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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,803
    An old one and I've seen it before a couple of times, but binged Detectorists over the last few nights. Absolutely love it and well worth the additional watch.
    I loved the Detectorists and the programme I could most compare to a comfy pair of slippers 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,442
    Ripley.
    Just finished it and thought it was excellent.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,777
    Ms AA and I tried The Traitors last night. Awful “reality” drivel and, despite the billing, no one died. 
  • Ms AA and I tried The Traitors last night. Awful “reality” drivel and, despite the billing, no one died. 
    I've got a mental imagine of you sitting there watching, like this:

    https://youtu.be/ob1rYlCpOnM?si=0irFay7rrnzF1dxH

    In episode one, no one died.
    In episode two, no one died.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,777
    Valley11 said:
    Just started Severance. Two eps in and hooked. Quality. 
    It gets better as well - unbelievable quality of writing and performances. Not a weak link in the entire cast. 
    We both really liked it then thought it went AWOL around ep 4
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,735
    Watched the Sky Documentary - The Tattooists Son last night. About the son of Lali Sokolov (tattooist of Auschwitz) and his journey to learn his parents story - they never told him anything about the camps.

    Incredibly moving and interesting in equal measure.

    We worth a watch.
  • First two Episodes of Severance S2 are great!!
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    Well, I must be odd (I just tee them up, fill your boots…..).  Just started Severance after glowing recommendations on here and I lasted half an hour. Just seems a bit too weird for me.  I’ll probably give it another go.  By the same token , I’m really enjoying the remake of Day of the Jackal.  It’s absolute tosh of course with ham acting and plot holes as far as the eye can see but as far as undemanding watches go it’s got me through a couple of nights of insomnia so far. 
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,543
    Well, I must be odd (I just tee them up, fill your boots…..).  Just started Severance after glowing recommendations on here and I lasted half an hour. Just seems a bit too weird for me.  I’ll probably give it another go.  By the same token , I’m really enjoying the remake of Day of the Jackal.  It’s absolute tosh of course with ham acting and plot holes as far as the eye can see but as far as undemanding watches go it’s got me through a couple of nights of insomnia so far. 
    I’m not really liking Day of the Jackal, not sure why, but silly plot doesn’t help, whereas my wife is loving it. Normally we are pretty like minded on TV show. Must say I think this series of Silent Witness has been excellent, as long as you can look past pathologists acting like detectives.
  • Bilko
    Bilko Posts: 766
    Well, I must be odd (I just tee them up, fill your boots…..).  Just started Severance after glowing recommendations on here and I lasted half an hour. Just seems a bit too weird for me.  I’ll probably give it another go.  By the same token , I’m really enjoying the remake of Day of the Jackal.  It’s absolute tosh of course with ham acting and plot holes as far as the eye can see but as far as undemanding watches go it’s got me through a couple of nights of insomnia so far. 
    As I said before, Severance is like a modern day vision of the Prisoner. I’ll wait until all of Season 2 is available as I can’t do with this only showing 1 a week on Apple +.
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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,026
    Well, I must be odd (I just tee them up, fill your boots…..).  Just started Severance after glowing recommendations on here and I lasted half an hour. Just seems a bit too weird for me.  I’ll probably give it another go.  By the same token , I’m really enjoying the remake of Day of the Jackal.  It’s absolute tosh of course with ham acting and plot holes as far as the eye can see but as far as undemanding watches go it’s got me through a couple of nights of insomnia so far. 
    Keep going with it, it gets really good. 

    It’s also very much what we call a “phones away” show in our house, requires full attention (well, for simpletons like me anyway)!
  • Well, I must be odd (I just tee them up, fill your boots…..).  Just started Severance after glowing recommendations on here and I lasted half an hour. Just seems a bit too weird for me.  I’ll probably give it another go.  By the same token , I’m really enjoying the remake of Day of the Jackal.  It’s absolute tosh of course with ham acting and plot holes as far as the eye can see but as far as undemanding watches go it’s got me through a couple of nights of insomnia so far. 
    I found I had to persist with it, same with Silo... its a slow burner and well worth the wait for me.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,956
    An old one and I've seen it before a couple of times, but binged Detectorists over the last few nights. Absolutely love it and well worth the additional watch.
    I loved the Detectorists and the programme I could most compare to a comfy pair of slippers 
    I dont disagree but I think you undersell it - it's gentle but the subtlety of the humour is a delight, and I love its englishness. One of the best things I've ever seen on telly. 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,803
    Apprentice is back and the good news is the  ratio of egotistical absolute paint brushes is as high as ever 
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,985
    Apprentice is back and the good news is the  ratio of egotistical absolute paint brushes is as high as ever 
    No doubt at all 
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,442
    Apprentice is back and the good news is the  ratio of egotistical absolute paint brushes is as high as ever 
    Watched every series since the start.
    More fool me for the last couple of years.
    Going to give this one a swerve. A tired format that needs retiring with Sugar.
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,735
    edited January 30
    Was trawling Netflix for something to watch yesterday and finally gave a real oldie a chance. Whitechapel.

