Yet Another Ye Ol' British Television Thread

[puff_not_snuff]

Well... I got quickly tired of Sharpe. Was fun for a handful of episodes. I felt a huge void in my British TV viewing after recently finishing Pie in the Sky which I give 4 rotten British teeth out of 5 on the British Smiles TV Grading Scale but luckily I just landed on this great show Jonathan Creek, has anyone else here seen it? The premise sounded a bit wonky (a disheveled dude who develops technically impressive magic tricks while also helping solve impossible to solve crimes) but the show is actually well written and entertaining and the has great chemistry between the two leads (no- not too dudes!).

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Hey @warren I know you generally don't like police procedurals but I think you'd appreciate this one about the first police force in London in the 1700s.

 

[anotherbob]

Hey @warren I know you generally don't like police procedurals but I think you'd appreciate this one about the first police force in London in the 1700s.

that's a good one. Interesting as heck.

 

[anotherbob]

Well... I got quickly tired of Sharpe. Was fun for a handful of episodes. I felt a huge void in my British TV viewing after recently finishing Pie in the Sky which I give 4 rotten British teeth out of 5 on the British Smiles TV Grading Scale but luckily I just landed on this great show Jonathan Creek, has anyone else here seen it? The premise sounded a bit wonky (a disheveled dude who develops technically impressive magic tricks while also helping solve impossible to solve crimes) but the show is actually well written and entertaining and the has great chemistry between the two leads (no- not too dudes!).

at the end of the day a lot of how good a show is comes down to just how well it's done.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

that's a good one. Interesting as heck.

Hey Bob, you watched this? I'm just into the second episode but rather enjoy it.

 

[ADKPiper]

I enjoyed Saxondale quite a bit. I would love an American remake with Jeff Bridges.

 

[anotherbob]

Hey Bob, you watched this? I'm just into the second episode but rather enjoy it.

a long time ago. In fact I was trying to remember what its title was just a day or two before you posted about it.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Ok, I was at a bit of a loss since finishing Pie in the Sky but landed on another great British detective show, Inspector Lynley. It has the charm, character development and thoughtfulness of Morse but is a bit more sordid like newer series such as Shetland and Broadchurch. The woman who plays the female detective is really a fantastic actress. I'm only a couple episodes in but I give this 4 Golden Buckets (pronounced Bouquet) out of 5.

TELEVISION REVIEW; Detectives, Separated by Class, Unite on a Case (Published 2002)

Ron Wertheimer reviews PBS Mystery! installment The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: A Great Deliverance starring Nathaniel Parker and Sharon Small; photo (M)

www.nytimes.com