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Hinterland (Mondays BBC 4 9PM)

Shrew
Shrew Posts: 5,758
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Really enjoying these, though on the long side at 1hr 35. Great dark feel to them, very Aberystwyth. They are also full of very human stories and backgrounds to each murder, no power crazy or psychotic ego's behind them.

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  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,829
    Agree, Shrew.

    Like the main characters & plots are not far fetched.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,278
    Watched the first one last night, a bit disappointed tbh. As you say, very long, yet I had no idea of the back story of the main detective. If I had not read up a preview I would not have gathered that he had been drafted in from another part of the country. Why? Does he live in that caravan? Does he not have any family?

    I am a BBC fan generally, but felt this is trading on the success of Scandi-noir, but not doing it as well. Sorry.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,679
    PragueAddick said:

    Watched the first one last night, a bit disappointed tbh. As you say, very long, yet I had no idea of the back story of the main detective. If I had not read up a preview I would not have gathered that he had been drafted in from another part of the country. Why? Does he live in that caravan? Does he not have any family?

    I am a BBC fan generally, but felt this is trading on the success of Scandi-noir, but not doing it as well. Sorry.

    Last sentence is spot on. Think it's a first attempt to hack into the Scandi-noir genre which hasn't quite come off. In fairness though it is better than the recent British attempts at crime drama which have been universally atrocious.

  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,367
    Southcliffe - Broadchurch?
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,911
    The back story becomes apparent as the series goes on (it was broadcast in Welsh last year which made it appear more foreign...). Genrally I thought it was fabulous, and so, so very bleak and sad, which is true of that part of the world.
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.
  • charente addick
    charente addick Posts: 3,853
    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,278
    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    OK, good to know. Will delete.

  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    PragueAddick said:

    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    OK, good to know. Will delete.

    Hope you are paying the license fee.
    ;-)

  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,278
    Miserableoldgit said:

    PragueAddick said:

    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    OK, good to know. Will delete.

    Hope you are paying the license fee.
    ;-)

    Don't get me started.

    I'd pay twice the licence fee for a digital subscription.

    You know who moved the BBC off the encrypted Sky platform, meaning that I had to buy a huge 2.1 m dish? Greg effing Dyke!!!

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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    PragueAddick said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    PragueAddick said:

    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    OK, good to know. Will delete.

    Hope you are paying the license fee.
    ;-)

    Don't get me started.

    I'd pay twice the licence fee for a digital subscription.

    You know who moved the BBC off the encrypted Sky platform, meaning that I had to buy a huge 2.1 m dish? Greg effing Dyke!!!
    Any idea what He's upto nowadays ?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,367
    PragueAddick said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    PragueAddick said:

    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    OK, good to know. Will delete.

    Hope you are paying the license fee.
    ;-)

    Don't get me started.

    I'd pay twice the licence fee for a digital subscription.

    You know who moved the BBC off the encrypted Sky platform, meaning that I had to buy a huge 2.1 m dish? Greg effing Dyke!!!

    Think yourself lucky, can't get it at all now from a dish down here. Thank goodness for Pa-in-law's VPN connection and IPlayer...
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    charente addick said:

    IA said:

    Watched the first one. Very long for what it was and not interesting enough.

    I might try the second one.

    I felt that. We bailed out after 20 minutes of the second episode.

    Watched the second one tonight. Better than the first, but that's now 3 hours of this show and no backstory for the characters, and in both episodes there have been big unexplained jumps in logic/storyline.

    The switches between English and Welsh are strange (eg the woman talks to her daughter and mother in only Welsh, but speaks to her dad in English). I think the only thing Welsh adds to the tv series is the foreign/subtitles element, but I'm sure the people who worry about Welsh will be happy with it.

    I might try the third, but can't say I'm that bothered. Wallander starts on Saturday and I've heard good things.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,758
    I quite like the lack of back story, he's not the sort of man to talk to anyone about his own life, flashbacks would be tacky. Im fine with knowing that he's very much on his own and grieving the loss of his kids which in various ways echo's the lives of many of the people wrapped up in the investigations.
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    Shrew said:

    I quite like the lack of back story, he's not the sort of man to talk to anyone about his own life, flashbacks would be tacky. Im fine with knowing that he's very much on his own and grieving the loss of his kids which in various ways echo's the lives of many of the people wrapped up in the investigations.

    Grieving the loss... is this in the third episode?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,367
    Caught up with the first two last night. Bit slow but acceptable.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,758
    IA said:

    Shrew said:

    I quite like the lack of back story, he's not the sort of man to talk to anyone about his own life, flashbacks would be tacky. Im fine with knowing that he's very much on his own and grieving the loss of his kids which in various ways echo's the lives of many of the people wrapped up in the investigations.

    Grieving the loss... is this in the third episode?
    I don't think there is much more revealed but further gazing at photos up on his caravan wall.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,679
    Wallander was as usual very well done. Quality series.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,758
    ShootersHillGuru said:

    Wallander was as usual very well done. Quality series.

    Il be catching up with that later in the week

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