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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Mar 11, 2019 22:17:55 GMT
I've never been much of a mystery genre fan, but I have found myself becoming more and more interested as I've gotten older. I've watched the first three episodes of Suspicions Mr. Whicher on Amazon and have thoroughly enjoyed them. The stories are interesting, but the acting has been outstanding. Sadly, only one episode is left.
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Post by trentvale68 on Mar 26, 2019 17:05:15 GMT
Strange that this has disappeared after only two episodes. Maybe even ITV aren't keen on John Barnaby/Neil Dudgeon 😎😎
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 17:28:47 GMT
Strange that this has disappeared after only two episodes. Maybe even ITV aren't keen on John Barnaby/Neil Dudgeon 😎😎 Sorry to disappoint but it looks like they intend to spread them out over quite a few weeks. A recent listing showed there are 6 episodes in this series. Episode One: The Ghost of Causton Abbey Episode Two: Death of the Small Coppers Episode Three: Drawing Dead Episode Four: The Lions of Causton Episode Five: Till Death Do Us Part Episode Six: Send in the Clowns
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Post by trentvale68 on Mar 26, 2019 18:00:23 GMT
The only way to save it would be the return of Mr Nettles as a private detective. Could work.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 19:20:47 GMT
There is a new link to John Nettles in this series. The new pathologist (Annette Badland) was the secretary in the first few series of Bergerac. I don't like DS Winter either, or maybe that's just due to my overall dislike for the current cast.
Can't see Nettles coming back even for a guest appearance unfortunately.
I recently found this article in the Guardian from 2018 - seems we're not alone in our dislike for Dudgeon.
"Nettles stood down from the show in 2011, leaving a huge, avuncular hole in his wake. Unfortunately, the show filled it with Tom’s cousin, DCI John Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon), who transferred from Brighton to take his place (according to some reports, the familial connection was necessary because Midsomer Murders is known as Inspector Barnaby in several foreign territories). Dudgeon’s Barnaby is more prickly, a little closer to that tired cliche of the aloof sleuth whose condescension and crime-solving nous are inextricably linked. And so while the stories are still ludicrous – people crushed by giant cheese wheels, or smothered in truffle oil and killed by wild boar – some of the old magic has been lost: there is something not right about watching this ersatz Barnaby trudging around his cousin’s old beat, an imposter with the same name but none of the friendly sparkle. Midsomer Murders without Nettles was always going to be a hard sell, but you suspect Barnaby MK II’s snippiness would chafe less if his mere existence weren’t so laughably serendipitous. John doesn’t get mentioned once in the show’s first 12 seasons and then suddenly he’s just there, bantering away with Tom, preparing to step into his shoes. What he’s been doing these past 14 years is unclear: probably listening with longing to his cousin’s stories about Badger’s Drift, possibly secretly plotting to take over his life a la Single White Barnaby. Perhaps the transition would have felt less forced if it had introduced someone with no existing ties, rather than a clunky continuation of the old dynasty."
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Post by murphthesurf on Mar 26, 2019 20:38:33 GMT
We had a discussion about MM on another thread recently and - i think! - basically agreed that John Nettles was ace and wossisname is not! Didn't we?!
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on Mar 26, 2019 22:19:58 GMT
Lately been watching Endeavour over on Amazon. Very good, really enjoying the Thursday character, well written and acted.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2019 23:14:47 GMT
Lately been watching Endeavour over on Amazon. Very good, really enjoying the Thursday character, well written and acted. Yes I really like Endeavour as well. Good stories, well written, well acted and a good bit of nostalgia thrown in as well. George Gently was set on similar lines but set in Newcastle upon Tyne and Northumberland. Another series, Vera, is a modern day version set in that area.
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Post by trentvale68 on May 18, 2019 12:50:40 GMT
It returns again this weekend.
(Still the wrong man in the top role though)
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Post by middleoftheboothen on May 18, 2019 19:37:47 GMT
It returns again this weekend. (Still the wrong man in the top role though) Wrong man yes but I'll still be watching tomorrow, can't help myself 😂
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 19:49:03 GMT
I don't particularly like any of the latest cast tbh. I preferred these :
Barnaby - has to be John Nettles Sergeant - Jason Hughes as Ben Jones Wife - Jane Wymark - I thought she was so bad at acting as Joyce that she was actually worth watching. Pathologist - Barry Jackson as George Bullard
Favourite baddie - quite a few "likeable" characters, but difficult to choose just one.
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