Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ChampDavSlim The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Paul Evans Jimmy Rose (Winstone) is released from Prison, and is reunited with wife Jackie and the rest of his family. It's not long before Jimmy lands up in trouble again, he tracks his granddaughter Ellie down, and discovers she and her boyfriend owe money to a local villain, Tony Chivers. He also finds more problems with his family, his wife Jackie in particular, and sets out to right some wrongs, and piece his life back together.From a production point of view it's pretty good, it looks very well made, the dialogue is pretty good (just what you'd expect.) The only issue I had is that Jimmy isn't the most lovable character, I struggle to empathise with him. He seems to deserve most of what happens to him. The only real likable character is Jimmy's wife Jackie.Great to see Winstone working with Amanda Redman again, it's been a while, have to say she looks very attractive. I like Winstone, I know he's a little type cast as the Cockney Geezer, but he's good at what he does, credit where it's due. To say every cliché is accounted for is a massive understatement, we get treated to 'you slaaag' several times.Part 1 is fairly pedestrian, after that it starts opening up and developing nicely, the characters become a lot more interesting, Jimmy's mission to rescue his granddaughter from the life she's in becomes more believable. It's definitely worth sticking with as it concludes well. Jimmy begins trying to piece his life back together after his 12 year sentence.

davideo-2 STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning After twelve years inside for armed robbery, former criminal Jimmy Rose (Ray Winstone) is released from prison, and returns home determined to start a new life with his family. But they've hardly stood still in his absence, and re-adjusting his absent presence to their life is going to be hard, especially with ex wife Jackie (Amanda Redman) who's hardly been faithful. He spots a chance to get in their good books when he learns his grand-daughter India (Daisy Cooper-Kelly) has fallen in to drugs and the undesirables associated with them. In order to rescue her, he is forced to revert back to his old ways one last time.Winstone is an everyman actor, in that he'll throw his weight behind a massive big screen production, made on either side of the Atlantic with weightier production values, or something more small scale like this made for TV three part drama. He's become one of our prized national exports, and one I'm fond of out of the British set, with a certain dramatic intensity that sets him apart from many others, although his belting rendition of 'That's Life' at the opening suggests he's aiming towards a singing career, which I'm not so sure about. But as always, he's a highly emotional and unrestrained actor, throwing that passionate South London persona into this much the same as he has many other roles.Taking a well worn story, that follows all the genre clichés to a tee, and doesn't meander much into anything that could be described as new territory, this really is little more than distracting, going through the motions towards a pretty standard finale. A summary such as this hardly elevates expectations, but that's not to say it isn't executed in an above average way by a pretty accomplished cast and crew, or that there aren't neat, quaint little touches that make it stand out in it's own little way, such as Jimmy struggling to adjust to modern technology such as modern mobile phones, or having to use an oyster card to travel on the bus.On the surface, it's really nothing you haven't seen before, but for a smaller scale TV production, it's a cut above the usual thing and still worth watching. ***

Mickey Green I think this 3 part series worked well. Overall it was a fast moving drama, which had enough content to keep you interested throughout, leading to an acceptable finale. Spoiler coming re the ending! I think many people have missed the reason why Jimmy had to leave. The last scene shows him looking round the house with all his family in good shape, and he knows he has to leave. Because he is now a wanted man after grassing up the drug dealers. Just because they are all inside does not mean he can now live happily ever after. He knew the sacrifice he was making when he grassed them up. He was now a hunted man and had to get away from his family for their protection.

ianlouisiana Jimmy Rose is a London "Face",the kind of con who once ruled nicks before "having one across the pavement" became a game not worth the candle due to the rise of the supergrass and the increasing likelihood of being shot on the plot by the Robbery Squad. Jimmy's out on licence after 12 years of a very long sentence and subject to a recall to prison if he is a naughty boy and you just know that he is going to be a very naughty boy when he discovers his granddaughter has taken up with a scumbag drug dealer and moved to Lewisham. So far,so very ordinary - but "The trials of Jimmy Rose" has a spark of energy often missing from your routine "hard man trying to go straight"TV show ,a yawnworthy genre if there ever was one. Mr R.Winstone and Miss A.Redmond give this series a leg - up. Plus a bit of imagination in the direction i.e. the scenes straight from "To kill a mockingbird" where Jimmy sits all night in a chair outside his granddaughter's flat to keep her from harm and when he goes to his sister - in law's house to wreak havoc there's a completely supernumerary child on a swing hanging from a tree who is playing happily oblivious to the drama. Don't mistake Jimmy for Atticus Finch mind you. He is a violent thief who would rob the shirt off your back if he wanted it. Also I wouldn't fancy your chances if he thought you were a nonce. Taking over his granddaughter's drug debt,he works it off by doing just one more big job. How he resolves the situation may strain your credibility,but you'll want to hang on to see how it all turns out. So,overall,a very good cast bring this series up a couple of levels. I thought the first episode was the best and the one that gave the most insights into Jimmy's character. I would imagine coming home from a long stretch to an alienated family must be pretty much like it was shown. The victims of crime aren't the only victims of crime.