Watched Behind Enemy Lines earlier - a solid enough episode. I enjoyed seeing Chandler and Conway working together, and Kate is turning into a good character. I liked seeing Mickey's concern for her.
The scenes of the raid lacked tension though and I thought the episode dragged a little bit. I think the episode could have been condensed down to an hour quite easily.
I take it back. I amrgoriyghkt enjoying thesatesr eps altgought other than Chandler, Spears and McAllister I don't like the new characters is this the lead up to the Polly and Dave affair?
Surprisingly, I've been enjoying these post-Don Beech episodes a lot. But also surprisingly, I prefer the CID episodes to the Uniform episodes, whereas before the Don Beech scandal, it was the reverse and some of the CID episodes were rubbish.
The dynamic between Meadows/Lennox/Cullen/Chandler is fascinating, Mickey/Kate Spears make a good team, and Debbie is showing potential. Vik Singh and Paul Riley are a bit rubbish. I really like Cullen though...very understated.
take out the break bumpers that are on the dvds and your pretty much bang on
Minus about 30 seconds, on average. Or as was the case with "Bad for your Health, Part 2" - over 1 minute 40 seconds cut out. I took the break bumpers into account when I calculated how much was cut.
can someone take a look at the episode from Series 16 - No Mans Land i'm playing back a recording from Drama and it doesn't seem to have any closing credits can anyone tell me if the dvd is the same please
can someone take a look at the episode from Series 16 - No Mans Land i'm playing back a recording from Drama and it doesn't seem to have any closing credits can anyone tell me if the dvd is the same please
I think that was commented on at the time in this thread I seem to remember it ending abruptly
Just catching up on my recordings this weekend - I just watched Sorted. I think this episode is brilliant. Nick Klein is a really good, believable character, and I think the actor playing him is very strong. I really enjoyed the storyline with him trying to balance the professional with his spare time.
Cryer is on top form in this episode too - loved his scenes with Nick and the antagonism between him and Debbie. The battle between the old fashioned way of policing versus modern pro active policing is really starting to emerge now with Chandler in charge, and I'm loving the tension.
Nice to see the Don Beech scandal still looming over the station as well, with Conway warning Cryer to keep a close eye on his troops. Sometimes The Bill can quickly move on from certain plots, but the Don scandal is still having an effect on the station which is good to see.
They don't always get it right. On Thursday (noon) we had Nick Klein in a hospital bed having been knocking at death's door following a traffic accident, yet on Friday he was out and about on duty, organising a Christmas disco without a bruise in sight and no mention made of his recent traumas. And yes, I checked the episodes were consecutive on original broadcast.
Watched Behind Enemy Lines earlier - a solid enough episode. I enjoyed seeing Chandler and Conway working together, and Kate is turning into a good character. I liked seeing Mickey's concern for her.
The scenes of the raid lacked tension though and I thought the episode dragged a little bit. I think the episode could have been condensed down to an hour quite easily.
Just watched that one also, Dwight was Jasons dad from Corrie
Anyone have any problems with the Carnival one ?, as it went back near the end for me, when Danny Glaze was taken onto the roof, and the shot rang out from the copper, it jumped back to when Gary knocked on the door, and continued to the finish
can someone take a look at the episode from Series 16 - No Mans Land i'm playing back a recording from Drama and it doesn't seem to have any closing credits can anyone tell me if the dvd is the same please
Don't know about the DVD but the credits were cut on Drama because the next episode "Time To Kill" was being omitted for some reason and the credits would have included 'coming next...' probably leading to more enquiries and complaints.
They don't always get it right. On Thursday (noon) we had Nick Klein in a hospital bed having been knocking at death's door following a traffic accident, yet on Friday he was out and about on duty, organising a Christmas disco without a bruise in sight and no mention made of his recent traumas. And yes, I checked the episodes were consecutive on original broadcast.
