To be honest, I wasn't certain Monroe would be worth watching. Not because of the actor - James Nesbitt is brilliant and I'm a big fan - but because it's been done already, hasn't it?
House hit our screens a few years ago featuring another great British actor, Hugh Laurie, playing a brilliant US diagnostatician, with a major personality flaw. Wouldn't Monroe just be a very twee, English version of this?
Hell no!
Despite the comparisions from the media, it's not House. There are obviously some parallels - like House, Monroe is deaing with personal issues and they are both experts in their fields, but that's where the similarities end.
Monroe is funny, gentle and heartwarming in that uniquely British way, with a good dose of sarcasm and witty rhetoric and I've enjoyed every episode.
I can't wait for the next series!