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Post by everso on Nov 23, 2010 11:22:06 GMT
Cor, did anyone see it last night? Really good - BBC at its best. It's so rare nowadays that we get something on t.v. like this, and I sincerely hope these kinds of programmes will continue to be made. What a change from all the pap that's usually shoved down our throats.
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Post by aubrey on Nov 23, 2010 18:56:11 GMT
I didn't see it, and I didn't really want to do. But I'm glad that programmes like that are being made.
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Post by everso on Nov 23, 2010 19:54:01 GMT
I didn't see it, and I didn't really want to do. But I'm glad that programmes like that are being made. Some of it was a bit hard going, but I did enjoy it. |
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Post by Patrick on Nov 23, 2010 22:56:24 GMT
Sort of saw the Eccleston one. Quite clever and differently done-ish - but when it comes down to it just another law prog sadly.
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Post by jean on Nov 23, 2010 23:21:05 GMT
It's Jimmy McGovern, isn't it?
I haven't been watching and I don't always like him, but I watched the film Priest on TV last night and it reminded me of how good he can be.
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Post by everso on Nov 23, 2010 23:54:43 GMT
I did like the series The Street, too. Something a bit different.
Patrick, yes, it's another law programme, but certainly not quite so predictable.
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Post by Patrick on Nov 24, 2010 12:06:45 GMT
I did like the series The Street, too. Something a bit different. Patrick, yes, it's another law programme, but certainly not quite so predictable. A very brave effort by all accounts. Good not to have 'all the usual stuff' in it really. |
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Post by jean on Nov 29, 2010 22:46:40 GMT
Did anyone watch tonight's?
What did you think?
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Post by everso on Nov 30, 2010 0:42:14 GMT
Excellent, Jean. A difficult subject to watch, especially if you have children, but Juliet Stevenson is a wonderful actress. She can cry for England.
I spent quite a bit of the time watching it with an ache at the back of my throat.
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Post by everso on Nov 30, 2010 0:45:50 GMT
Having said all the above, I wasn't sure about the ending. I won't say any more in case anyone who wants to hasn't seen it and will be catching up on iPlayer.
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Post by jean on Nov 30, 2010 9:15:36 GMT
She is a wonderful actor, but all the same I didn't feel that that there was very much the CPS could have done in the absence of any evidence.
(How long do I have to wait before everyone's seen it?)
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Post by Patrick on Nov 30, 2010 13:42:31 GMT
Saw the trailer for next weeks - Looks quite powerful/intriguing.
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Post by everso on Nov 30, 2010 14:03:42 GMT
Jean, I just felt that the ending didn't really reflect the rest of the film. It was too neat and I would be surprised if that happened in real life.
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Post by trubble on Dec 2, 2010 8:20:08 GMT
Cor, did anyone see it last night? Really good - BBC at its best. It's so rare nowadays that we get something on t.v. like this, and I sincerely hope these kinds of programmes will continue to be made. What a change from all the pap that's usually shoved down our throats. That's Christopher Eccleston for you. He's magic. |
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Post by trubble on Dec 2, 2010 8:21:48 GMT
She is a wonderful actor, but all the same I didn't feel that that there was very much the CPS could have done in the absence of any evidence. (How long do I have to wait before everyone's seen it?) I've caught up now. How long do I have to wait? Is anyone else planning to watch it? Speak now.... |
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Post by riotgrrl on Dec 2, 2010 9:51:42 GMT
Not planning to watch it. No.
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Post by everso on Dec 2, 2010 11:10:19 GMT
Well, Trubbs, what did you think of the ending to the latest one? I thought it was a bit unrealistic but, nonetheless, I was pleased because I wanted a happy ever after (sort of).
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Post by trubble on Dec 2, 2010 11:20:41 GMT
The ending was entirely unrealistic - total fantasy, in fact. But that's what was needed. His point was powerful: we all wanted that ending, so why can't the courts offer it?
And could we have dealt with any other ending given the faultless and wonderful acting that had me travelling down their spiral with them?
I know I couldn't. Wasn't their relationship and reaction so... real?
Juliet Stevenson (one of my favourite actresses) was truly, madly, deeply brilliant; but we already knew this about her. Her screen husband, Peter Capaldi, was just as good! I wasn't expecting that.
I know why the BBC trumpeted the second episode as the publicity maker but they kept saying it was the most powerful of the series. Not so. This one has made the series worth watching.
PS I loved the ending!!
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Post by trubble on Dec 2, 2010 11:24:45 GMT
Sort of saw the Eccleston one. Quite clever and differently done-ish - but when it comes down to it just another law prog sadly. Hmm, I don't know about that. The law is the common link but it's more about psychology and humanity, if you ask me, with law just framing it; or in the case of the Afghanistan one, it was just tacked on at the beginning and end. I was expecting it to be more court-orientated and was initially displeased that we got so much of the 'crime' and so little of the court. |
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Post by everso on Dec 2, 2010 11:27:20 GMT
 Glad you agree Trubbs. I've loved Juliet Stevenson ever since "Truly Madly Deeply" She was brilliant in that, as was Alan Rickman. I know some people thought it was a bit silly, but I thought it was so heart-rending. Especially the ending, which makes me get all achey throaty just thinking about it.
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