We Were the Lucky Ones review – this Holocaust drama almost leaves the actors panting with exertion

It’s lent poignancy by the current rise in antisemitism. But it contains little new, is full of clunky dialogue – and its plot is an exhausting exercise in box-tickingBy virtue of being a story of the Holocaust, the eight-part drama We Were the Lucky Ones, is a harrowing one. To watch it at a time when antisemitism is on the rise and some of our own most racist public figures are returning to the political stage only gives it extra emotional torque. Whether even that is enough to dis