Roadkill - BBC, Hugh Laurie

[Scrump]

Just watched a trailer for this new drama with Hugh Laurie as a Tory Minister.
Looks worth a watch even if it won’t involve sticking a supercharged V8 into a rusty Charger.

[Scrump]

Heads up. Starts tonight 9pm BBC1.

[mikeiow]

K12beano said:

Sounds interesting.... where is it being shown?

Scrump said:

Heads up. Starts tonight 9pm BBC1.

er......maybe there!!

[K12beano]

Yes

Doh!

Apologies.

I selectively read your first post - got excited - responded - and then thought “stupid plonker.... I’ll Google it.”... then realised you’d told us!!!

You just can’t get the staff these days, y’know!

[Scrump]

[rdjohn]

I am so looking forward to this.

[Scrump]

Not as good as I had hoped, I expected it be a bit darker but it did hold my interest. Will watch next week to see if it gets better.

[megaphone]

Enjoyed it but the music got on my nerves.

[MiniMan64]

Realised I only watched it to the end to if it got better. It didn't.

Surely if you want to hear about sleazy Tory (other political parties are available) ministers you just have to watch the news?

[Sheepshanks]

Needed more shagging!

It always annoys me when they do unlikely things - would a Government minister really go and visit someone, without knowing who they are, in prison? And trott off into the night carrying their red box?

[megaphone]

Did the reg number of his Jag change?

[Sheepshanks]

megaphone said:

Did the reg number of his Jag change?

Didn't notice but in real life they have a big pool of cars. Thought it was odd his driver seemed to take it home with her - again, surely that's another thing they don't do?

[coppernorks]

It's certainly a BBC type mega-diversity cast fest, a Scottish political advisor, an Irish journalist, lots of unlikely black
and asian judges, para-legals and barristers.

No gays as yet, but 3 eps to go.

Boxes ticked, trebles all round.

[megaphone]

coppernorks said:

It's certainly a BBC type mega-diversity cast fest, a Scottish political advisor, an Irish journalist, lots of unlikely black
and asian judges, para-legals and barristers.

No gays as yet, but 3 eps to go.

Boxes ticked, trebles all round.

Two women kissing, think they might be.

[Scrump]

Talk of a Foreign Secretary who makes gaffes and is fond of ‘Churchillian speeches’ whilst serving under a female PM.
I wonder who they had in mind as the model for their fictitious Foreign Secretary

[P-Jay]

Sheepshanks said:

Needed more shagging!

It always annoys me when they do unlikely things - would a Government minister really go and visit someone, without knowing who they are, in prison? And trott off into the night carrying their red box?

Or indeed a someone calling it a "case".

[Genuine Barn Find]

If this didn’t have Hugh Lawrie headlining i doubt anyone would be bothering with this. Watched it last night with an open mind and by the end was yearning for a repeat of the original House of Cards.

[tangerine_sedge]

coppernorks said:

It's certainly a BBC type mega-diversity cast fest, a Scottish political advisor, an Irish journalist, lots of unlikely black
and asian judges, para-legals and barristers.

No gays as yet, but 3 eps to go.

Boxes ticked, trebles all round.

Yeah, its very unlikely that black people would be working in law... /sarcasm

linky

[pistonheadforum]

Genuine Barn Find said:

If this didn’t have Hugh Lawrie headlining i doubt anyone would be bothering with this. Watched it last night with an open mind and by the end was yearning for a repeat of the original House of Cards.

You might think that ... I couldn't possibly comment.

[DWDarkWheels]

I could have changed over but Hugh Lawrie kept my attention. By the end of the first episode a few surprising relationships of the supporting characters whet my appetite for the next episode.