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Post by Delia on Jan 19, 2019 22:41:19 GMT
Me, too. It's pretty silly, really. But I want to know how the story works out.
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Post by superdreen on Jan 19, 2019 23:11:13 GMT
I haven’t watched this yet but reading the comments I don’t think I’ll bother and just delete it.
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Post by technicolour on Jan 19, 2019 23:18:17 GMT
If the fire alarm goes, you lock your computers even where I work. Takes a second. This is an investment bank and they leave them open... A shred of credibility would help this series.
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Post by Miranda on Jan 19, 2019 23:21:25 GMT
A lot of companies that deal with sensitive information have a card or a key that you slot into the keyboard. When you move away, you take it out and that immediately locks the computer. I can't imagine a bank wouldn't have something similar.
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Post by cakewalk on Jan 20, 2019 10:51:18 GMT
It's a data protection requirement. We have smartcards to use at work to protect all the data within. But if the writers took any notice of the law the whole premise of the story would be redundant and there would be no story. That said, and as long as I can ignore the easy access aspect, I'm enjoying the programme.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 9:27:02 GMT
I know addictions are regarded as an illness but ..... I really don't like this family. Apart from the eldest daughter, they all seem to be tainted. The husband's actions have unwittingly gotten Sam further into debt and serious trouble while the younger daughter has stolen a watch from her best friend's parents. And how did he know where to look? And how did he gain access to those accounts?
And I have my doubts about the lodger. Can't quite put my finger on why.
The whole "fire alarm" episode was laughable - no one would leave their computers unlocked especially in that type of business. When it was realised the business had been compromised and the unknown flash drive was found, why weren't the police called in and fingerprints taken? Password? What password?
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Post by geometryman on Feb 7, 2019 13:23:50 GMT
He didn't know - his girlfriend saw it fall out of Lily's pocket or bag, and then gave it to him so he could deal with returning it.
My understanding of the accounts is that they already existed with a small amount of money in, from when he and Sam were still together, so he always had access to them. Sam used them as a temporary repository for the 50 grand and is trying to create new ones (which he doesn't know about) in the girls' names to move it to, but has come unstuck with this 72-hour delay. Earlier in the episode Alice asked her dad how much was in her account and he said he'd check - Sam was with them but didn't flinch, because she was expecting to have moved the money out again by the time he looked.
Only one episode to go now, and I'll see the series out but Sam's activities make me wince - I'm often willing her not to do it! - and much of the other stuff continues to be unbelievable.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 18:41:27 GMT
Thank you so much, geometryman  . I was confused about what accounts they were - bank or investment. And, yes, her actions make me wince, in fact, they make me angry as she seems uncaring about the fact she's destroying what's left of her family. When the lodger gave her the rent deposit I knew she would head to the casino with it. So blinded by the thought of a Big Win, she has absolutely no regard for anyone or their kindness and, really, hasn't the first clue what she's doing or even seems to realise how deep a quagmire she's in. Not having an addictive personality and never lie so it's difficult for me to understand her actions so shouldn't judge her but surely those deeply addicted to gambling would stop on seeing the hurt they're causing their family? She's lost her home, her job and is well on the way to losing her children ... her girls, as she refers to them. When she spoke to her younger daughter about the stolen watch I laughed when she said "you won't get into trouble if you tell me the truth" yet lie after lie is falling from her own mouth. With ease. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 20:03:18 GMT
I don’t watch this and I’m not a gambler but sadly Foxy real gambling addicts will destroy their family and lose their home without thinking about the hurt they’re causing. The same as drug addicts who will steal from family to buy drugs with no thought for the hurt they’re causing as long as they get the next fix.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 7, 2019 23:45:24 GMT
Yes, I realise that, Liz. I did say, not being a liar or an addictive person myself, it was difficult to understand  . |
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Post by Miranda on Feb 8, 2019 0:07:43 GMT
Speaking as someone who used to smoke, it takes over your life when you can't have whatever it is you are addicted to. It's like being hungry over your whole body. You can't think about anything else, you don't want anything else and nothing, not even those you love, are as important as that next cigarette, in my case. It's hard to describe to anyone who hasn't felt it but you will do anything for that next fix of whatever. You have no moral compass when it comes to your addiction. You will do, say, sell whatever it takes. And it is really really hard to give it up. You have to really really want to, with your whole body and soul. Because otherwise, it's not going to happen. Every minute you are awake is a fight not to give in for the first few weeks. And when you have give it up, you cannot start again. No such thing as 'just this one'.
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Post by Delia on Feb 8, 2019 0:38:17 GMT
It's been a fascinating series in some ways, watching how even though she is fighting with all her might to keep her family together, she can't stop herself from her gambling addiction. Of course, it's that very part of her personality which has given her the nerve to carry out her plans to make money.
She's in such a mess now that I can't see how she'll extricate herself from disaster. Unless she can persuade her friend to give her some of her money once more. Oh dear.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 10:49:28 GMT
Miranda, thank you for that  . The fact that you've given up is testament to your strength of character as, from your description, it must have been a monumental fight. |
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Post by cali4ster on Feb 13, 2019 19:27:53 GMT
I've seen a report - just a glance - that Sheridan Smith is to star in "The Barking Murders". So she's moving a bit further east from Docklands, where she lives as a gambling addict cleaner. I spent 11 years - from 5 to 16 - living in Barking and while it has no doubt changed in the, ahem, few years since, I will be intrigued about this.
My guess is she will be a divorced, hard done by, down-trodden, working class, self-trained, ace copper, shunned by her maladjusted male colleagues, who tracks down and nabs the serial killer (to be played by Stephen Merchant, I believe), while bringing up four kids, all with learning difficulties.
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Post by Delia on Feb 13, 2019 22:33:48 GMT
Grr. I knew that it would end in an unsatisfactory way. All sorted out in the last 7 or 8 minutes of the entire series. Including her finally managing to stop gambling!!
There were some good scenes, with lots of tension, but in the main it was a very unbelievable story.
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. I was confused about what accounts they were - bank or investment. And, yes, her actions make me wince, in fact, they make me angry as she seems uncaring about the fact she's destroying what's left of her family. When the lodger gave her the rent deposit I knew she would head to the casino with it. So blinded by the thought of a Big Win, she has absolutely no regard for anyone or their kindness and, really, hasn't the first clue what she's doing or even seems to realise how deep a quagmire she's in.
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Anymore to come?
