ignited.

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Sephy Hadley

Callum McGregor

Meggie McGregor

Jack Dorn

Lekan Baako

Jude McGregor

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**SEASON ONE REVIEW:** <br />Season Rating: 7/10 <br />Overall Rating: 7/10 Strong enough first season. I don't love <em>'Noughts + Crosses'</em>, at least not yet, but it is still an opening season that I did enjoy sufficiently. The concept is no doubt an interesting and fairly complex one, it throws up interesting scenarios and thoughts. With that said, for season two, I hope they are a bit more neater with the real life parallels. A lot of them here do feel very forced, particularly the "blanca" thing. I can certainly see what they're attempting but as a programme it needs to be a bit more creative - and not just rely on the real world. The noughts/crosses thing itself is cool, though part of me feels like they could've left it in the title/credits and that's it. It goes with what I said a moment ago, it comes across as forced - especially across the opening few episodes. It isn't a difficult thing to understand, so we don't need it repeated so often - in my opinion, it would've been way better if it was subtly left in the title/credits. Cast-wise it's decent. Masali Baduza (Sephy) is the best actor onscreen, I thoroughly enjoyed her whole performance across the six episodes. I also liked Jonathan Ajayi, as Lekan, despite the obvious; he plays his character very well. Jack Rowan (Callum) is the best of the rest, though Paterson Joseph (Kamal), Helen Baxendale (Meggie) and Shaun Dingwall (Dorn) are solid too. A bit more subtlety and creativity would go a long way, so hopefully they improve in those regards in season two; assuming it happens, which I hope it does. All in all, very much worth a watch.

r96sk26 Oct, 2020