Despite some thinly sketched characters and poor exploration of Belize, where the show is set, Mad Dogs sets up an intriguing show by moving at a quick pace and successfully portraying the frayed nature of the relationship amongst the group of friends at its core.
Four friends from school, who don’t really like each other and have drifted apart and into middle age come together when a fifth friend invites them to his villa in Majorca. Alvo (Ben Chaplin) is celebrating his early retirement after making a lot of money in some very shady ways. For the first three days things go great. There are a few hitches like a dead goat floating in Alvo’s swimming pool and stealing a boat but it doesn’t seem to effect things to much.