The Luminaries viewers rage they can’t hear a thing as show is plagued with ‘dire’ sound blunders

THE Luminaries viewers have raged they can’t hear a thing as the show is plagued with ‘dire’ sound blunders.

The six-part series is a new adaptation of Eleanor Catton’s hit novel and is set in the 19th Century during New Zealand’s Gold Rush.

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The Luminaries viewers have raged they can’t hear a thing as the show is plagued with ‘dire’ sound blunders[/caption]

However, some viewers are struggling to keep up with the plot as they insist they can hardly hear the dialogue.

Taking to Twitter, one viewer raged: “#TheLuminaries is it me or is the sound crap?”

Another tweeted: “What was the matter with sound quality in #TheLuminaries? It sounded as though everybody had bags on their heads.

“Made it even harder to follow a plot that changed direction so often. Miss a second and whoops! Lost!”

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Some viewers are struggling to keep up with the plot as they insist they can hardly hear the dialogue[/caption]

A third was equally annoyed, writing: “Can anyone else not really hear it?#TheLuminaries.”

A fourth added: “I have been watching #theluminaries I found the book exciting, even though I’m sure I missed a lot of the symbolism.

“I have found the TV series dark and hard to see, hard to hear, and hard to follow. Am I just getting old? #curmudgeon.”

Their frustrations followed other viewers who complained the series was too dark and they couldn’t see the action at crucial moments.

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Other viewers have complained the series is too dark[/caption]

The series stars Eva Green as the villainous Lydia Wells, a greedy American who runs a fortune parlour, while Eve Hewson plays Anna Wetherell, a beautiful young woman forced into sex work.

Meanwhile viewers were previously left shocked to discover former EastEnders actor Himesh Patel in the cast, where he plays Emery Staines.

The Luminaries continues on Sunday, July 5, at 9pm on BBC One.