    The concept of copycat killings ranging from Jack the Ripper to The Krays sounds a bit mad, and the acting is very much of its time (early-ish 2000s) but I actually really like it.

    Steve Pemberton is excellent.
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 11,981
    edited January 31
    One you might be interested in, made by a Charlton run production company, is The Matchstick Man. 
    A BBC doc about the tragic death of bantamweight boxer Johnny Owen, who never recovered from a 12th round knockdown by Mexican fighter Lupe Pintor. 
    Steve Bunce features. 
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Was trawling Netflix for something to watch yesterday and finally gave a real oldie a chance. Whitechapel.

    The concept of copycat killings ranging from Jack the Ripper to The Krays sounds a bit mad, and the acting is very much of its time (early-ish 2000s) but I actually really like it.

    Steve Pemberton is excellent.
    Only discovered this myself recently... Very enjoyable 
  • Was trawling Netflix for something to watch yesterday and finally gave a real oldie a chance. Whitechapel.

    The concept of copycat killings ranging from Jack the Ripper to The Krays sounds a bit mad, and the acting is very much of its time (early-ish 2000s) but I actually really like it.

    Steve Pemberton is excellent.
    Really enjoyed the first series, but the second was ridiculous!
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  • Just read a book by the same author and it was brilliant, so will probably give this a go from Monday:

    https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/bbc-virdee-aa-dhand-bradford-press-pack
  • Glovepup
    Glovepup Posts: 1,741
    Paradise on Disney +

    If you like Silo, Severance I think you will enjoy this. 
  • valleynick66
    valleynick66 Posts: 4,874
    Amandaland on BBC as a spin off from Motherland was good fun last night. 

    Yes similar but no issues with that. 


    By contrast the second series of ‘Am I being unreasonable’ was odd and not sure if that will pan out as a good watch. 
  • cafcnick1992
    cafcnick1992 Posts: 7,411
    Amandaland on BBC as a spin off from Motherland was good fun last night. 

    Yes similar but no issues with that. 


    By contrast the second series of ‘Am I being unreasonable’ was odd and not sure if that will pan out as a good watch. 
    The Guardian gave Amandaland a 5 star review so I assumed it would be absolute toilet
  • ME14addick
    ME14addick Posts: 9,760
    Amandaland on BBC as a spin off from Motherland was good fun last night. 

    Yes similar but no issues with that. 


    By contrast the second series of ‘Am I being unreasonable’ was odd and not sure if that will pan out as a good watch. 
    Thought the latter was very weird, doubt that I'll watch it again. 
  • tallboy
    tallboy Posts: 115
    MrOneLung said:
    Please do not apologise @lordromford

    Finally got around to The Day of the Jackal. Half way in and I’m hugely disappointed. It just reminds me of all the reasons we never watch police/secret service stuff. It’s just so full of inconsistency. God knows what people in firearms must think of it 😳 I know there has to be a level of artistic license but this is way out there. Don’t think it helps that the two main characters are totally unbelievable imho.
    I’ll watch it until the end now I know who Noah is (I like him as an actor & am really hoping he can save it).

    Really makes me realise how good The Wire was. That was bang on the money for realism.
    Said it earlier on here, Eddie Redmayne is a shit actor.

    also didn't care at all about the MI5 woman's family life or the scenes involving the Jackals family really.
    I thought Day of the Jackal was pretty good.  But what I really liked was:

    that they made the M15 woman so dislikeable a character. Brave choice. I'm totally fed up with TV & Film condescendingly portraying minorites as potential saints that only if they werent so held back by society they would be achieving great things. She came across as selfish, arrogant, irresponsible, dangerous and an all round pain in the arse and the program was all the better for it.
  • Amandaland on BBC as a spin off from Motherland was good fun last night. 

    Yes similar but no issues with that. 


    By contrast the second series of ‘Am I being unreasonable’ was odd and not sure if that will pan out as a good watch. 
    The Guardian gave Amandaland a 5 star review so I assumed it would be absolute toilet
    Watched a bit - thought it was very poor. Predictable script.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,962
    Late to the party but started SAS Rogue Heroes on iPlayer. Nearly finished the first series and really enjoying it. Some great characters.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Late to the party but started SAS Rogue Heroes on iPlayer. Nearly finished the first series and really enjoying it. Some great characters.
    Agree with this, we started watching this week and onto episode 5 season 1 and loving it 
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,435
    Severance fans - you ain't ready for episode 4... 😁