Bridie McKim as Sabine. ©2020 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Sabine should be grateful her Mum is so easy going over a lot of things. But I have to say I'm getting used to the characters. Briallen Clarke as Shannon. to me she is a spoilt little bitch who needs to be bought down a peg or two. I also think Hazel is coming across as a relatable character, one of those woman who has had a hard life and is wearied by the world. Was he the one who is supposed to repair stuff in The Towers? Is anyone else finding Sabine to be a bit of a selfish madam. All Rights Reserved. I expect it might be Pav who cottons on first. Iris the Vietnamese shopkeeper is the best character. Sometimes actors quit or get fired partway through a season which usually forces the studio to either write them out or replace them with a different actor. Created by Warren Clarke, Que Minh Luu. Whereas some on here have said she is a good character I can't take to her at all at the moment. There are few characters that stand out to me. The way Sabine swans around and was more interested in some silly immature you tube clips rather than listen to her Mum and then gets all humpy and on her high horse over the 'rules' If her Mum lets her get away with this , it will only get a lot worse before it gets better. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Carina Hoang as Iris. 15 Things You Didn’t Know About ‘The Golden Girls’, 17 of Your Favorite Reality TV Stars Who Died Tragically, Christian Group Attempts to Ban a Show They Haven’t Seen, 10 TV Characters Who Almost Ruined A Hit TV Show, 11 Reasons You Should Start Watching ‘Ray Donovan’, 10 TV Characters We Never Got to Fully Know. Yazeed Daher as Kam. More brilliantly understated scenes between Kam and Iris were the highlight but too much focus on Sully and his story. Cara McCarthy as Ana. Saskia Hampele as Renee. One tough cookie. Iris from the shop is funny and harsh but she also shows flashes of kindness which is nice. I like the shopkeeper as well, underneath her pitbull appearance she is probably a lovely lady as seen when she offered the young lad (still don't know the names) the items, but wanted to cut a deal. as Pav. NBCUniversal International Studios will distribute the series. Ash and Kam, the Iranian brothers are also good. It was acquired for the BBC by Sue Deeks, Head of Programme Acquisition. My daughter was never like this at 16. Dan Paris as Mark. The 60 x 30 serial drama centres on the inner-city neighbourhood of Arcadia Heights, exploring the relationships between the residents of the Arcadia social housing tower and the people who live in the rapidly gentrifying community that surrounds it. Produced by NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures, in association with For Pete’s Sake Productions, The Heights explores the relationships, work and hurdles faced by six families living in a tower block in a rapidly gentrifying inner-city district. I am enjoying the show and am starting to get a few more names and understanding who certain characters are. Read about our approach to external linking. Casting TV shows isn’t just a complicated process at the beginning of the project. Well that was a shocker, but only Iris could do it really. The Heights was created at Matchbox Pictures by Warren Clarke (Mustangs FC), who also serves as Showrunner, and Co-Creator Que Minh Luu. https://tldrmoviereviews.com/2019/02/24/tv-review-the-heights-season-one I'm interested to find out about more about why they live with their aunt and uncle and what their experience has been. Daytime viewers love drama with compelling story telling at its heart and The Heights does that brilliantly. I think Sully will end up on a relationship with his Mentor Teacher at the school. She seems proud that she has discovered sex and is quite happy to keep whining on about the love of her life all the time. I might be wrong but is she 16? With British viewers’ undoubted enthusiasm for Australian soap operas, we feel very excited about the potential for The Heights on BBC One.”.