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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,242
    Annika on BBC iPlayer.  Nicola Walker as a Marine Homicide DI filmed in Largs (my childhood backyard). Should be wonderful.  Absolute pants I’m afraid. 
  • WHAddick
    WHAddick Posts: 1,167
    Oh thats no good Silly..thought that had potential 
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    Sillybilly said:
    Annika on BBC iPlayer.  Nicola Walker as a Marine Homicide DI filmed in Largs (my childhood backyard). Should be wonderful.  Absolute pants I’m afraid. 
    I'm a Nicola Walker fan.
    I started watching the first episode and gave up after 20 mins, absolute tosh.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,023
    Sillybilly said:
    Annika on BBC iPlayer.  Nicola Walker as a Marine Homicide DI filmed in Largs (my childhood backyard). Should be wonderful.  Absolute pants I’m afraid. 
    Agreed, sadly, gave up after a couple of episodes.

    Sad she left Unforgotten for that.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    edited May 2023
    North Lower Neil said:
    Sillybilly said:
    Annika on BBC iPlayer.  Nicola Walker as a Marine Homicide DI filmed in Largs (my childhood backyard). Should be wonderful.  Absolute pants I’m afraid. 
    Agreed, sadly, gave up after a couple of episodes.

    Sad she left Unforgotten for that.
    Agreed, although Annika was previously shown on another channel, Alibi I believe and repeated on BBC1.
  • alanscoachdriver
    alanscoachdriver Posts: 587
    Succession has now finished and a good ending to a great series. Highly recommend the 4 series to anybody who hasn’t watched it
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,769
    Covered End said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Sillybilly said:
    Annika on BBC iPlayer.  Nicola Walker as a Marine Homicide DI filmed in Largs (my childhood backyard). Should be wonderful.  Absolute pants I’m afraid. 
    Agreed, sadly, gave up after a couple of episodes.

    Sad she left Unforgotten for that.
    Agreed, although Annika was previously shown on another channel, Alibi I believe and repeated on BBC1.
    Yup. I watched about half of the 1st episode about a year ago. 

    Load of old poop. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,774
    Ditto, guys. 

    Mr F had high hopes for it but had to agree to pull the plug after watching the 1st episode. 
  • DiscoCAFC
    DiscoCAFC Posts: 1,764
    I’m late to the party with Ted Lasso and think it’s good. The only problem is the Stadium they play at lol
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,942
    Fanny Fanackapan said:
    Ditto, guys. 

    Mr F had high hopes for it but had to agree to pull the plug after watching the 1st episode. 
    Not to be confused with the mini series Annika from around 1985 that had a very big impression on a14 year old !! 

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  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,291
    Succession 

    Yeah, what the fuck was that ending about? 

    Loved the series and liked the twist, I called one thing right and I know posh English writers like to do this and leave things "up to the viewer". I think, and I'm probably going to be accused of being fussy or lazy, I think I needed a bit more closure 
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,443
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Beef(Netflix)

    Comedy drama about an escalating feud between two characters following a road rage incident. The central characters inhabit very different worlds.

    Very funny plot - I'm half way through the series. Cast is very good.
    I though it was poor, watched it a couple months back and wouldn't really recommend. not that funny and a bit silly but maybe just not for me
  • johnnybev1987
    johnnybev1987 Posts: 11,443
    Carter said:
    Succession 

    Yeah, what the fuck was that ending about? 

    Loved the series and liked the twist, I called one thing right and I know posh English writers like to do this and leave things "up to the viewer". I think, and I'm probably going to be accused of being fussy or lazy, I think I needed a bit more closure 
    No spoilers * literally just half way through season 1, try not to follow up with any please people 
  • HastingsRed
    HastingsRed Posts: 1,621
    edited June 2023
    Finished watching Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland last night.....a very good watch.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,505
    johnnybev1987 said:
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Beef(Netflix)

    Comedy drama about an escalating feud between two characters following a road rage incident. The central characters inhabit very different worlds.

    Very funny plot - I'm half way through the series. Cast is very good.
    I though it was poor, watched it a couple months back and wouldn't really recommend. not that funny and a bit silly but maybe just not for me
    It's cartoonish but very well paced. Not a demanding watch but I'm finding it very entertaining.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,505
    Fanny Fanackapan said:
    Ditto, guys. 

    Mr F had high hopes for it but had to agree to pull the plug after watching the 1st episode. 
    I watched about 20 minutes and bailed out - very slow and ponderous. 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,880
    I was pleasantly surprised to find the Sylvester Stallone series ‘Tulsa King’ was actually a decent show. 
    I’ve now also enjoyed the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle ‘FUBAR’. Not as impressive - it’s silly knockabout spy stuff - but it was pretty entertaining.
    I’d be surprised if either of these shows didn’t get a second season.

    Funny how these two have careers that seem to mirror.
  • Dugdaleclass
    Dugdaleclass Posts: 560
    Watched first episode of BBC2's much vaunted 18th Century story Gallows Pole. Will be interested to hear what other people think. Going to be one of those marmite series I think. Only a three parter yet the first episode was so slow, so they had better get going in the other two episodes. Can't put any spoilers in as there are none to highlight yet. It's the director's style to have actors improvise, but many of the actors here were first timers and ended up using 21st Century terms or even cockney rhyming slang! 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,039
    lordromford said:
    I was pleasantly surprised to find the Sylvester Stallone series ‘Tulsa King’ was actually a decent show. 
    I’ve now also enjoyed the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle ‘FUBAR’. Not as impressive - it’s silly knockabout spy stuff - but it was pretty entertaining.
    I’d be surprised if either of these shows didn’t get a second season.

