Opposing these plans, local residents Carmen (Georgia King) and Travis (Rob Kendrick) hit upon Sugartown's history of dance as a possible way to restore the town's fortunes.
[5] Tom Sutcliffe, in The Independent described it as a mis-scheduled children's programme, writing, "it's hard to see Sugartown as anything else, so guileless is its plotting and so jauntily empty of threat are its characterisations."
"[8] Jane Murphy, for Orange, disagreed with the late airing time, saying that "surely this is the kind of please-everyone programme that would fit neatly into the just-past-Sunday-teatime slot.
"[9] For CultBox, David Lewis gave a three star review, saying that the balance between comedy and drama "doesn't quite work" and "while the dialogue sparkles, the action does not.
"[10] In the Radio Times, Alison Graham was extremely negative, stating "After ten minutes of this gormless show you’ll feel as if you’re caught up in a dreadful theme-park ride that hurls you through dank tunnels of cliché.