McDonald & Dodds

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This can't be right, someone on that is actually very good indeed.

Bloody hilarious, the best thing I've seen in ages.

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Mazinbrum said:

Really? Maybe I’m not detecting the sarcasm.

No sarcasm.

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It was billed as a drama, but I think it's more of a comedy drama, rather like Pie In The Sky in that respect (i.e. comedy drama about a policeman).

"People like you..."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"Well, people like you from London. What did you think I meant?"

"Erm...."

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The Mad Monk said:

ric p said:

Saw the second episode. Even more ridiculous.
However it stick by my view on the 2nd Mar that it is harmless fun to kill a couple of hours. The characters are nicely over-played and, like most stuff today, it is nicely filmed in hd using drones etc to give a lovely view of Bath.

That's about right. It's comedy drama - isn't it?

I watched the second episode last night as well. yes, it's a comedy drama. I don't know why people thinks it's not. It's not meant to be Inspector Morse, it's more like Pie In The Sky.

The characters are comedy characters, that's the whole point. Mrs Women is the senior person and clueless. She only looks good because Mr Man solves it for her and she takes the credit. And Mr Man is a bumbling idiot, only he's not.

And the very senior police bloke, he dresses up like an Action Man !

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cuprabob said:

New series starts tonight on ITV at 8pm.

My box has been set !

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The green screen stuff in the balloon was comical. I can't recall the last time I saw something that looked so obviously superimposed. Did they play it back and go "That's looks terrible. Ah, fk it" ?

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21st Century Man said:

"We are now investigating deliberate premeditated murder".

More tautologies than you can shake a stick at!

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Watched episode 2 last night. More drama and less comedy I found compared to previous ones.

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motco said:

So many 'serious' crime shows are lamentably full of plot holes and unlikely characters - Vera is a classic example - but this one is clearly a parody. Viewed with that in mind it's an amusing concept which pokes fun at stereotypes. Don't like it, don't watch it! The best cop show is probably the 1980s US series 'Hill Street Blues'.

Indeed yes. It's not meant to be Morse, is it ? It's light Sunday evening viewing (when such things existed).

Vera, on the other hand, is drivel. I've watched a couple and no, as you say, you end up thinking "where on earth did that plot etc come from ?" Plus Brenda Blethyn#s stupid high pitched squeaky voice drives me mad (we watched the whole of Outside Edge on DVD not long ago and she talks normally in that). As as I result it will not be darkening the door of my TV again !

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New series starts this Sunday (19th June).

That will explain why it's being repeated on ITV3 this week then.

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Podie said:

snuffy said:

New series starts this Sunday (19th June).

That will explain why it's being repeated on ITV3 this week then.

Cool. Hopefully ITV3 will finally show the last episode of series 2 then!

Yes, the missus mentioned that last night that they didn't show the last one.

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Podie said:

snuffy said:

New series starts this Sunday (19th June).

That will explain why it's being repeated on ITV3 this week then.

Cool. Hopefully ITV3 will finally show the last episode of series 2 then!

Wikipedia says the missing episode will now be show as part of series 3.

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jet_noise said:

Saleen836 said:

Without going back over all 5 pages I've no idea if already mentioned the fact it is mostly filmed in & around Bath, have watched a couple of shows so far and thinking..."that looks familiar!"

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jet_noise said:

Far too much time wasted by lovely tracking shots of lovely Bath.

Me and the missus went to Bath about 4 years now (first and only time so far) and stayed in a hotel up Landsdown Road (do old dears peg out on that hill ?!) and now we keep seeing loads of shots of that road.