A 13-part personal history of the United States written and narrated by Alistair Cooke ,
11: The Promise Fulfilled and the Promise Broken
Alistair Cooke journeys from the era of wonderful nonsense to the depression.
The British, or at least the English, have always taken a supercilious we know best' attitude. Cooke takes that same overbearing and omniscient attitude. It mars a series that would otherwise be superlative.
(WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, GAZETTE)
'America' has substance, the weight of research and thought, and it has a point of view It is history masterfully related. And it is excellent television. (SAN DIEGO UNION) Cooke doesn't have any personal viewpoint or any personal vision. (TIME OUT) Directed by DAVID HEYCOCK
Produced by MICHAEL gill