Brief Summary of the Guinness children.

The Guinness Family

Benjamin Guinness is the youngest of the Guinness Family, who is a drinker and a gambler.

Edward Guinness is an entrepreneur, the Alpha Male of the Guinness family, and sees himself as a trader.

Arthur Guinness is the oldest of the Guinness Family. He is not interested in the business and wants to take his father’s parliamentary seat. He is the oldest child and is homosexual, which was not a safe era to be gay.

Finally, Anne Guinness is the daughter of the Guiness family and has her own charitable interests away from the brothers’ politicking.

Mr Rafferty

If something needs sorting that is a bit underhanded or physical, then Edward will go to him.

What Is It Like To Watch?

It reminded me of Peaky Blinders without nearly as much blood. Whether that is a good thing is for you to decide. However, the Dark Victorian atmosphere still manages to survive even without unnecessary blood.

Sometimes it is gripping, and it pulls itself along with you, worrying what is going to happen. Also, you get emotionally attached to all the characters and genuinely care about what will happen to them.

Its weakness is that sometimes it drags its feet, and you have to wait through for a plot build-up for something to happen. However, the enormous highs are well worth the odd 5 minutes of boredom

I managed to watch four episodes more or less in one sitting, which for me is the highest of praise. Also, even though it is on Netflix, things actually happen, and the world moves on in each episode. So if you miss one episode, you will feel that you have to go back and watch the previous episode.

This is a good feel of being slightly gangsterish; however, it is set with a Victorian unionist family who, apart from Edward and Raferty, clearly aren’t ruthless and have their own problems.

Sometimes drags its feet.

One for the couple. Doesn’t go as far as Peaky Blinders, but still has a constant, dark Victorian feel all the way through

B+

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