Recommendations for other channels - ye olde TV

[Pippedydeadeye]

We’re binging on I’ll Get This on iPlayer. It’s hilarious.

[sally maclennane]

We watched The Investigation over the last week, its
a Danish dramatisation of the case of the journalist who was murdered and dismembered by a scientist who had built his own submarine. It was really well done, with no gory scenes, and sensitively handled. It also gave very little focus to the accused which I liked, it was all about the police's efforts to build a case, and the effect on the family of the victim.

[H1ppychick]

I’ve just finished episode 4 of that Sally. I’m watching it as it’s broadcast rather than on iPlayer.

[Hazey_Jane]

I’ve just discovered Back on Channel 4 aka middle aged Peep Show. I’m enjoying it so far

[Cerise]

We’re behind the rest of the world and watching The Serpent. It’s good but, my god, it made me feel sick with stress last night!

[Morganna]

Pillars of the Earth is back on My5. It has a young Rufus Sewell, an even younger Eddie Redmayne and various other big names in the cast. Ian McShane is a fantastically evil baddie.

It is set in the 12th Century, and is about lots of things, but the main story is about a builder who has a dream of building a cathedral, and the politics between the Church and the State. Well worth a watch if you like that sort of thing.

[Kleio]

We rewatched that last year. It’s very binge worthy.

[Chicky]

I watched that a few weeks ago, it’s great. We’ve got World without End lined up after we’ve finished MAFSAus.

[Luna]

Started watching the Drowning on C5 last night. I fell asleep towards the end but it was good. Jill Halfpenny hasn’t aged a bit. Unless Botox.

[Turtle Bean]

Oh I loved Pillars of the Earth. The book too. I might give that a rewatch.

[H1ppychick]

If people haven’t seen it, I can highly recommend The Great, on C4. It’s brilliant, I love it enormously. I have an inappropriate crush* on Nicholas Hoult even though his character is loathsome.

*since I remember him as a wee babby from About A Boy.

[indigo]

The Terror is coming to BBC 2 and iPlayer soon. It's based on the novel by Dan Simmons about the Franklin Expedition and it's absolutely wonderful.

[Disco]

Fans of Below Deck might be pleased to know that the Med version is starting on E4 next Monday

[sally maclennane]

Late to the party but we started watching Its a Sin this evening. I really like it, but its so sad. I can remember all the stuff about Aids, the ignorance and discrimination were just awful.

[Kleio]

Has anyone watched The Drowning on channel 5? Given the cast I was expecting it to be good(ish) but the script and the plot holes were laughable.

However, it was only 4 episodes long and it isn’t a bad “ish he/isn’t he” so I’ll half recommend it.

[Luna]

The Drowning started off really well but the conclusion was ridiculous.

[Kleio]

The way she got the job!

The ending felt like the script writers realised it was nearly 5pm and they wanted to hurry up and get home.

[Luna]

I saw an interview with JH that said they stopped filming halfway through due to lockdown and restarted 6 months later. I think they couldn’t be arsed with it in the end.

[Morganna]

I know how they felt . I started so I finished, but it was a load of twaddle by the end.

[sally maclennane]

We finished Its a Sin tonight, I really loved it, I just found so incredibly sad though. All those young lives lost, and people having to hide who they were.