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Post by vicky on Jun 13, 2019 17:47:42 GMT
I did find myself hoping that security means that it isn't possible for anyone who feels like it to climb to the top of a wind turbine in real life!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 17:52:13 GMT
About as likely as a Chief Constable to go out investigating crimes 😄
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Post by profbooboo on Jun 13, 2019 17:52:51 GMT
I really enjoyed it. There again...It did have Rob Lowe in it  Hooray. It does make me want to dig my West Wing box sets out. I was paraphrasing the last 10secs of this, where Josh shows his 'poker face', and Sam leaves, his boss says "where are you going?" "New Hampshire.". That became "Lincolnshire." I enjoyed this. I'll try it again next week, I'm not watching it for an accurate account of policing, I don't think it's that type of show, but it's an enjoyable drama with a mystery in each episode...I assume. |
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Jun 13, 2019 18:02:29 GMT
Twitter is complaining that none of the characters are speaking with a Lincolnshire accent.
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Post by vicky on Jun 13, 2019 18:09:26 GMT
That is very true and was sonething that struck me immediately. As usual in a drama set anywhere north of Watford there was a kind of generic "oop north" type of accent.
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Post by Miranda on Jun 13, 2019 18:45:06 GMT
I wouldn't know a Lincolnshire accent if I heard one so that didn't bother me. And with my usual experience of actors attempting Brummie accents and failing miserably, it's most likely better as it is.
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Post by linseed on Jun 13, 2019 19:02:23 GMT
Just caught up on it, and it was enjoyable, not realistic but enjoyable. Don’t know what a Lincolnshire accent sounds like, but I’m with Miranda in cringing at the many fake Birmingham accents I hear on the tv. I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to walk up to the top of those windmills though. I will definitely give it a go next week.
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Post by marion on Jun 13, 2019 21:10:38 GMT
Rob Lowe was interviewed on Front Row tonight. He was very suave! He seemed to have enjoyed the experience, and maybe found it a bit bonkers to be so far out of his usual environment. He said he showed episode 1 to his LA friends and they barely understood a word!
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Post by Reithian on Jun 13, 2019 22:45:37 GMT
Watched the first episode as I was intrigued by the concept but felt it did not quite know what it wanted to be - a police drama, a comedy based on an outsider getting to grips with a different culture or a commentary on police funding, prejudice and Brexit. The improbability of someone accessing a wind turbine and suffering the injury that they did was but one of the elements that disappointed.
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Post by beatxt on Jun 13, 2019 23:27:27 GMT
I liked the premise and the main characters, but the opening story was all over the place.
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Post by Geoffers on Jun 20, 2019 6:08:39 GMT
It is entertaining enough,but the credibility is streched a helleva lot.
It was of those crime series ,that belief has to be suspended, even though last night's was based on the story a few years back about a mysterious piano man found wandering in Sheerness.
How it jumps from one thing to another, till there is a doh moment by clever police,except for the baddie, some of it was lost on me.
Anyway "Doc Cottan" was not the bad guy this time, despite being arrested in a police station with press cameras present because that always happens.....
It passes the time.
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Post by vicky on Jun 20, 2019 6:16:12 GMT
I decided not to bother with this after the first episode but did catch the last few minutes when I switched on for the news. I thought that was Dot hiding behind that beard but the closing credits were too quick for me to find his name....so thanks for confirming it Geoffers.
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Post by sootycat on Jun 20, 2019 11:02:53 GMT
Still enjoying this...probably for one reason.  |
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Post by hoodylover on Jun 21, 2019 20:54:55 GMT
I'm not particularly a Rob Lowe fan (he's not my type) but I thought this might be quirky enough to appeal to me. It was. Totally unbelievable, but an easy watch after a hard day. My mate's mum has a Lincoln accent and I think the copper who found the head, came closest to delivering. It didn't matter though, I enjoyed it.
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Post by Miranda on Jun 21, 2019 21:06:47 GMT
I have decided to pay no attention to how silly the stories are. In fact they are beyond silly. What I enjoy is the characterisations. Especially Mildred, she's turning into a very interesting character. And they are adding depth to the ACC, which I'm glad about as she was a bit of a pantomime villain in the first one.
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Anymore to come?
