^ I didn't make it all the way through Season 1
^ I didn't make it all the way through Season 1
My sister has recommended the following British crime drama/thriller thingies. Haven't watched them yet, but if you like that ilk, perchance you may peruse them. Except Baldrick. Baldrick just moan now and save yourself the time.
Ellis
Clean Sweep
DI Ray
Before I Kill You
or until I kill you
Until I Kill You (working title Delia Balmer) is a British true crime miniseries written by Nick Stevens and directed by Julia Ford.
Thanks for all your links good to have some entertainment laid up alone for another week until boss returns from Tokio
Clean Sweep & Before (Until) I Kill You I have not watched but apparently Anna Maxwell Martin, a regular on UK TV screens, puts in an excellent performance in Until I Kill You.
Ellis is a new series. Two 90 minute episodes, each a complete story, have so far hit the screens. Pretty formulaic, certainly watchable, but unexceptional.
DI Ray featuring a female South Asian detective has just finished Season 2. Again pretty formulaic. I thought Season 1 was OK, but Season 2 better. Again watchable but unexceptional. Each season of 6 episodes features 1 storyline. Watchable but unexceptional
While on the subject of "crime drama/thriller thingies", two more to consider.
The Gone - a 10 episode joint RTE/NZ effort based in New Zealand. A Irish cop and a NZ look for an Irish couple who have gone missing in rural NZ. As the series progresses there are links to historic murders and Irish gangs in Dublin.
Season 1 was OK 6.5/10 but again nothing new. Season 2 is halfway through - OK so far
A Remarkable Place to Die - A NZ series where a successful Sydney based homicide detective returns to her hometown after the death of her father and sister and solves crimes. Each 90 minute episode is self contained with what looks like an underlying storyline running through the whole series (The apparent suicide of her sister) Again relatively predictable based on the one episode that I have watched (a second is out there), but for me is saved by the spectacular scenery in and around Queenstown
If you want to see what $120 million, extreme vanity and a splattering of senility gets you, Megalopolis is now available for streaming.
Just a word of warning, my friend and I watched it in the cinema and at the end turned to each and almost simultaneously uttered "What the fuck was that?!".
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Hard to believe the mess that is Megalopolis! How could it go so wrong? The actors were outstanding but that disjointed story was for the birds. It was really discombobulated. I can’t even say it was beautiful.
Maybe the film will get put back together in the future to make more sense.
day of the jackal
Lioness
cross
Penguin
Silio
say nothing
the Sympathizer
blue lights
Eric
Bad Monkey
Photographer ( by nat geo)
alll worth the times
Last edited by Phuketrichard; 18-11-2024 at 03:09 PM.
I thought Bad Monkey was just a terrible excuse for Vince Vaughan to try his deadpan "wit".
Failed miserably.
Eric, ran out of steam after two episodes.
Day of the Jackal I'm going to try and hold on to binge the second half - first half was top notch.
I thought "Cross" was just OK
It might have been my copy but they could have done with turning on a light or two.
I thought "Blue Lights" a police procedural set in Belfast was good. So far 2 seasons have been released and I understand that seasons three and four are on their way
i enjoyed all of them , hence reason i posted them :-)
not everybody's taste is the same
Great rewatch or if you've not seen it before....
The 51st state, free on yt
Last edited by Joe 90; 25-11-2024 at 07:49 AM.
A brill movie for US and UK relations!
Seriously check it out!
Don't all rush at once, now.
Here you go Ciz....
New style of Alan Partridge series coming soon!
The new BBC One series "And Did Those Feet... With Alan Partridge" is currently filming in the South of England. This six-part documentary, featuring Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge, will explore mental wellness.
In the series, Alan returns to Norfolk after a year in Saudi Arabia, facing questions about himself and the country. Alan aims to understand what's missing in his life and why the nation is struggling, declaring: "I'm Alan Partridge, and I'm not OK."
Filming began last week, and the series promises to deliver Alan's unique take on personal and national well-being.
Will be interesting to see how this turns out #comedyofbritain #britishcomedy
Shalom
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