Legends Reviews: Steve Coogan And Tom Burke Praised For Netflix Drama
If you’re a fan of a British drama, you’re definitely going to want to check out Netflix’s latest true crime adaptation. On Thursday morning, the streaming giant unveiled Legends, a star-studded drama telling the story of the undercover customs investigators who took part in an elaborate operation to take down a gang of illegal drug traffickers. An official synopsis for the show teases: “In the early 1990s, Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise was losing its battle with illegal drug smuggling across Britain’s borders. The solution was extraordinary. In a top-secret operation, a small team of Customs employees were sent undercover. Their task – to infiltrate Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs. “But these were not trained spies. They were normal men and women, plucked from ordinary lives around the UK, put through a basic training regime and tasked with building new identities in the criminal underworld. These identities were called Legends.” So far, critics have been heaping praise on the “gripping” series, praising performances by cast members Steve Coogan and Tom Burke, and indicating that it’s …



