Spooks is back - 20th September 2010

Spooks is back - 20th September 2010

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RicksAlfas

13,422 posts

245 months

Tuesday 28th September 2010
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I like the blonde, and I like the Citroen C6.
cool
It's not a very undercover car though is it?
hehe

Jonny671

29,401 posts

190 months

Tuesday 28th September 2010
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munky said:
thatone1967 said:
munky said:
Odd that Westhouse's security goons didn't notice anything amiss about getting a phone call from a liaison officer at "Surrey Hills police", which doesn't exist, not to mention that the mansion was in Berkshire and not Surrey. A script mistake?
But to be fair, would you have known that if you were not local to the area?
Local or not, I'd still know that the Surrey Hills are likely to be in... Surrey, and that Berkshire is not in Surrey. It seems like an odd mistake to make, given their attention to adding in as much fact as possible to the fiction to make it plausible. Unless it's some clever joke referring to Al Fayed and the oil under his Surrey mansion that he failed to get royalties from, but that would seem rather obscure. And then why specify that the house is in Berkshire, it makes no sense.
I must have not been paying attention.. Did they actually say where the mansion was, other than the call from "Surrey Hills Police", as Foxhills is in Surrey and I'd guess its just easier to keep it all in the "affluent" area of Surrey?

Yes, I am from Surreyhehe

va1o

16,032 posts

208 months

Tuesday 28th September 2010
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Matt.. said:
That new blonde girl seems a really bad fit and her acting seems very poor. Hopefully she'll get better, or it's just a sign of Spooks getting even worse!
Agreed, was hoping they would get rid of her in last nights episode.

va1o

16,032 posts

208 months

Tuesday 28th September 2010
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RicksAlfas said:
I like the blonde, and I like the Citroen C6.
cool
It's not a very undercover car though is it?
hehe
I thought it was a most excellent choice of vehicle thumbup

Platinum

2,101 posts

224 months

Tuesday 28th September 2010
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va1o said:
RicksAlfas said:
I like the blonde, and I like the Citroen C6.
cool
It's not a very undercover car though is it?
hehe
I thought it was a most excellent choice of vehicle thumbup
It was rather vocal wasn't it?!

munky

5,328 posts

249 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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Jonny671 said:
munky said:
thatone1967 said:
munky said:
Odd that Westhouse's security goons didn't notice anything amiss about getting a phone call from a liaison officer at "Surrey Hills police", which doesn't exist, not to mention that the mansion was in Berkshire and not Surrey. A script mistake?
But to be fair, would you have known that if you were not local to the area?
Local or not, I'd still know that the Surrey Hills are likely to be in... Surrey, and that Berkshire is not in Surrey. It seems like an odd mistake to make, given their attention to adding in as much fact as possible to the fiction to make it plausible. Unless it's some clever joke referring to Al Fayed and the oil under his Surrey mansion that he failed to get royalties from, but that would seem rather obscure. And then why specify that the house is in Berkshire, it makes no sense.
I must have not been paying attention.. Did they actually say where the mansion was, other than the call from "Surrey Hills Police", as Foxhills is in Surrey and I'd guess its just easier to keep it all in the "affluent" area of Surrey?

Yes, I am from Surreyhehe
Yep, they specified Berkshire, and it was also specified on his file on screen (sadly I paused it to double check!)

A "Surry" Hills police station does exist - in Australia though!

thatone1967

Original Poster:

4,193 posts

192 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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munky said:
Jonny671 said:
munky said:
thatone1967 said:
munky said:
Odd that Westhouse's security goons didn't notice anything amiss about getting a phone call from a liaison officer at "Surrey Hills police", which doesn't exist, not to mention that the mansion was in Berkshire and not Surrey. A script mistake?
But to be fair, would you have known that if you were not local to the area?
Local or not, I'd still know that the Surrey Hills are likely to be in... Surrey, and that Berkshire is not in Surrey. It seems like an odd mistake to make, given their attention to adding in as much fact as possible to the fiction to make it plausible. Unless it's some clever joke referring to Al Fayed and the oil under his Surrey mansion that he failed to get royalties from, but that would seem rather obscure. And then why specify that the house is in Berkshire, it makes no sense.
I must have not been paying attention.. Did they actually say where the mansion was, other than the call from "Surrey Hills Police", as Foxhills is in Surrey and I'd guess its just easier to keep it all in the "affluent" area of Surrey?

