A big fan of Paddy Considine's East Midlands hard-man schtick, I was gutted to see him playing the King in this show without the distinctive regional accent that we all love him for. Sean Bean shone (briefly) with his Yorkshire brogue in the original series. The only reason I can guess for Paddy not speaking in his legendary Nottingham-ese here, is that American producers feared that fans in the US would struggle to understand it. That mistake has led to an inauthenticity at the heart of this show for which it will be forever punished. The other reason this show fails is the lack of humour. It's just not funny. Boo.