Created and written by Mike Bartlett, the series depicts two rival British newspapers and the lives of their senior employees.
"[10][11] Sean O'Grady of The Independent characterised it as "too cliché-ridden, its characters two-dimensional stereotypes, floating around like dead fish in a tank.
"[12] The Guardian's Sam Wollaston gave it three stars, but called its picture of the industry "20 years out of date.
"[13] BBC Studios India produced a Hindi language remake, written by Bartlett and Sambit Mishra, for streaming service ZEE5.
It stars Jaideep Ahlawat, Sonali Bendre, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Indraneil Sengupta, Taaruk Raina, Aakash Khurana and Kiran Kumar.