''Dive'' is a two-part British television drama starring Jack O'Connell, Aisling Loftus and

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. Broadcast on BBC Two in July 2010, the show dealt with the problems of

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relationships and

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against the backdrop of a young diver's preparations for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Critical reception

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'' reviewer called ''Dive'' "a pitch-perfect depiction of young, modern, British puppy love." ''

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'' said it was "a rather beautiful and moving piece of television. Writer/director Dominic Savage... has made a fine, truthful film, several cuts above your average telly drama", a "profoundly engaging" love story with "superb performances" by Jack O’Connell and Aisling Loftus. ''

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'' felt the "intensely memorable film was slow-build, like a dive itself. You had long, graceful shots of wind-farms and playgrounds and parks and naughty smokers, of modern life in a seaside town, with some beautiful music to let you think, to wonder what was going to happen.... And then, in the film as in the pool, the explosion, and the splash." Jack O’Connell's performance was "mesmerising, comedic, soulful" and Aisling Loftus "is going to be a phenomenon."

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