slartibartfast Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Anyone clocking the BBC mini-series ? It's brilliant, sort of Australian Spaghetti Western crossed with Pulp Fiction, very dark with gore and some great comedy moments . Thoroughly recommend it . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City oz Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Crime, action, comedy and great actors. It is a great show, Been watching on "STAN" in OZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Absolutely superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 8, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Binge watched it during the week. Was much better than I expected, really great story that kept me glued to the TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 Sounds a similar premise to the excellent Memento? Hope to start watching this evening. Got Four Lives lined up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daored Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Kid in the Riot said: Sounds a similar premise to the excellent Memento? Hope to start watching this evening. Got Four Lives lined up too. Four lives is very good. Sheridan Smith is excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 7 hours ago, phantom said: Binge watched it during the week. Was much better than I expected, really great story that kept me glued to the TV Yeah, I enjoyed it but was disappointed with the the last episode. The ending was a bit meh to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 I found it quite bizarre in the end 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Leigh of Somerset Posted January 8, 2022 Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 A most excellent series (also binge watched it)...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Sir Leigh of Somerset said: A most excellent series (also binge watched it)...... I've just seen ep. 5, so as well as Aus spag western & P F it has a bit of Dennis Potter's Singing Detective (if anyone remembers that from the 80's ). 12 hours ago, daored said: Four lives is very good. Sheridan Smith is excellent. Yes, cracking serial ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMWANG50 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 I'm watching on BBC1, the show just doesn't seem to know what it is - dark comedy, drama, serious thriller like Killing Eve but a bit meh ... its a painful watch bar the lovely Lucie Miller and some great portrayal of an Aussie caveman husband from Ethan Krum just gutted he didn't get shot last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, TMWANG50 said: I'm watching on BBC1, the show just doesn't seem to know what it is - dark comedy, drama, serious thriller like Killing Eve but a bit meh ... its a painful watch bar the lovely Lucie Miller and some great portrayal of an Aussie caveman husband from Ethan Krum just gutted he didn't get shot last night Def agree with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 51 minutes ago, TMWANG50 said: I'm watching on BBC1, the show just doesn't seem to know what it is - dark comedy, drama, serious thriller like Killing Eve but a bit meh ... its a painful watch bar the lovely Lucie Miller and some great portrayal of an Aussie caveman husband from Ethan Krum just gutted he didn't get shot last night Shalom Brune-Franklin plays Lucie Liller in The Tourist. I’ve not seen her before - certainly very lovely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Robbored said: Shalom Brune-Franklin plays Lucie Liller in The Tourist. I’ve not seen her before - certainly very lovely! She was a cop that got killed in Line O D . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: She was a cop that got killed in Line O D . I saw that on her resume but despite having watched all of Line of Duty episodes I didn’t recognise her. I doubt she looked as gorgeous in a police uniform………. Edited January 10, 2022 by Robbored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 17 minutes ago, Robbored said: I saw that on her resume but despite having watched all of Line of Duty episodes I didn’t recognise her. I doubt she looked as gorgeous in a police uniform………. I expect some people preferred it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Robbored said: I saw that on her resume but despite having watched all of Line of Duty episodes I didn’t recognise her. I doubt she looked as gorgeous in a police uniform………. No, she looked much better out of it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 10, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Robbored said: I saw that on her resume but despite having watched all of Line of Duty episodes I didn’t recognise her. I doubt she looked as gorgeous in a police uniform………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, phantom said: That uniform doesn’t flatter her at all - I rest my case……. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 Thought it was good. Nice blend of humour and drama. The last two episodes were a bit all over the place though, particularly the penultimate episode where things get weird. As with pretty much all series' these days, it is of course nicely set up for season 2... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tin Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 I thought the final episode was a bit of a damp squib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, tin said: I thought the final episode was a bit of a damp squib. It was like the writers didn't know when to end it. It felt like the final episode had about four endings and they didn't know which one to use, so they just threw them all in and hoped for the best! Interesting apparently Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, went to Wraxhall school) was supposed to play the Aussie cop but had to pull out a week before filming started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 13 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: Thought it was good. Nice blend of humour and drama. The last two episodes were a bit all over the place though, particularly the penultimate episode where things get weird. As with pretty much all series' these days, it is of course nicely set up for season 2... Agree. I lost a bit of interest after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Super said: Agree. I lost a bit of interest after that. Bit of "Singing Detective " going on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidercity1987 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Started strongly, fading away now as the episodes progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchay Red Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 I'm halfway through it at the moment. It's ok, a little bit like the various Fargo offerings imv, but not as quirky or compelling. Nevertheless it's quite entertaining so I'll stick with it to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted January 19, 2022 Report Share Posted January 19, 2022 19 hours ago, Frenchay Red said: I'm halfway through it at the moment. It's ok, a little bit like the various Fargo offerings imv, but not as quirky or compelling. Nevertheless it's quite entertaining so I'll stick with it to the end. Definitely elements of Fargo. If you liked The Tourist then highly recommend seasons 1-3 of Fargo. About as good as crime drama gets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob k Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 20 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: Definitely elements of Fargo. If you liked The Tourist then highly recommend seasons 1-3 of Fargo. About as good as crime drama gets. Will give that a go - i like a good crime drama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted January 20, 2022 Report Share Posted January 20, 2022 On 18/01/2022 at 09:48, tin said: I thought the final episode was a bit of a damp squib. It was - sadly all too predictable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norn Iron Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 On 08/01/2022 at 00:45, slartibartfast said: Anyone clocking the BBC mini-series ? It's brilliant, sort of Australian Spaghetti Western crossed with Pulp Fiction, very dark with gore and some great comedy moments . Thoroughly recommend it . Slarti, because of your recommendation, my wife and I watched the first 2 episodes on Thursday. We've just watched the other 4 courtesy of BBC i-player. It was, as you say, an Australian Spaghetti Western with Pulp Fiction plus Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner minus the Guardian balloons! Because it was filmed in the outback maybe it should be retitled 50 Shades Of Dust. Roll on series 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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