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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jun 6, 2019 19:36:19 GMT
David Tennant (Broadchurch) and Cush Jumbo (The Good Wife) have been set as the leads in Deadwater Fell, Channel 4’s four-part crime drama from Grantchester writer Daisy Coulam.
Deadwater Fell tells the story of two families in the aftermath of an unthinkable crime. One night the the community of Kirkdarroch, Scotland, is drawn to Kate and Tom Kendrick’s family home in the forest by the flicker of flames and the smell of smoke. Amid the confusion of the house fire, Kate and her three children are found dead, and Tom, who is found alive, is rushed to hospital.
It soon becomes apparent, however, that Kate and her children weren’t killed in the fire and the village realise that something unspeakable has happened. As the fingers of suspicion point first to Tom, then to others as more details of that night emerge, Kate’s best friend Jess Milner becomes desperate to understand what could have caused such a tragedy, and what secrets lie at the root of this terrible act. She puts everything she has on the line to get to the truth, no matter how difficult that truth may be to accept.
David Tennant has been cast as Tom Kendrick, while Cush Jumbo plays Jess. Rounding out the cast are Anna Madeley (Patrick Melrose, The Crown) as Kate, Tom’s wife who appears nothing short of perfect; and Matthew McNulty (Versailles, The Terror) as Steve, Jess’ other half who was born and raised in Kirkdarroch, where he serves as a police sergeant.
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Post by sootycat on Jun 6, 2019 21:07:33 GMT
This looks good.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Dec 12, 2019 18:45:44 GMT
Channel 4’s four-part drama Deadwater Fell will premiere on Friday January 10th at 9pm.
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Post by vicky on Jan 11, 2020 7:44:46 GMT
Based on the first episode I think this is going to be good.
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Post by goodhelenstar on Jan 11, 2020 10:48:37 GMT
I enjoyed this. The significance of the title eludes me at the moment but either I missed it or it will become apparent later. The villages of Dunlop and Kilbarchan where it was filmed are not near hills, though of course as the village of Kirkdarroch is fictional it could be anywhere. 'Fell' is an unusual name for a hillside setting in Scotland, so I'm guessing it means something else. There's some information about filming locations here: inews.co.uk/culture/television/deadwater-fell-where-filmed-filming-locations-channel-4-drama-series-david-tennant-1359153Some heavy-handed signposting of suspects who presumably are going to turn out to be innocent (all but one of them!). Inevitably, given its picture postcard setting, focus on cans of worms being opened and the casting of David Tennant, it's being compared with Broadchurch. I wonder if it will turn out to be as much of a watercooler series as that was? Not so far if the level of comment here and over on DS is anything to go by! The Guardian and Den of Geek liked it: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/10/deadwater-fell-review-david-tennant-channel-4www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/deadwater-fell/69375/deadwater-fell-episode-1-review-compelling-drama-unpicking-a-tragedyI only know Cush Jumbo from The Good Wife/Fight so it's interesting to hear her own accent. She's done a fait bit of British TV including the last series of Torchwood which was back in 2009 so I'm guessing it was a small part. Some good Scottish stalwarts in the cast; I barely recognised Maureen Beattie as Carol, Tom's mother (I think that's right – the police went to visit the other parents who I think were Kate's parents).
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Post by vicky on Jan 11, 2020 12:56:24 GMT
I wondered about the use of the word "fell" which I associate with the hills of northern England, not Scotland.
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Post by profbooboo on Jan 11, 2020 21:20:57 GMT
Also Laurie Brett, Jane Beale Bale in Eastenders, getting to use her natural Scottish accent for a change. I enjoyed it, if that's the right word, but it kept me watching and intrigued as to who it could be. I did guess something had happened between Tennant and Gumbo. I was then thinking is the policeman upset at what he saw in the fire or because he started it as revenge because he knew about their affair...but he was at home with Gumbo so I doubt it. And why were there line needles? I'll certainly be tuning in next week. I just wish it didn't clash with Grantchester. Luckily both channels have a +1, but I still have to decide which one to watch first!
