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Post by bidiein on Mar 2, 2020 9:17:12 GMT
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Post by marion on Mar 2, 2020 11:07:04 GMT
Funny you should say that, but I expected Dodds to discover just that when he was ploughing through those books in the library.
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Post by vicky on Mar 2, 2020 11:38:14 GMT
Make that a minority of two helen. I couldn't find either the story or any of the characters plausible; no-one seemed quite sure whether it was meant to be funny (it wasn't for me). Even an actor with Jason Watkins' talent couldn't make Dodds come alive and I thought the actress playing McDonald and the actor playing the Superintendent over-acted. The best thing about it was seeing bits of Bath. I stayed with it for the whole two hours but I won't bother next week.
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Post by sootycat on Mar 2, 2020 12:27:55 GMT
I have found a new treat to try...chips dipped in butter.  |
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Post by beverley61 on Mar 2, 2020 13:17:52 GMT
Far too long, it was hard to stay interested. Mind you there were a lot of distractions in the house.
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Post by vicky on Mar 2, 2020 13:40:03 GMT
Agree it was too long. No distractions in my house but I was struggling to stay awake.
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Post by Miranda on Mar 2, 2020 15:13:34 GMT
I loved it! The plot was no worse than the plots in DiP or Shakespeare and Hathaway. Love Robert Lindsay cos he's so good at villains. Jason Watkins was the quiet at the centre of the storm. The swearing seemed realistic to me as she comes from South London. And I enjoyed the twist at the end. I worked out Seth would be related in some way but I didn't work out it was Ellie's wife and not Ellie. I thought the King Lear scene in the kitchen was well done.
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Post by marion on Mar 2, 2020 16:42:05 GMT
The swearing seemed realistic to me as she comes from South London. Excuse me? (far too mild!) |
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Post by bidiein on Mar 2, 2020 16:57:46 GMT
It was realistic - but was it necessary?
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Mar 2, 2020 17:07:11 GMT
Saying 'shit' at 8pm is nothing.
Law & Order (5USA) has 'son of a bitch' and 'bastard' in the early afternoon.
I think the watershed has been chucked out of the window.
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Post by bidiein on Mar 2, 2020 17:09:42 GMT
SOB and bastard are not swearing, imo.
It is probably just me but considering other detective shows screened at the same time manage without any kind of swear word, I wonder why the writer of this one felt it necessary to add them?
I mean, I enjoyed the programme but we are not talking Line of Duty here! It was all very light hearted and unlikely in plot.
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Post by Miranda on Mar 2, 2020 17:10:25 GMT
I guess with all the streaming services it is now pretty pointless.
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Post by Miranda on Mar 2, 2020 17:18:55 GMT
I think 'son of a bitch' is worse. You're insulting someone's mother who usually has nothing to do with whatever it was that caused you to use the insult.
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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Mar 2, 2020 17:30:22 GMT
Good point, Miranda (re streaming).
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Post by bidiein on Mar 2, 2020 17:41:25 GMT
I used to call our dog a son of a bitch...
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Anymore to come?
