This series is centred on seventeen year olds James and Alyssa. James is convinced he is a psychopath and plans to kill somebody; when the rebellious Alyssa suggests they run away together it looks as if he has a victim. They set off and things don't go well. After one particular incident they find themselves wanted by the police and head to Alyssa's estranged father on the Isle of Sheppey. Here things come to a dramatic conclusion as series one comes to an end. The second series takes place two years later and introduces new character Bonnie who is just as troubled... I won't say more as that would require spoiling details of series one.

I really enjoyed this series although it certainly won't be for everybody. The comedy is pitch black and at times violent. Also the protagonists aren't particularly likeable, at least initially; the more we get to know them the more sympathetic they become. The cast does a fine job; Jessica Barden is great as Alyssa and Alex Lawther is on similar form as James; they make it fun to watch two very unlikely protagonists... I was surprised to learn that both are several years older than their characters as they come across as real, if disturbed, teens rather than the typical TV/movie-teens. The rest of the cast impress too. The locations match the feel of the show; the openness of the Isle of Sheppey feels suitably bleak and contrasts nicely with the claustrophobic atmosphere created by season two's woodland settings. There are a few flaws, mostly very minor... such as how they seem to drive for hours in a similar landscape or, in series two, are warned to be careful following a murder an hour up the road; England isn't so large that an hour's drive away is considered nearby! The end of series two could prove a natural end, but the same could have been said of the first series... this leaves me both hoping for more and satisfied if there isn't. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to anybody looking for something different who isn't easily offended.