According to the battles of Cobra, a gathering of government politicians and nation men, who during the crisis and the political unrest in Britain, give a valiant effort to make all the difference, as they attempt to race against time to reestablish harmony the nation over to spare it from obliteration, what challenges them.
7 October 1978, Rochford, Essex, England, UK
1973, London, England, UK
1975, Kent, England, UK
7 October 1971, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK
26 May 1981, England, UK
1974, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
30 September 1970, Wantage, Oxfordshire, England, UK
1972, England, UK
January 21, 2020
So this is a narrative about an urgent situation told with no urgency whatsoever.January 21, 2020
As the characters assert themselves, the show exerts a surprisingly tight grip on the viewer's attention, thanks primarily to its gleefully jaundiced portrait of backroom political machinations.January 21, 2020
If nothing else, you'd want to tune in to Cobra for its cast.January 21, 2020
It ought to be well-oiled nonsense. Instead, it creaks and clunks along, its rusty machinery visible at every turn.January 21, 2020
Frankly, it's a big relief when the lights finally go out, because Armageddon has never looked as uneventful and lacking in bite.January 21, 2020
No-one watches disaster thrillers for the dialogue. They are supposed to be cheesy and overblown. What we are here for is the "what if" and the spectacle, and COBRA looks like it will deliver on both fronts.January 21, 2020
It's not meant to be funny but I laughed so hard I got hiccups.January 21, 2020
It's fine for the first couple of episodes, which I found I couldn't stop watching because of the sheer torque of any drama that combines this cast with a national disaster, a personal tragedy and a secret fling.January 21, 2020
Nevertheless, even though everything moves swiftly indoors, there's enough cash down the back of the sofa for handsome backdrops of Downing Street, Whitehall, an empty London - and, crucially, for a fine cast.