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Post by Miranda on Jan 11, 2020 21:23:17 GMT
I'm guessing I'm in the minority but I didn't like it. Too much BGM that was too loud, too much back-and-forth, too many weird camera angles, not for me.
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Post by diziet sma on Jan 12, 2020 2:18:20 GMT
I couldn't follow it at all.
I thought it was David Tennant who climbed up the ladder to rescue the family so I didn't know who the hell had died in the fire.
Then all his family were with him afterwards,so I didn't realise any of it was a flashback. I thought he must have been in the car crash at the beginning and that was why he was in hospital.
And I didn't realise the policeman was married to Cush Jumbo (or Gumbo as she is now known).
I did notice there were quite a few people at the village dance, so why is it that only the good looking ones get to have a story to be in? I am not saying all skinny handsome white dads look the same, but a bit of variation and I might not have have got quite so confused.
Hopefully I will be a bit more on the ball for Episode 2.
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Post by profbooboo on Jan 12, 2020 3:22:06 GMT
Gumbo, Jumbo, let's call the whole thing off. I'll know for future😉 There were quite a few people who had the old facial fuzz so it got a bit confusing. There was a guy washing down a metal autopsy table and from a distance and at first glance I thought it had jumped back and it was Tennant, then I remembered he was a GP and wasn't an autopsy and scrubs doctor. And the policeman too.
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Post by geometryman on Jan 12, 2020 17:53:50 GMT
I admit to considerable confusion over who was who, and had to re-watch most of it. It seems de rigueur at the moment for dramas to include a wealth of flashbacks. I'm interested enough to keep on with it though.
It was (unless I've got it wrong). He brought Kate out (not alive as it turned out) then went back for the children, was overcome by smoke and had to be rescued himself.
Are they married though? Radio Times feature says so, and so does one of the reviews in goodhelenstar's links, but I notice they have different surnames in the cast list and she doesn't wear a wedding ring.
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Post by hoodylover on Jan 12, 2020 17:59:40 GMT
I enjoyed it and am intrigued. Haven’t got a Scooby Doo whodunnit. It looks too obvious to be the depressed wife who was seen buying the padlock (although she may have been aware of her husband’s affair/one-off, whatever it was). I’m guessing and hoping there’s going to be a lot more to it than that.
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Post by Miranda on Jan 12, 2020 18:33:57 GMT
I admit to considerable confusion over who was who, and had to re-watch most of it. It seems de rigueur at the moment for dramas to include a wealth of flashbacks. I'm interested enough to keep on with it though. It was (unless I've got it wrong). He brought Kate out (not alive as it turned out) then went back for the children, was overcome by smoke and had to be rescued himself. Are they married though? Radio Times feature says so, and so does one of the reviews in goodhelenstar's links, but I notice they have different surnames in the cast list and she doesn't wear a wedding ring. It was the officer that rescued DT and Kate. They were unconcious in different rooms. He 'fireman-lifted' them both down the ladder. Kate was already dead but DT wasn't. The policeman couldn't get into the girl's room cos of the padlock.
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Post by marion on Jan 12, 2020 19:04:23 GMT
I found it hard to follow, mainly as it was so dark. I also wondered how come David Tennant was able to do the autopsies, until we saw the pathologist face on, lol.
I didn't spot Jane Beale at all!
I didn't mind it and will carry on watching but didn't find it gripping.
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Post by goodhelenstar on Jan 12, 2020 20:49:55 GMT
I also thought it was Steve who rushed to the house when he realised it was on fire, climbed the ladder and brought Kate out, then found Tom unconscious (but fully clothed, oddly) in another room. The children's bodies were brought out by the fire brigade in a scene which I found very moving. I will watch again to be sure and will report back if that isn't right!
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