Acorn TV's Gold Digger Doesn't Quite Go Far Enough, But It's an Enjoyable Ride

Daughter. Wife. Mother. These are my roles. I chose them. For better, for worse. And then you came along, exploded all of that.
Julia in the Gold Digger

I’ve recently turned 60, I’ve got most of my own teeth, a bit of a mum tum—I’m off to the British Museum …
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Acorn TV drama Gold Digger is seductive. It catches you unawares and then works its wiles upon you, so you have to keep clicking on to the next episode.

But at the end, although certain moments and the characters stay with you, in general, the series is just trying too hard to be clever and often misses the subtlety mark by a mile. That doesn’t mean it’s not entertaining, or that it doesn’t pack the occasional emotional punch. But as a whole, it doesn’t quite hang together, despite its formidable cast. Let's dig into some of its strengths and flaws.