TV Series - Reviews and Recommendations......

Same here. First season was fresh and new. Second season got tired quickly but still hyped by the critics. Third season abandoned after an episode or two. Same with Ted Lasso.

Not an easy watch in places but recommended viewing.

takes a certain type of person to write and star in a series with such sensitive material.

Enjoying the BBC short series - The New Dig Pompeii - very interesting, especially if you have been there. Also the subtitled Italian from some of the staff is helping my Italian!

That looks brilliant, thanks for posting, sure my 10 year old will be interested in that too :-)

I've recently finished book number 2, and like them a lot - partly like them as they are fairly lengthy books, which is unusual these days, iirc somewhere in the region of 5-600 pages, at least for the first two.

I've only gotten on to them as I became aware book 7 is set in my home city of Norwich (Tombland) but didn't want to jump straight to that one, so have started at the beginning.

I wonder how much it will be changed, I'm guessing the hunchback element will be minimised, or maybe ever removed, which would be a shame, as that was a fairly key part of the books I thought.

I don't have a disney membership, but might wait until all the episodes are available, and then pay for 1 months membership and watch them all.

Just watched the trailer too, and yes looks very promising, with ole Sean Bean in there as well as Crommers.

I've just placed a reservation for book 3, Sovereign - I'm not reading mine back to back, I interspersed with a load of other detective/investigation type books, so will likely take me another year or so to get to book 7!

It would appear Tombland is also the final book in the series.

Hadn't realised that either and was wondering why there'd been no more books. It didn't feel like the series had reached a natural conclusion. At least he hadn't gone the route of 'co-writing' like Lee Child has with Reacher which has resulted in terrible books. I suspect Andy McNab did the same (or got a different ghost writer) with his last few Nick Stone books too as they went downhill too.

Only watched the first episode so far, will hopefully get another one or two tonight. It's been pretty good so far, one or two glaring differences from the books (which is always an issue watching something you've read first).

Binged it last night.

Lots of 'smell the fart' acting and it shyed away from the lighter tones alluded to by the book readers but overall a crackling yarn.

Clarkson's Farm s3

Only meant to have a look and ended up binging the whole series. Such an interesting insight into the realities of farming. The 4th episode is heartbreaking too.

Oh and credit to The Gentlemen. A brilliant rennaisance for Kaya Scodi-thingy

Just watched the first two episodes tonight. The pigs brought some comic relief.

Having worked in that area quite a bit in my last job I can certainly empathise with him having to deal with the planners, Councillors and NIMBYS around there.

Yet to watch that, there is SO much amazing stuff on WP, I think it receives a far more smaller audience than it deserves.

Just finished both series of Top Dog myself, which was brilliant.

That all bodes very well, fully aware how they use a bit of artistic licence to make stories more palatable for the masses, even though that's a bit annoying 😐️

Surprised given the length of the book it is only 4 X 52minute episodes, had assumed it would be a 6 or 8 parter.

Is there much in the way of violence/gore in it?

I don't have an issue with it (Though not a fan of glorified violence but will watch it if the plot merits it), but my partner has a strong aversion to such things, so just wondering if it is something to watch whilst on the turbo or to watch with her.

Finally got round to the 3rd and final episode. Really gripping and you can feel the frustration of the investigation. Based on a true crime apparently. You can't believe the incompetence of the German police. They almost make the MET look professional. Almost.

Well worth a watch.

Couple of epidodes in and I'm finding The Gathering on ITV4 pretty good - subtitles advised .

Captures pressures &conflicts on teenage athletes well i thought (although from a professional pov struggling with the steroid subplot)

Good shout @daniel_b . I have watched both series and really enjoyed it (sad there is no third series, I didn't know this). BBC made a bit of a hash with this, I remember series 1 was shown at random on different days and times, some days with 2 episodes back to back, so it became a bit of an iplayer cult I think.

I agree, you start off feeling that most of the characters are slightly objectionable in some way but the are all well drawn out and you feel a connection to them. Interestingly, you could even argue that Sato becomes the moral backbone of the whole piece which is a brave choice considering his role!

I don't recall overly the end of series 1, presumably because there was no break for me going into series 2.

They always intended to make it two series, and not to spoil it for anyone, but multiple storylines are effectively tied up in the final episode, so I kind of guessed as much, although in a way the lead actor could easily have come back for a subsequent series, but perhaps with a totally new cast, but I suspect filming in Tokyo is difficult and expensive to get everyone over there.

It (the two series) feels like a complete work if that makes sense, it's a highly satisfying and entertaining watch.