man man episode second series british science fiction television series broadcast bbc january episode written returning series guest writer directed produced episode series man featured initial series regulars character given main focus narrative centres intersection romance frozen soldier world war number hazardous time slips impending crisis severe choose man fallen love world stake tommy eventually sacrifice returns knows executed order save world man filmed production block second series inspired write episode explore issue soldiers executed world war episode watched total million viewers critics divided nature episode characterisation largely praised addition romance tommy atmosphere criticism war episode reliance plot devices advance narrative heavily criticised reviewers plot young world war soldier shell shocked experiences trenches agents tommy military hospital cardiff kept storage leave instructions future members tommy day key saving world present day revealed kept tommy storage century releasing day year medical check whilst tommy day release company whilst spends time tommy jack gwen eve discover abandoned cardiff hospital showing signs time distortion elements hospital appearing present tommy grow closer afternoon pub kisses romantically later colleague owen burn realises developed feelings tommy warns careful want hurt return jack realizes present year tommy needed travel activate rift key close connection present prevent disaster tommy executed weeks return initially refuses let jack persuades necessity tommy return spending night tommy return hospital intensify accompanied jack disruption witness team jack instructions tommy version tommy custody older tommy arrives tommy share goodbye jack tommy rift key steps disruption past tommy shell shocked led bed nurses unable operate rift key state headquarters jack use cardiff rift project image tommy mind tommy senses familiarity recognise despite able tommy activate hospital soon dissipate recovering events owen sympathy takes moment consider short time tommy production writing writer episode expressed interest writing centric episode script meeting second series wanted write story centred absolutely loves character wanted step inspiration story came short fictional document written universe website created bbc online series document detailed man year day pop series creator described episode love story felt inevitable story end tears creating character felt perfect boyfriend stated brief relationship mature relationship pretend relationship gets box year added learn tommy treated like toy regards conclusion episode stated hugely painful goodbye inspired issue world war soldiers executed suffering episode working titles soldier heart american_civil_war term final title recalls infamous order field marshal april response included phrase position held man retirement policy led shell shocked soldiers like fictional tommy sent war short period director felt scene tommy watches footage iraq war key episode experience tells tommy human condition changed humanity makes mistakes episode jack suggests british army executed shell shocked soldiers world war executions offences numbered murder mutiny remaining offences attributed shell shock posthumously pardoned early drafts episode included tommy asking member committed suicide series premiere episode regards sensitive material episode actress stated whilst reading script kind forgot science fiction found climax episode heartbreaking filming effects man filmed alongside adam block production originally intended fourth episode transmitted scenes featuring tommy pier recorded heavy rainfall marked significant location shoot second series scenes set flat filmed day house palace road cardiff episode final scene showing owen looking recorded cardiff royal provided interior locations scenes set fictional military hospital filmed pub tommy play pool street cardiff red_cross emblem episode closing credits include thanks permission use red_cross emblem important sequence episode time shift ends tommy returning noted time shift essentially happened screen audience sees great big wind machines camera lights described wind machine biggest wind machine seen life comments intensity wind machine lighting enabled instant reaction added assistant director instrumental extras episode soundtrack included song featured vocals album track heard pub scene got high debut album things broadcast reception man broadcast bbc january episode later repeated digital channel bbc january edited pre watershed repeat airing day january writer publishes subject doctor spin offs noted pre watershed edition man fewer cuts according consolidated figures episode viewed million viewers bbc million viewers bbc repeat million viewers pre watershed repeat amounting million viewers initial critical reception digital spy gave episode star review stating provided example triumphant ending conveys simple image praised characterisation stating deserve great deal credit reaching dramatic heights non glimpse brutality war humanity sfx mixed giving episode stars comparing written version series episode captain felt episode provided character characterisation add depth acknowledged sweet surprisingly subdued tone indicator programme flexibility added prefers outrageous gave critical review feeling tommy chemistry episode convey men die women felt despite flaws romance plot episode provided powerful stuff tommy plight strong concept poorly resolved gave episode enjoying time overlaps relationship tommy appearance previous employees felt episode plot elements strained credibility mythology slant_magazine enjoyed characterisation british historical perspective episode afforded stated characters episode plot devices nearly destroy felt main strength episode use science fiction crisis frame story love sacrifice war command felt episode succeeded atmosphere created opining fantastic setting ghost story like kiss kiss bang bang sleeper episode showed season completely den geek enjoyed episode contrary expectations having impressed earlier stories doctor scripts appreciated episode centred gwen felt personal figure hate felt tommy endearing kind way felt pulled characterisation missing sleeper whilst treating tommy wartime origin subtlety singled tommy romance military hospital ghost praise compared episode monster week episode x-files doesn push overall mythology series forward manages capture day day life like
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