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Post by goodhelenstar on Oct 3, 2022 17:32:50 GMT
The casting of the younger and older Weird is really very good in terms of their appearance and mannerisms, not so much the other two.
It wasn't entirely clear to me how much of what Weird was seeing before he died was hallucination and how much real – I'm guessing that Grace was actually there and it's that which precipitated his fatal seizure.
Both male sidekicks are a bit wet, aren't they! Rather unlikely but never mind, the gender role reversal point is well made.
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Post by linseed on Oct 3, 2022 17:50:52 GMT
Even though I remember the book I am still gripped by this, it’s so good!
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Post by marion on Oct 4, 2022 8:39:46 GMT
At the end, didn’t we see Grace standing near Weird holding a hammer? Or was that one of his hallucinations. Mind you, he would have to know her for that to happen.
Oops, sorry Helen, I posted before reading yours on the last page.
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Post by goodhelenstar on Oct 4, 2022 16:56:49 GMT
Yes, but I'm only guessing that Marion as he never met Grace so wouldn't know what she looked like. He could still be dreaming about her though.
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Post by beverley61 on Oct 4, 2022 19:39:30 GMT
I reckon she's been doing her own investigation into her mother's death.
Whether that means she killed the other bloke is a different matter.
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Post by vicky on Oct 5, 2022 8:09:28 GMT
At the end, didn’t we see Grace standing near Weird holding a hammer? Or was that one of his hallucinations. Mind you, he would have to know her for that to happen. Oops, sorry Helen, I posted before reading yours on the last page. I thought those last few scenes were trailers for the next episode. 🙄 |
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Post by marion on Oct 5, 2022 8:26:35 GMT
Oh!!! Very possibly, 😂😂. I didn’t see a Next Week flashed up though.
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Post by vicky on Oct 5, 2022 12:38:50 GMT
Oh!!! Very possibly, 😂😂. I didn’t see a Next Week flashed up though. No it didn't but some of the scenes didn't seem to fit with what had just gone before. The same thing happened after the first episode too although I couldn't remember by the next one whether we had seen some of the action or not. A bit confusing I thought. |
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Post by Miranda on Oct 5, 2022 12:51:10 GMT
There's 3 episodes altogether so you have one more to go.
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Post by kabuki on Oct 6, 2022 22:34:16 GMT
An excellent series. Just finished the final episode
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Post by beverley61 on Oct 9, 2022 21:01:00 GMT
Excellent, let's hope they make another.
Laughing because I was sitting in that pub in Stirling (final scene) a few weeks ago, waiting to go and see Val McDermid give a talk.
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Post by linseed on Oct 9, 2022 21:36:16 GMT
Very good, same killer as the book, though there are some differences, and I’m now reading one of the more recent Karen Pirie books - Still life. She’s a DCI in this one. I would love to see more series, I hope they do them.
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Post by geometryman on Oct 9, 2022 21:56:05 GMT
It was good. Lauren Lyle (playing Karen) does look very young. I know her mainly from several seasons of 'Outlander' in which, to start with, she was playing a teenager - still several years younger than her actual age at the time.
I'd watch another series if there is one.
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Post by beatxt on Oct 9, 2022 22:10:28 GMT
I enjoyed that. More please. I couldn't help thinking that her assistant Minto could easily have been played by John Gordon Sinclair in his younger days. He was given some quirky traits that were very JGS.
In fact, given KP's young looks, with a little strech of the imagination it's almost Gregory's Girl set in the Scottish Police  ! |
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Post by marion on Oct 10, 2022 8:14:52 GMT
I enjoyed that a lot. I too have seen the actress in Outlander where to me she was OK and this is quite a breakout for her I think. She anchored the show really well.
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Anymore to come?
