Sorry, I despised this. I wouldn't normally review because I can't bring myself to watch the final episode, but I imagine it's more of the same rubbish that went before it. And it started so well.

I really enjoyed the first couple of episodes, as Beth grew up. Alas, she grew up into such a thoroughly unpleasant individual who happens to be good at chess, and then spends several excruciating episodes associating with thoroughly hateful individuals who usually also happens to also be good at chess. The only remotely likeable character was her adoptive mother. Towards the end it turned into a sort of "This is your life" as every character she'd ever previously met turned up, one after the other; I rather hoped they'd all get together and all be killed by a simultaneous lightning strike. It didn't seem likely, so I stopped watching.

Good opening episodes, and very well done in the mid-century settings are the redeeming features. Other than that, the cast of utterly loathsome characters made it difficult to watch for more than 15 minutes; then 10 minutes; finally I couldn't stomach more than 2 minutes before switching on the news.