A 'brutally brilliant' World War Two mini-series with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, starring Jacob Elordi, is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
About the Series
'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' is an Amazon Prime original series that follows Dorrigo Evans, played by Jacob Elordi, an army surgeon whose illicit affair with his uncle's wife, portrayed by Odessa Young, haunts him throughout his time as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burmese railway.
The story spans the Burma Railway in 1943 and across the Pacific during World War II, showcasing the cruelty of war and an enduring love story through the eyes of an Australian doctor and prisoner of war.
Critical Acclaim
One IMDB viewer rated the series 10 stars, calling it 'brutally brilliant' and stating, 'One of the hardest things I watched yet one of the best things I watched.'
Another reviewer added: 'Do yourself a favour and press play. Photography is just alluring, poetic and yet so descriptive that you just can't look away. Storytelling is compelling and keeps you constantly engaged, its tragedy and mourning, and romance, and longing and suffering and friendship and companionship. All together, all at once. Despite being a short series, you get to know every character in such a way that it becomes personal, you suffer with them, you laugh with them and you miss them when they are gone. It's a shot straight to the heart but oh such a lovely one.'
Award-Winning Creation
The series, created by Shaun Grant and Justin Kurzel, has been described as a 'true underrated sleeper that will blow you away.' One reviewer noted: 'This miniseries just creeps up on you. The love entanglements and pre-war backstory can be a bit confusing; then episode 4 drops on you, and you are just blown away.'
They continued: 'This should be one of those success stories of a little known, under-marketed miniseries that came out of nowhere. But the right people take notice and it spreads like the virus it deserves to be. It is a story about how humans can treat each other, and how the lead character's traumatic experience haunts him later in life despite his clearly major success. While it's fictional, I'm sure the atrocities are based on fact. Episode 4 is truly harrowing. If you enjoyed 'The Pacific' or 'Band of Brothers' for its exposure of the inhumanity and futility of war, this will be a real treat. It's haunting and makes you think. It sticks in your mind. My hope is that in 6 months from now, people will be raving about this and it will garner the awards and recognition it deserves.'
