Run review – crime caper about notorious bank robber Brenden Abbott misses a few tricks

George Mason as Brenden Abbott, aka the ‘Postcard Bandit’, who committed dozens of bank robberies in the late 80s and early 90s, and escaped from prison twice. Photograph: John Platt/BInge

Any show with “Run” as its title surely ought to bolt out of the gates and fang it hell-for-leather – barely stopping to catch its breath, proverbial sirens wailing. So it was a touch disappointing to discover that this new six-part series about notorious bank robber Brenden Abbott (George Mason) takes a while to find its rhythm, jumping around in time and stop-starting when it could’ve been charging ahead. Non-linear structures can be invigoratingly unconventional but in Run it often stalls momentum and feels too clever by half.