Bedlam Reviews
(TV drama – SkyLiving - 2011) The ghostly drama is set in the grounds of an old asylum. Will plays IT expert Ryan McAllister, who with flatmates Kate and Molly, lives in Bedlam Heights, which Kate and her dad have converted into luxury flats. The arrival of Kate’s cousin Jed heralds the start of some spooky goings-on. This first-ever scripted drama from Sky Living also stars Theo James, Charlotte Salt, Ashley Madekwe and Hugo Speer.
'Electric' - Virgin Magazine
Will has already cut his acting teeth with roles in Skins, Miss Marple and Mrs Henderson Presents, but this is his first lead. If you've missed his performances so far, you'll be pleasantly surprised by Young's acting talents. Bedlam is ... from the people behind Clocking Off, Queer as Folk and Casanova ... Young could prove to be their next big discovery.
Will has already cut his acting teeth with roles in Skins, Miss Marple and Mrs Henderson Presents, but this is his first lead. If you've missed his performances so far, you'll be pleasantly surprised by Young's acting talents. Bedlam is ... from the people behind Clocking Off, Queer as Folk and Casanova ... Young could prove to be their next big discovery.
Unreality TV - Source
Tonight saw the first episode of the new drama on Sky Living HD, Bedlam. Staring Pop Idol winner Will Young, this is Living’s first UK original drama series, and has been eagerly anticipated. Will plays Ryan, a character desperate to find out why his brother died, who is living in a loft apartment in a luxury block, built on the grounds of the famous bedlam asylum, with flat mates Kate (Charlotte Salt) and Molly (Ashely Madekwe).
Right from the start this programme is addictive, very affective and compelling. The ghost scenes are not over the top, but more like the sort of thing you would expect from a Hollywood horror film, and, personally speaking, VERY scary!
This role is Will’s biggest acting part to date, although he has played cameo roles in Skins and Miss Marple in the past, and I am sure you will agree that after this series he will have achieved deserved acting credibility.
Metro - Source
Will Young with his pants at half mast attempting to ravish his female landlady - now that’s what I call acting and was among the highlights of Bedlam (Sky Living), a spritely attempt to jump aboard the Being Human bandwagon.
Set in a spooky luxury development, the site of an old mental asylum (so far, so Psychoville), Bedlam has ghost spotter Jed (Theo James, mostly with his top off) looking moody as he hurtles around trying to stop the dead from running riot.
Borrowing from every horror movie cliché in the book ... Bedlam won’t win any prizes for originality. But with an engaging cast and sumptuous Gothic interiors, Bedlam is a fine way of being given the willies on a Monday night.
shadowlocked - Source
Unfortunately, as expected , there are a number of problems with the show. The cast as a whole felt slightly weak, failing as of yet to deliver on their early promise. The saving grace looks set to come from Will Young, who adds a moderate spark to what could have been a terribly clichéd role.
HowManyPandas - Source
After getting a fair amount of traffic to this post from a site about William Young, I thought I better find out who it is... turns out it is the guy who is playing my favourite character - Kate's male room mate. It also turns out he is something of a pop star. I would never have guessed he wasn't a full time actor.
Culture Box - Source
Whilst undoubtedly a prime candidate for sick building syndrome, Bedlam as a show continues from last week’s strong opening episode with some solid writing and superior pacing. It’s a pleasant change for a supernatural show not to rely heavily on special effects for its shocks, and by and large the mood stays just on the right side of not being comical.
A special mention should also go to Pop Idol winner Will Young, whose understated characterisation of Ryan doesn’t distract from the overall nature of the show, allaying our initial fears of stunt casting.
Karen Louise Davies
Having spotted the adverts on Sky for Bedlam over the last week or so, I was intrigued to see this new drama, firstly because of the potential storyline (weird ghostly going-ons) and secondly because it stars Will Young. Having seen Will in a few guest roles (i.e. Skins) it’s obvious that he has a knack for acting, often playing subtle but intriguing characters. In Bedlam Will plays the slightly geeky but quite attractive IT expert Ryan McAllister.
Tonight saw the first episode of the new drama on Sky Living HD, Bedlam. Staring Pop Idol winner Will Young, this is Living’s first UK original drama series, and has been eagerly anticipated. Will plays Ryan, a character desperate to find out why his brother died, who is living in a loft apartment in a luxury block, built on the grounds of the famous bedlam asylum, with flat mates Kate (Charlotte Salt) and Molly (Ashely Madekwe).
Right from the start this programme is addictive, very affective and compelling. The ghost scenes are not over the top, but more like the sort of thing you would expect from a Hollywood horror film, and, personally speaking, VERY scary!
This role is Will’s biggest acting part to date, although he has played cameo roles in Skins and Miss Marple in the past, and I am sure you will agree that after this series he will have achieved deserved acting credibility.
Metro - Source
Will Young with his pants at half mast attempting to ravish his female landlady - now that’s what I call acting and was among the highlights of Bedlam (Sky Living), a spritely attempt to jump aboard the Being Human bandwagon.
Set in a spooky luxury development, the site of an old mental asylum (so far, so Psychoville), Bedlam has ghost spotter Jed (Theo James, mostly with his top off) looking moody as he hurtles around trying to stop the dead from running riot.
Borrowing from every horror movie cliché in the book ... Bedlam won’t win any prizes for originality. But with an engaging cast and sumptuous Gothic interiors, Bedlam is a fine way of being given the willies on a Monday night.
shadowlocked - Source
Unfortunately, as expected , there are a number of problems with the show. The cast as a whole felt slightly weak, failing as of yet to deliver on their early promise. The saving grace looks set to come from Will Young, who adds a moderate spark to what could have been a terribly clichéd role.
HowManyPandas - Source
After getting a fair amount of traffic to this post from a site about William Young, I thought I better find out who it is... turns out it is the guy who is playing my favourite character - Kate's male room mate. It also turns out he is something of a pop star. I would never have guessed he wasn't a full time actor.
Culture Box - Source
Whilst undoubtedly a prime candidate for sick building syndrome, Bedlam as a show continues from last week’s strong opening episode with some solid writing and superior pacing. It’s a pleasant change for a supernatural show not to rely heavily on special effects for its shocks, and by and large the mood stays just on the right side of not being comical.
A special mention should also go to Pop Idol winner Will Young, whose understated characterisation of Ryan doesn’t distract from the overall nature of the show, allaying our initial fears of stunt casting.
Karen Louise Davies
Having spotted the adverts on Sky for Bedlam over the last week or so, I was intrigued to see this new drama, firstly because of the potential storyline (weird ghostly going-ons) and secondly because it stars Will Young. Having seen Will in a few guest roles (i.e. Skins) it’s obvious that he has a knack for acting, often playing subtle but intriguing characters. In Bedlam Will plays the slightly geeky but quite attractive IT expert Ryan McAllister.