I think Keeley Hawes is a very versatile actress and the more things I've seen in her the more she impresses me. She doesn't overreact like some actresses.
I think Keeley Hawes is a very versatile actress and the more things I've seen in her the more she impresses me. She doesn't overreact like some actresses.
have you watched Finding Alice though?
No. Last thing I saw her in was It's a Sin. Haven't seen Finding Alice - mixed reviews by the sound of it.
Am I allowed to say I find Keeley Hawes extremely irritating? Give me Olivia Coleman any day!
Certainly not!!!! Olivia is a very good actress. But she is NOT Keeley...
I have to say, I'm into the 3rd series of the crown, watched 4 and I'm really struggling with Coleman as the queen. The girl who played her in the first two series was so much better.
I think you will find her performance in the 4th series a lot better.
Re Finding Alice, I blew it out after the first episode. My wife persevered but gave up after about 20 minutes of the second episode.
Definitely better in 4th.
Definitely not as good as Claire Foy.
took a while to get used to her, but I think she is better than Claire Foy
Finding Alice...oh dear. Just a bit of a mess despite a fine cast. Keeley has built up a fine body of work in recent years (including a delightful comic touch in The Durrells). But in this she is just rude and irritating.
The Bay second series on the other hand has improved on the its first outing. Quite a shock at the beginning of the first episode and the police case and home tensions for the lead character (who actually should have been drummed out of the force in the first series) is building nicely.
ITV have been pulling out some good stuff recently. But hey ho, Marcella is back on our screens this week!
The Crown has now moved into the times I remember well and doesn't have the same punch for me that the first two series had when covering the forties and fifties. When I first watched Claire Foy, I thought no, her features more resemble Princess Beatrice. But her superb acting and her ability to get the Queen's voice patterns just right meant she just grew into the role.
I think Keeley Hawes is a very versatile actress and the more things I've seen in her the more she impresses me. She doesn't overreact like some actresses.
the fifth episode of Its a Sin, she is unbelievably good, presence on the screen was amazing, although Valerie was a right bitch (product of the time, but even so)
Caliphate was so good that we couldn't go to bed after 4 episodes. Had to finish the lot and went to bed at about half 3.
We'll be moving on to The Spy after Charlton beat MK tonight.
If you enjoyed Caliphate can I recommend No Man's Land on Prime via Starzplay. About women who fight ISIS in Syria with a brother trying to bring his sister back home.
I think Keeley Hawes is a very versatile actress and the more things I've seen in her the more she impresses me. She doesn't overreact like some actresses.
the fifth episode of Its a Sin, she is unbelievably good, presence on the screen was amazing, although Valerie was a right bitch (product of the time, but even so)
Agree I thought it was an amazing piece of acting and very believable. Her character was horrible but as you say her attitude reflected the time.
There were many parallels between the attitude to Covid and the attitude to Aids. We forget how ignorant people were back then.
The wife sits there watching Bridgerton, but if I so much as take my eyes off CL for a few seconds and glance at the TV, she stares at me all knowing and disapproving. What's that all about?
Enjoyed watching 'Harvey and Me' on BBC about Katie Price and her son. She came across well and they obviously have a good relationship. As the father of two disabled daughters I could relate to many of the challenges they face - good to see coverage of these issues.
Some lovely dialogue about trains - very funny and charming.
Really enjoying season 4 (sadly the last) of Call My Agent, a French show with a similar concept to Extras (but more gentle and soapy). A really good show. Also catching up on the Great, a comedy drama very loosely (hardly anything is historically accurate) based on Catherine the Great made by the same guy who did the Favourite.
according to the TV critic on Jo Wiley (Radio 2) a new series starting on 5 next week called The Drowning is highly recommended, on every night I believe.
The Ripper on Netflix is excellent. The police up in Yorkshire were useless.
Watched it today. They made so many basic errors and simply disregarded so much potentially important information.
Watched this last night and can't believe how many times the West Yorkshire police ballsed up! It was before my time but obviously I knew a bit about the story, just didn't realise how many errors were made and how all of the victims were just portrayed as wronguns. One thing the programme didn't really go into or clear up was, who was the bloke from Sunderland sending the letters and tapes? What was his story?
