Viewers have spoken out to complain about the subtitles on the acclaimed and hyped new series, McMafia.
McMafia is a new crime thriller about Alex Godman (played by James Norton) – who is drawn into his family’s world of international crime after tragedy strikes.
The first episode received its premiere on BBC One last night, however many viewers took to Twitter to complain that the subtitles for the foreign language scenes were not only too small, but also not on screen for long enough.
Gave up on McMafia after about 15 mins last night. Could not follow the tiny subtitles. Waste of space
— Clive Mitchell (@CliveMitchell54) January 2, 2018
#McMafia what the hell is going on? I have no idea. ? random subtitles that flash and then disappear before you even get to read them ?
— Sam Clements (@samITFC) January 1, 2018
More seriously, I wonder if anything can be done about the Russian subtitles being teeny for those who'd struggle to see them. Is there a way to fix it? #McMafia
— ??♂️30-50 feral queers ???? (@uisgebeatha) January 1, 2018
If we’re going to have subtitles it would help if they stayed long enough to read, or were bigger to see them, One or the other. #McMafia
— ChrisM (@mrs_milly) January 1, 2018
For the love of god lose the subtitles ?? #McMafia
— Tracy Greaves (@TracyGreaves24) January 1, 2018
@BBCOne we're watching #McMafia on a 31" TV and these subtitles are just too small!
— Victoria Isherwood (@VicIsherwood) January 1, 2018
Oh @BBCOne the #subtitles on #McMafia are dreadful, too small and at times the letters disappear into the background.
— Jen Barber (@JenB116) January 1, 2018
#McMafia Glasses on, glasses off…blasted subtitles! Quick, need a course in Russian.
— Glynis Kozma (@Glyniskoz) January 1, 2018
I am enjoying it. But I feel that the subtitles aren't on the screen long enough to read them. ?? #McMafia
— Kania McKalliah (@KaniaMcKalliah) January 2, 2018
The second episode of McMafia will be televised on BBC One at 9pm this evening (Tuesday January 2).
“It’s lovely, wonderful and complimentary to be involved in that conversation but it’s just a rumour mill and that’s as far as it goes,” he said. “I did mention at the time that those scenes would possibly contribute to the [Bond] rumours but McMafia is its own beast.
“I hope Daniel Craig does five more movies and can keep the rumours on himself. I’m a big fan of his and – selfishly – I’d like him to carry on.”
Back in February, and long before McMafia hit screens, Coral’s Dan Stevens said of Norton’s shortening odds: “Out of nowhere we’ve been hit with a surge of bets for Norton to be the next Bond.
“Even after slashing the odds to 5/2 we are still seeing money for the actor, leaving us both shaken and stirred.”