What are you watching?

[Roses]

Just watched the first five minutes of 'Death Valley', an alleged comedy-detective series. I won't be watching the rest of it. What a load of infantile rubbish!

I agree, I gave it about 10 minutes and then removed it from our iPlayer.

[Anchorman]

I know what you mean.  The presenter with his 'funny' faces and the background music doesn't help.  That's entertainment, I guess.

A bit late here, but try the podcast - I find it a lot more interesting - and while yo're at it, the BBC podcast "The witch farm" is absorbing and disturbing.

[Stranger]

Just watched the first five minutes of 'Death Valley', an alleged comedy-detective series. I won't be watching the rest of it. What a load of infantile rubbish!

TBH I had this reaction to begin with but I decided to give it a second chance when I couldn't think what else to watch, and it's grown on me. If you don't like silly murder mysteries (Death in Paradise, Midsomer Murders, Brokenwood Mysteries, etc.) then you'll never like, but if you do, it gets better.

[Steve H]

Just started watching 'The Thick of It' on Iplayer but I may give up on it. It was a brilliant series in many ways, but I CANNOT STAND fake fly-on-the-wall docs with out-of-focus and wobbly camera shots, and ttoi overdoes  them like hell.

[Gordon]

Just started watching 'The Thick of It' on Iplayer but I may give up on it. It was a brilliant series in many ways, but I CANNOT STAND fake fly-on-the-wall docs with out-of-focus and wobbly camera shots, and ttoi overdoes  them like hell.

In these troubled times we need Malcolm Tucker more than ever.

[Nearly Sane]

Watching War Walks and enjoying it, though the first series could be called muddy fields in Northern France and Belgium

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00snyg6/war-walks

[Steve H]

Just watched the first five minutes of 'Death Valley', an alleged comedy-detective series. I won't be watching the rest of it. What a load of infantile rubbish!

I gave it another chance later, and watched the rest of the first episode, and later the next four episode. It's not bad, actually. the mannered goofiness of the female Detective Sergeant who is one of the main characters is a bit annoying, but on the whole, ts pleasant, undemanding telly.

[Nearly Sane]

Watching Bodkin on Netflix, pleasantly odd, good swearing

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodkin_(TV_series)

[Steve H]

Shakespeare and Hathaway, with Mark Benton and Jo Joyner as unlikelily-named private detectives. Just watched the first episode - for the first time, though t's a few years old. Good enough to continue with.

[Roses]

Shakespeare and Hathaway, with Mark Benton and Jo Joyner as unlikelily-named private detectives. Just watched the first episode - for the first time, though t's a few years old. Good enough to continue with.

I watched Shakespeare and Hathaway some years ago, it was better than I thought it would be.

[Harrowby Hall]

I watched some episodes a couple of years ago and didn't dislike them.

I noted that some of the locations supposed to be in Stratford-upon-Avon (which is not far from where I live) are actually in Warwick.

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Been watching Robin Of Sherwood on ITVX.

[Nearly Sane]

Been watching Robin Of Sherwood on ITVX.

Doesn't it hold up? It's a programme I have always thought as very mich of its time.

[Steve H]

Series four f 'Ghosts US', which I was recently delighted to discover - I thought it had ended.

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Doesn't it hold up? It's a programme I have always thought as very mich of its time.

I still like it, but then I'm a bit nostalgic. I love programmes from that era.

[Nearly Sane]

Series four f 'Ghosts US', which I was recently delighted to discover - I thought it had ended.

Never been able to get into either UK or US versions. Prefer the first series of Rentaghost

[Roses]

I am watching Kidnapped: The Chloe Ayling Story, which I find interesting.

[Nearly Sane]

Live Aid - 40 years ago

[Nearly Sane]

The Mayor of Casterbridge with Alan Bates


https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024q91/the-mayor-of-casterbridge

[Dicky Underpants]

The Mayor of Casterbridge with Alan Bates


https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024q91/the-mayor-of-casterbridge

I came across that last year, and was quite surprised how good Alan Bates was. Probably the best of his TV or film roles for me.

[Dicky Underpants]

Two increasingly absurd thrillers recently: Insomnia with Vicky McClure, and The Couple Next Door series two.
The former didn't seem to know whether it was a revenge thriller or a supernatural horror - either way it was a waste of McClure's talents.
The latter I can't believe I'm still watching. Perhaps I'm hoping for some great dramatic twist which will redeem this unbelievable and absurd sex romp in hospital land, with a bit of murder thrown in.

[Nearly Sane]

Watching Bookish with Mark Gatiss on Now, first couple of episodes OK but maybe a bit too clever clever.


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt32066226/

[Harrowby Hall]

I'm watching Grace on ITV3 (so I presume they are repeats).

Put me off going anywhere near Brighton!

[Nearly Sane]

Watched the second series of The Gold. Held up surprisingly well though it being more of an extrapolation makes some of the drama seem odd. The new main character isn't really properly based on anyone si the story involving them feels more fictional. This series does better at avoiding the charge of glamorisation of the two main villains that we know of from Brinks Mat. Great performances all round.