OK, I took one for the team and finished the first season. I didn't especially want to, but Mrs WilliamA said we might as well now that we've started (heard that one before).

No, it's no better. As I watched, I started to remember bits and pieces of the original - largely because they cast several similar(ish)-looking actors in the same roles. Curiously, Amazon are also showing the original, but since Jim lent me a copy, I'll get round to that as soon as the memory of this version has faded.