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- Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:26 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7745
Re: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
On the same day as my last posting RE: Casualty, I watched Unforgiven. I praised this series earlier in this thread, but this too has fallen to the tired trope. This is the end of the episode reveal, but it's not really a plot spoiler. All five characters, who are introduced in the first episode, ar...
- Mon Feb 22, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7745
Re: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
An interesting storyline on Casualty this week. They've never been particularly fond of the police in this series, but gymnastics on this one was bizarre. Two on-foot police officers (highly unlikely these days) - one female, one male - are radioed about a suspect who immediately appears in front of...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 1:33 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7745
Re: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
I've just seen the latest BBC promotional video giving interpretations of the acronym "BBC" over appropriate programme clips. One of them is "Bloomin' Bent Coppers". A bit late on this one, but I finally caught this before Holby City this week. Ironically, this episode of Holby featured a group of ...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:38 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
- Replies: 2174
- Views: 320944
Re: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
Not so much Resolution but Revolution but it was a bit naf:) The drawn out companion exit went on and on and are there really fans out there who were attached to them? It really does need a reboot as I'm not sure that it works either side of the camera nowadays. Oops! Typo alert! Whatever it was of...
- Tue Jan 05, 2021 3:45 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
- Replies: 2174
- Views: 320944
Re: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
Bearing in mind he had no idea what he had created, I was quite shocked that he was prepared to incinerate a live creature.Private Frazer wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 4:44 pm... As he approached the incinerator I wanted the technology guy to forget about the recycling ...
- Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:11 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Misremembered titles
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4035
- Sun Nov 01, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Oldest TV advert still running?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1919
Re: Oldest TV advert still running?
I don't watch much TV nowadays have a stock of DVDs still to wade through, but two spring to mind. Jif Lemon juice - 'Don't forget the pancakes on Jif Lemon day'. That was running when I was a kid, and I am sure was being wheeled out in the last decade. The other is a bit of a cheat as it was sligh...
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:29 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: "The Other One" other ones!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1630
Re: "The Other One" other ones!
Although not a sit-com, but a sketch show, as a twelve year old in 1978, I loved LWT's The Pink Medicine Show and often wondered why there was only the one series. With a bit of hindsight, there may have only been a limited mileage on sketches based on the medical profession.
- Fri Aug 28, 2020 11:59 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: Look-In/Piccolo Books releases
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2007
Re: Look-In/Piccolo Books releases
Not sure if this counts: it's a Piccolo book, but the logo is the TV Times: David Nixon's Magic Box. I had this one as a child; not sure if it's still languishing my loft somewhere.
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 6:41 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: 'Doctor' actors recently on TV
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1407
Re: 'Doctor' actors recently on TV
A bit of a double whammy this one... during Paul McGann's stint on Holby City as the insane/murderous Professor John Gasgill a couple of years ago, Sylvester McCoy guested on an episode as a patient. Disappointingly, the two characters didn't meet, so no in-joke lines were uttered... which was a sha...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:35 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Britbox - UK version
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9081
Re: Britbox - UK version
The big day arrived with ITC and Anderson arriving. Space 1999 and UFO are in genuine HD . A browse of Captain Scarlet left me unsure whether it was SD or HD but Randall episodes are the old Carlton versions and not the new HD versions with the restored original broadcast credits. The Prisoner is H...
- Mon Aug 10, 2020 5:56 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Blu Ray recommendations....?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1639
Re: Blu Ray recommendations....?
Also, my Woman in Black arrived today. No time to have viewed it just yet but it is a shame that twice they have used what are essentially adapted stills from the one genuine jump scare in the whole thing (and what a cracker it is too) in the accompanying paperwork. Not quite up there with the Stat...
- Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Coming soon on Freeview Channels
- Replies: 269
- Views: 55479
Re: Coming soon on Freeview Channels
Saturday 25th July @ 7.40am, Talking Pictures are to start showing Mike Reid's Runaround.
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:36 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7745
Re: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
The last episode of Van Der Valk featured a corrupt officer who had been imprisoned; although we never see the person, his son operates some crime gang.
- Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:12 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC trail that was pulled
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4062
Re: BBC trail that was pulled
I don't remember the trailer, but that was pretty unpleasant. Also noted that would have cost a few bob to stage only to be used a few times...Simon36 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:49 amAnd here it is. What on Earth were they thinking!
https://youtu.be/3RiuETHf63M
- Tue Jul 07, 2020 8:10 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC trail that was pulled
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4062
- Sat Jul 04, 2020 10:58 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Is it all over....?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 15188
Re: Is it all over....?
Probably not particularly relevant, but two episodes of Target were part of the initial 'BBC Tasties' VHS releases (although, I've never seen a copy). Kind of indicates that there was some sort of perceived interest from audiences at some point.
- Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:24 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Britbox - UK version
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9081
Re: Britbox - UK version
Just a head's up if you've got a iPad, in that you can cast from the iPad Britbox app to a smart TV on the same wi-fi network. I've removed my Fire stick and use this method for most streaming services and You Tube. TV is about four years old. Although, got to admit that ITV Hub and 4 OD can be a bi...
- Sat May 23, 2020 8:03 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10525
Re: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
I think you're right, but whether we have the calibre of actors now that can plough through vast pages of script without having a cut is perhaps another matter... I seem to recall that an actor who was in Holby City (Peter Wingfield) went to work in America and the US actors couldn't believe that t...
- Sun May 17, 2020 11:37 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10525
Re: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
Having now seen the last episode, we have now been given a potential reason for his broodiness (although, that might have clashed with his propensity to sleep around).
Also, for Eye Level fans, a recognisable version at the end of the third episode.
Also, for Eye Level fans, a recognisable version at the end of the third episode.
- Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
- Replies: 44
- Views: 10525
Re: Thoughts on Van Der Valk
It had a touch of the "Wallander" style broodiness, but wasn't too bad, and thankfully didn't descend into the downright depressing. ... Too many ad breaks though! Yes, two things that ran through my mind when I caught up with it on the very crashable ITV hub. As a first episode, there was a lot of...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:01 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: New ITV Sit-Com shock!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2248
Re: New ITV Sit-Com shock!
Just caught up with this and found it very entertaining and some nice mocking on modern life. Thought it was only me who missed the 'two fingered salute!"
It took a moment to recognise Jimmy Akingbola from his stint on Holby City (as "The Malik").
It took a moment to recognise Jimmy Akingbola from his stint on Holby City (as "The Malik").
- Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:02 am
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Britbox - UK version
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9081
Re: Britbox - UK version
I don’t really want this to descend into Roobarb bashing, but I backed away years ago when a rather politically ranty member was openly giving advice (and unchallenged) on how to shoplift magazines from supermarkets. To get back on topic, I’m wondering how Britbox are going to join in with the likes...
- Sun Feb 02, 2020 1:04 pm
- Forum: Archive Television
- Topic: Britbox - UK version
- Replies: 35
- Views: 9081
Re: Britbox - UK version
I have signed up and have used Britbox to catch up on a few bits that I had previously missed (e.g. Rowan Atkinson's Maigret). But I am finding it a little odd that there is a slight conflict with the ITV Hub ... One thing I was keen to see were the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes. They are not on Brit...
- Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:53 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
- Replies: 2174
- Views: 320944
Re: The All-Purpose Current Doctor Who (2005-) Thread
No, I agree, it really feels like they have run out of ideas, yet more alternative time lines and different sets of Doctors. It's just going over the same ground again and again. Nice TARDIS though...oh and last weeks Queen monster was very good, but the episode itself felt like a schools programme...
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 11:15 am
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2089
Re: BBC Ghost Story: Martin's Close (2019)
... a too clear, laughable undead person made for a poor show. Yes I agree, that was a major problem. The Boxing Day Susan Hill's Ghost Story on C5 suffered from the issue to an even greater degree, the ghosts were far too tangible. I finally gave up at the sword fight scene. Unless I missed someth...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:28 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: BBC: A Christmas Carol
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1452
Re: BBC: A Christmas Carol
From the fact that Mrs Cratchet had supposedly summoned the spirits, I was surprised at the lack of forgiveness on her part. That's usually hand in hand with a redemption story.
I was also quite taken aback at Bob Cratchet's back-chat to Scroodge.
I was also quite taken aback at Bob Cratchet's back-chat to Scroodge.
- Sun Dec 29, 2019 12:38 pm
- Forum: Current Television
- Topic: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
- Replies: 35
- Views: 7745
Re: It's the cops wot dunnit! Crime drama spoilers
The Mallorca Files completely passed me by. Will have to find it on iPlayer.
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 12:37 pm
- Forum: Other Media
- Topic: Dickens' The Signalman and ...
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1176
Dickens' The Signalman and ...
Social media has just informed me that a new theatre version of Charles Dickens' The Signalman is being staged at the Red Lion theatre ... https://www.oldredliontheatre.co.uk/the-signalman.html . I was curious to see if it was the same version that Jack Shepherd toured with which I saw in 2015 as a ...
- Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:16 am
- Forum: Radio and Spoken Word
- Topic: Absolutely on the Radio
- Replies: 1
- Views: 762
Absolutely on the Radio
Having loved the Channel 4 series Absolutely all those years ago, yesterday I found out the there is currently a BBC Radio series with he same cast... on series three! It just goes to show that if you take your eye off the ball things like this can pass you by!