Yes, I am from Surreyhehe
Yep, they specified Berkshire, and it was also specified on his file on screen (sadly I paused it to double check!)

A "Surry" Hills police station does exist - in Australia though!
So they are catering for the export market!! Good thinking BBC!

smile

Thom987

3,185 posts

167 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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Is Monday nights episode repeated on BBC3/4? I cant access the iplayer here in Ireland.

Victor McDade

4,395 posts

183 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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Thom987 said:
Is Monday nights episode repeated on BBC3/4? I cant access the iplayer here in Ireland.
Not sure but it's repeated on bbc1 on Sunday evening.

Thom987

3,185 posts

167 months

Wednesday 29th September 2010
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Victor McDade said:
Thom987 said:
Is Monday nights episode repeated on BBC3/4? I cant access the iplayer here in Ireland.
Not sure but it's repeated on bbc1 on Sunday evening.
Thanks.

KaraK

13,187 posts

210 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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Bit of a weak episode last night I thought frown


Jonny671

29,401 posts

190 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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KaraK said:
Bit of a weak episode last night I thought frown
I liked the few twists to it.. Apparently this is the last series?

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

175 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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KaraK said:
Bit of a weak episode last night I thought frown
agreed - lacked a cutting edge tonight, and why introduce a new character so late in the proceedings?

Matt..

3,620 posts

190 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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This new series really is terrible.

It's more stupid than 24 is, and that's impressive! eg. From this weeks show, they announce the terrorist has been in the country for 1hr already and they need to find him. So they go to the computer and do a facial recognition scan with the street cameras, and literally 10seconds after announcing he's been here 1hr, they've found him!

Legend83

10,001 posts

223 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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Matt.. said:
This new series really is terrible.

It's more stupid than 24 is, and that's impressive! eg. From this weeks show, they announce the terrorist has been in the country for 1hr already and they need to find him. So they go to the computer and do a facial recognition scan with the street cameras, and literally 10seconds after announcing he's been here 1hr, they've found him!
Yeah, Tariq appears to have become superhuman when it comes to using the 'IT' systems at headquarters.

Within 2 seconds he could recite the entire floor plan of Charing Cross (?) tube station.

What a guy.

rolleyes

I know it is supposed to be entertaining, but a little bit of reality would not hurt - look at The Wire.

petemurphy

10,132 posts

184 months

Tuesday 5th October 2010
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Matt.. said:
This new series really is terrible.

It's more stupid than 24 is, and that's impressive! eg. From this weeks show, they announce the terrorist has been in the country for 1hr already and they need to find him. So they go to the computer and do a facial recognition scan with the street cameras, and literally 10seconds after announcing he's been here 1hr, they've found him!
Is that that impossible?

big dub

4,046 posts

218 months

Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Best reason to be watching this series lick


Castrol Craig

18,073 posts

207 months

Wednesday 6th October 2010
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big dub said:
Best reason to be watching this series lick

oh yes.

wood eye.

thatone1967

Original Poster:

4,193 posts

192 months

Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Legend83 said:
Matt.. said:
Within 2 seconds he could recite the entire floor plan of Charing Cross (?) tube station.
Route to work in the mornings?

biggrin

va1o

16,032 posts

208 months

Wednesday 6th October 2010
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Nom de ploom said:
KaraK said:
Bit of a weak episode last night I thought frown
agreed - lacked a cutting edge tonight, and why introduce a new character so late in the proceedings?
Just watched on iPlayer didn't really enjoy much, lets hope next weeks is better.