Episode #1.1

What lengths will woman go to in pursuit of her biggest desire, a baby.

I would say overall I found this first episode decent, it didn't blow me away, but I did enjoy it. It seems like decades since we last had a drama about surrogacy, they seemed to be all the rage in the 80's and 90's, it's been some time. This is shaping up to be a psychological thriller.

On the plus side it was different, fantastic visuals, well acted, even though I found the neighbour's accent a little too thick to follow. Compston as always was excellent.

On the downside the events are generally absurd, to follow it you really need to suspend your disbelief, or you'll be put off.

Am expecting this to move into a darker direction, time will tell, 6/10.

There was nothing exceptional about the opening episode of this Glasgow based surrogate drama The Nest.

Dan and Emily are a wealthy couple living in the well heeled part of Glasgow. They have been trying a long time to have a baby via IVF but so far been unsuccessful.

Kaya is an 18-year old young woman living in the wrong side of the city with financial struggles. She has business ideas but no way to realize them

The opening scenes has Emily and Kaya colliding. Emily accidentally hits Kaya with her car as she suddenly runs into the road.

When Kaya later sees Emily and her husband Dan at the hospital. She follows them and finds out that have problems conceiving. They are down to their last embryo.

Kaya makes an offer to be a surrogate for £50,000. Dan is unsure to give that much money to a stranger.

It was all rather perfunctory for what was billed as a thriller. Only the final scenes instilled something of a plot. It looks like a two or three part serial stretched out to five.

At the time of writing, with the whole world in a Coronavirus scare, governments advising people to stay indoors, television and film productions shut down. I am not sure I would still be tempted to tune in for episode two.