The Ripper on Netflix is excellent. The police up in Yorkshire were useless.
Watched it today. They made so many basic errors and simply disregarded so much potentially important information.
Watched this last night and can't believe how many times the West Yorkshire police ballsed up! It was before my time but obviously I knew a bit about the story, just didn't realise how many errors were made and how all of the victims were just portrayed as wronguns. One thing the programme didn't really go into or clear up was, who was the bloke from Sunderland sending the letters and tapes? What was his story?
John Samuel Humble- was found using DNA evidence from one of the letters, and jailed for 8 years for perverting the course of justice in 2006. Served half of it, died in 2019 if memory serves correctly. Quite a few priors, seemingly a hatred of police- think he wanted to get famous and make West Yorkshire look like idiots- the latter he certainly achieved.
The Ripper on Netflix is excellent. The police up in Yorkshire were useless.
Watched it today. They made so many basic errors and simply disregarded so much potentially important information.
Watched this last night and can't believe how many times the West Yorkshire police ballsed up! It was before my time but obviously I knew a bit about the story, just didn't realise how many errors were made and how all of the victims were just portrayed as wronguns. One thing the programme didn't really go into or clear up was, who was the bloke from Sunderland sending the letters and tapes? What was his story?
John Samuel Humble- was found using DNA evidence from one of the letters, and jailed for 8 years for perverting the course of justice in 2006. Served half of it, died in 2019 if memory serves correctly. Quite a few priors, seemingly a hatred of police- think he wanted to get famous and make West Yorkshire look like idiots- the latter he certainly achieved.
Cheers. A hatred of police would make sense why he did what he did I guess. 2006 is a long time to get away with it. I will have a read up thanks.
The Ripper on Netflix is excellent. The police up in Yorkshire were useless.
Watched it today. They made so many basic errors and simply disregarded so much potentially important information.
Watched this last night and can't believe how many times the West Yorkshire police ballsed up! It was before my time but obviously I knew a bit about the story, just didn't realise how many errors were made and how all of the victims were just portrayed as wronguns. One thing the programme didn't really go into or clear up was, who was the bloke from Sunderland sending the letters and tapes? What was his story?
John Samuel Humble- was found using DNA evidence from one of the letters, and jailed for 8 years for perverting the course of justice in 2006. Served half of it, died in 2019 if memory serves correctly. Quite a few priors, seemingly a hatred of police- think he wanted to get famous and make West Yorkshire look like idiots- the latter he certainly achieved.
Believe he was also surprised when they took it so seriously and after a further death he tried to call to tell them it was a hoax and they ignored it.
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Haven't seen Finding Alice - mixed reviews by the sound of it.
The Bay second series on the other hand has improved on the its first outing. Quite a shock at the beginning of the first episode and the police case and home tensions for the lead character (who actually should have been drummed out of the force in the first series) is building nicely.
ITV have been pulling out some good stuff recently. But hey ho, Marcella is back on our screens this week!
The Crown has now moved into the times I remember well and doesn't have the same punch for me that the first two series had when covering the forties and fifties. When I first watched Claire Foy, I thought no, her features more resemble Princess Beatrice. But her superb acting and her ability to get the Queen's voice patterns just right meant she just grew into the role.
There were many parallels between the attitude to Covid and the attitude to Aids. We forget how ignorant people were back then.
*Checks cast. Sees Polly Walker's in it.
I'm in!! When is it on?
Some lovely dialogue about trains - very funny and charming.
Really good 👍🏼
The series was great, love the fact that they're mostly all family in real life too!
It was before my time but obviously I knew a bit about the story, just didn't realise how many errors were made and how all of the victims were just portrayed as wronguns.
One thing the programme didn't really go into or clear up was, who was the bloke from Sunderland sending the letters and tapes? What was his story?
I will have a read up thanks.
Glad he eventually got caught.
If you can make it to the end of Ep3 then it starts getting a bit more than just baffling