Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Excellent adaptation.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I think some very grumpy people with no appreciation for British humor have given The royal bodyguard a really bad review. It's not about what this series does not have (like making highly intelligent jokes) but about what it DOES have. And what it does have is fun and well I'll let you find out the rest for yourself. The actors are great and original. I must say i never liked MR Bean for instance. This series is somewhat similar to Mr Bean in the sense that it relies on silly happenings, but unlike Mr Bean, The Royal Bodyguard has silly happenings that could happen to anyone. It's great fun, and it's been a while that i laughed so hard. I gave it a 10/10 to compensate for the extremely negative reviews. I think it's more of an 8/10 :)

After completing the first episode I was stunned at why David Jason would ever sign up for this rubbish. that was before i realized the comedy gold i was watching. What makes this show so great is its predictability, time and again I called the exact next scene just by seeing the location. In most films this predictability makes it boring or cheesy. not in this! This show made my Christmas, leaving me doubled up in laughter and still chuckling about it days later.A TRUE CLASSIC for the whole family, if you enjoy comedy and enter it not expecting carefully scripted and brilliantly acted Oscar/Bafta stuff your in for a treat.

Sir David Jason returns to comedy in this new role. After becoming such a huge icon through shows such as Open All Hours, A Touch Of Frost and Only Fools And Horses anything new he did was always going to pail in comparison but I don't think The Royal Bodyguard is as bad as people claim it to be.It's very much on David Jason's head and much of it's humour derives from physical comedy. People will say that this is old fashioned but lots of people still enjoy things like Laurel and Hardy which is the same sort of thing.It's refreshing that there are no sexual references or swearing and the BBC needs more of this.The scripts waver from being good to lousy but there are enough good points to keep watching however you can't help but think that the bumbling fool in authority joke has been done better with Clouseau and Johnny English.

David Jason is arguably the best UK TV actor ever. Whether it is comedy like Only Fools & Horses and Porterhouse Blue, or hard hitting dramas like Frost and All The King's Men, Jason's acting is impeccable.He has, or had, a knack of selecting just the right scripts to show off his perfect acting ability.Sadly, in the case of The Royal Bodyguard this knack appears to have eluded him.SPOILER BEGINS: David Jason plays the part of Captain Guy Hubble, an ex soldier, who, after saving the Queen's life by stopping her runaway carriage was given the post of The Royal Bodyguard. It was Hubble's fault the horses stampeded in the first place.I must say this scene I thought was quite funny.SPOILER ENDS From there on what promised to be a typical Jason comedy series started to go down hill and if the first episode is anything to go by the series will continue to falter.True I have only seen the first episode and because I love Jason as an actor I will continue to watch the series in the hope it will improve although I don't hold out much hope.SPOILER BEGINS: In the first episode Jason (Hubble) was employed to secure the Queen's safety at a conference, because he had saved the Queen's life.The whole of the Government department responsible for the Queen's safety hate Hubble and want him replaced because of his total incompetence.Of course that did not happen because through his incompetence he saved the life of the Queen yet again.SPOILER ENDS All through the thirty minute episode it was no more than a sequence of slapstick and farce. The plot and dialogue was totally forgettable, in fact it was thinner than a sheet of paper.This series gives the impression that it was written after the author had seen Johnny English.Johnny English was much better and much more enjoyable, probably because Rowan Atkinson who played English is perfect in this type of role, and if they had cast Atkinson in the part of Guy Hubble I have a feeling I would have thoroughly enjoyed The Royal Bodyguard, especially if they had named the main character Bean, the character Rowan Atkinson is most famous for.I am so sorry Sir David but as much as I admire you as possibly Britains greatest TV actor I feel you have made a great mistake in choosing the role of Guy Hubble in this series.Unless there is a drastic improvement in the next 5 episodes I really cannot see a second series.I have given this first episode a 3 star rating simply because I love David as an actor and did enjoy the first scene.ADDENDUMSince writing the above review I have watched the complete first series and I owe David Jason a big apology.Each episode became more and more enjoyable and in the end I was sorry to see the first series end.Have no fears though The Royal Bodyguard is coming back for another series very soon.Once again I hope David will accept my apologies.