Blue lights, BBC1

[Craigybaby69]

Episode 4…brilliant

[Tony Angelino]

vulture1 said:

Tony Angelino said:

I'm 4 deep and think it's brilliant. Right up there with Line Of Duty for me, really intense stuff.

Same really enjoying it. Got me immersed early on.


I see above people say its not a patch on happy valley. I have never seen it so if thats actaully better i look forward to watching it as well.

Well Happy Valley is outstanding, probably consistently over a few series the best British program of it's type in my opinion. Early Line Of Duty (S1- S5) was brilliant too but I think it jumped the shark late on. I'd say Happy Valley edges it over Blue Lights mainly due to it being 3 series long but they are very similar with dashes of humor.

Finished Blue Lights tonight and the ending didn't disappoint, really enjoyed and hope for a follow up series.

[vulture1]

Tony Angelino said:

Well Happy Valley is outstanding, probably consistently over a few series the best British program of it's type in my opinion. Early Line Of Duty (S1- S5) was brilliant too but I think it jumped the shark late on. I'd say Happy Valley edges it over Blue Lights mainly due to it being 3 series long but they are very similar with dashes of humor.

Finished Blue Lights tonight and the ending didn't disappoint, really enjoyed and hope for a follow up series.

Yeah just saw the last tonight.

I really liked the Gerry character but obviously his death has a big impact on the team and is needed.

[lornemalvo]

I watched the last episode last night and thought it was excellent. I hope there's another series to come. Being a copper in Northern Ireland must take balls of steel. I spotted one error, I think the resignation letter was dated late April 2023, which was strange

[cuprabob]

lornemalvo said:

I spotted one error, I think the resignation letter was dated late April 2023, which was strange

By the time the final episode airs it will be May 2023, so it might make more sense

[lornemalvo]

cuprabob said:

lornemalvo said:

I spotted one error, I think the resignation letter was dated late April 2023, which was strange

By the time the final episode airs it will be May 2023, so it might make more sense

That makes sense, a consequence of binge watching

[skeeterm5]

I think it is developing well.

Only thing is I am finding it hard to get over is Eric Cantona as one of the lead villains.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Binged it. Fantastic.

[Craigybaby69]

Episode 5 excellent…Episode 6 - awful

[Deep Thought]

Just finished it. Really enjoyed it overall.

Hopefully they will make a Season 2

[MC Bodge]

Watched episode 1.

It's much better than "Better"(?).

It was interesting to see some of Belfast/NI, although I don't know how realistic it is.

Some of the behaviour of the coppers seem a bit silly/false.

Do English coppers go down well and English intelligence officers blend in well in rough parts of Belfast?

PSNI need to teach officers to reverse park cars and how to position for a quick getaway.

[MBVitoria]

skeeterm5 said:

I think it is developing well.

Only thing is I am finding it hard to get over is Eric Cantona as one of the lead villains.

Separated at birth!

[rdjohn]

Have now watched 4-episodes, I wrongly assumed that it would be a generic Casualty, Ambulance, Firefighter, Call handler series.

It is actually one of the best dramas ever, much better even than Bloodlands and I thought that was pretty good.

Obviously a caricature of real Policing, but it must be very scary there, nonetheless.

[hallion]

sutoka said:

What I find funny is that PSNI stations in these shows are low security counters with sliding doors off a main street. The reality is they are like fortresses behind high walls.

Edited by sutoka on Wednesday 29th March 05:48

It's a drama, not a documentary.

[willy wombat]

Just finished it. I thought it was excellent.

[essayer]

Really enjoyed this. Hope there’s a S2

[sutoka]

hallion said:

sutoka said:

What I find funny is that PSNI stations in these shows are low security counters with sliding doors off a main street. The reality is they are like fortresses behind high walls.

Edited by sutoka on Wednesday 29th March 05:48

It's a drama, not a documentary.

The accuracy is laughable. Episode 1 the lady on thE republican estate swinging two kitchen knifes. The PSNI aren't going to try and talk to her while she's jabbing them towards member of the public. It would be straight out of the car with taser or more likely in NI a side arm pointed right at her, shouting for her to drop them. Not this softly sweet talk approach.

[hallion]

You should give 24 Hours in Police Custody a watch if you're looking for 'accuracy'. It will be more realistic if drama's aren't your thing.

[biggbn]

Really liked this, binged the lot!!

[vulture1]

Watched the first 2 episodes of happy Valley on the back of this thread but I am nowhere near as engrossed as blue lights got me. Will continue on and see how it goes .