    Funny how these two have careers that seem to mirror.
    I loved Tulsa King, thought it was his best work.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,880
    ValleyGary said:
    lordromford said:
    I was pleasantly surprised to find the Sylvester Stallone series ‘Tulsa King’ was actually a decent show. 
    I’ve now also enjoyed the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle ‘FUBAR’. Not as impressive - it’s silly knockabout spy stuff - but it was pretty entertaining.
    I’d be surprised if either of these shows didn’t get a second season.

    Funny how these two have careers that seem to mirror.
    I loved Tulsa King, thought it was his best work.
    Yeah, I agree it’s very good.

    Two very different shows, but what I like about both of them is that both Stallone and Arnie are embracing the fact that they’re getting on in years. 
    Still playing tough guys, obviously (it’d be weird if they weren’t), but both seem willing to take the piss out of themselves and they recognise that the world has moved on.

    (There are some nice self deprecating lines in both. In FUBAR, for example, Arnie refers to “Helicopter parents” and calls them “Chopper parents” which tickled me.)

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  • Wellred
    Wellred Posts: 1,118
    HastingsRed said:
    Finished watching Once Upon A Time In Northern Ireland last night.....a very good watch.
    Be good if they done a follow up telling of all the other stuff it never covered like the kneecapping drug & weapon running & all the other stuff that went on giving everyone the full story rather than the main stuff that was shown but it's a good watch anyway 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,061
    Dugdaleclass said:
    Watched first episode of BBC2's much vaunted 18th Century story Gallows Pole. Will be interested to hear what other people think. Going to be one of those marmite series I think. Only a three parter yet the first episode was so slow, so they had better get going in the other two episodes. Can't put any spoilers in as there are none to highlight yet. It's the director's style to have actors improvise, but many of the actors here were first timers and ended up using 21st Century terms or even cockney rhyming slang! 
    I saw it, was t quite sure what to make of it either. Very much a Shane meadows show and style with the acting. Might give the second one a watch to see where it's going
  • kafka
    kafka Posts: 2,373
    Carter said:
    Succession 

    Yeah, what the fuck was that ending about? 

    Loved the series and liked the twist, I called one thing right and I know posh English writers like to do this and leave things "up to the viewer". I think, and I'm probably going to be accused of being fussy or lazy, I think I needed a bit more closure 
    Disagree with that, I thought it delivered closure alright.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,100
    edited June 2023
    Dugdaleclass said:
    Watched first episode of BBC2's much vaunted 18th Century story Gallows Pole. Will be interested to hear what other people think. Going to be one of those marmite series I think. Only a three parter yet the first episode was so slow, so they had better get going in the other two episodes. Can't put any spoilers in as there are none to highlight yet. It's the director's style to have actors improvise, but many of the actors here were first timers and ended up using 21st Century terms or even cockney rhyming slang! 
    To be succinct I thought it was complete and utter shite.
    The cast seemed to be just repeating what the other person had just said.
    A "I'm going down the pub".
    B "Are you going down the pub?"
    A "Yes I'm going down the pub".

    What happened could have been shown in 10 minutes, loads of singing songs to waste time.
    Absolute tosh on a level with that Annika series.
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,769
    Poker Face on Sky. 

    Meh.
    Agatha Raisin with a bigger budget. 
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,291
    I wouldn't post any spoilers, I've watched the final episode again and I've changed my mind. It was a good ending 
  • AllHailTheHen
    AllHailTheHen Posts: 3,080
    Jessie said:
    johnnybev1987 said:
    Carter said:
    Succession 

    Yeah, what the fuck was that ending about? 

    Loved the series and liked the twist, I called one thing right and I know posh English writers like to do this and leave things "up to the viewer". I think, and I'm probably going to be accused of being fussy or lazy, I think I needed a bit more closure 
    No spoilers * literally just half way through season 1, try not to follow up with any please people 
    Thanks for the reminder of 'No Spoilers' :D I finished the finale this Monday. I will keep silent on specific plots. :D Just want to say that I totally loved the ending. I have the utmost respect for Jesse Armsrtong and his team. This is hands down THE best series I've watched for the past five years. Also the cast has been incredibly talented throughout all four seasons. They constantly amaze me with their performances. I sincerely hope the series will do well at this year's Emmy and next year's Golden Globes.
    Across the entire cast there isn't a single bad performance. Even smaller characters like Hugo or Matsson's second in command are done so well. It's rare that you get that with a show.
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,673
    Another series of Extraordinary Escapes with Sandi Toksvig starts tonight on Channel 4 @ 9pm.
    I’ve really enjoyed these series.
    Shes in Eire tonight with Eddie Izzard.
    I’ll record it as I will be watching the Irons 🤣🤣
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,039
    New season of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia has started. First two episodes as ridiculous and funny as ever.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,012
    McBobbin said:
    Steeltown Murders on BBC was good. As it was in the news a bit recently I knew the outcome which took something away from it, but it was well made and acted.
    Watched the documentary on this the other night, a follow up to the dramatisation. Not sure it added all that much given the latter was so accurate in terms of events and characterisation, but interesting nonetheless.

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