It doesn't neccessarily follow that the events of the second episode took place immediately after those of the first one
Just catching up on my recordings this weekend - I just watched Sorted. I think this episode is brilliant. Nick Klein is a really good, believable character, and I think the actor playing him is very strong. I really enjoyed the storyline with him trying to balance the professional with his spare time.
Cryer is on top form in this episode too - loved his scenes with Nick and the antagonism between him and Debbie. The battle between the old fashioned way of policing versus modern pro active policing is really starting to emerge now with Chandler in charge, and I'm loving the tension.
Nice to see the Don Beech scandal still looming over the station as well, with Conway warning Cryer to keep a close eye on his troops. Sometimes The Bill can quickly move on from certain plots, but the Don scandal is still having an effect on the station which is good to see.
Agree completely. I like the very different tone TB took on after Don Beech...it is a little bit darker and grittier than it used to be, but there's still a couple of doses of humour. The conflict between Chandler and Conway/Meadows/Monroe/Cryer is excellent to watch.
Agree completely. I like the very different tone TB took on after Don Beech...it is a little bit darker and grittier than it used to be, but there's still a couple of doses of humour. The conflict between Chandler and Conway/Meadows/Monroe/Cryer is excellent to watch.
The episode, Two Way Burn is a perfect example of how dark and gritty The Bill can be. I watched this episode this afternoon and it's absolutely brilliant. The story is so tragic, but the writing and acting is very strong. I love Mickey and Kate as a team.
The Bill really is on strong form in this period. The episodes have maintained an extremely high standard post Beech.
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The scenes of the raid lacked tension though and I thought the episode dragged a little bit. I think the episode could have been condensed down to an hour quite easily.
nice one for the update
The dynamic between Meadows/Lennox/Cullen/Chandler is fascinating, Mickey/Kate Spears make a good team, and Debbie is showing potential. Vik Singh and Paul Riley are a bit rubbish. I really like Cullen though...very understated.
It starts tomorrow
Although after saying that, today's episode had over 1 minute and a half missing, lol.
oh drama like messing with these episodes don't they
They were originally broadcast in August 2001 starting with episode 1616
Tomorrow's episode The Night Before was shown in December 2000 and is episode 1559
So there's a gap of 57 episode, at 5 episodes a week the Britanniamania won't be on for just over another 11 weeks (round about the end of July)
OK thanks for that
take out the break bumpers that are on the dvds and your pretty much bang on
Minus about 30 seconds, on average. Or as was the case with "Bad for your Health, Part 2" - over 1 minute 40 seconds cut out. I took the break bumpers into account when I calculated how much was cut.
I think that was commented on at the time in this thread I seem to remember it ending abruptly
Cryer is on top form in this episode too - loved his scenes with Nick and the antagonism between him and Debbie. The battle between the old fashioned way of policing versus modern pro active policing is really starting to emerge now with Chandler in charge, and I'm loving the tension.
Nice to see the Don Beech scandal still looming over the station as well, with Conway warning Cryer to keep a close eye on his troops. Sometimes The Bill can quickly move on from certain plots, but the Don scandal is still having an effect on the station which is good to see.
Just watched that one also, Dwight was Jasons dad from Corrie
Anyone have any problems with the Carnival one ?, as it went back near the end for me, when Danny Glaze was taken onto the roof, and the shot rang out from the copper, it jumped back to when Gary knocked on the door, and continued to the finish
Don't know about the DVD but the credits were cut on Drama because the next episode "Time To Kill" was being omitted for some reason and the credits would have included 'coming next...' probably leading to more enquiries and complaints.
It doesn't neccessarily follow that the events of the second episode took place immediately after those of the first one
Agree completely. I like the very different tone TB took on after Don Beech...it is a little bit darker and grittier than it used to be, but there's still a couple of doses of humour. The conflict between Chandler and Conway/Meadows/Monroe/Cryer is excellent to watch.
The episode, Two Way Burn is a perfect example of how dark and gritty The Bill can be. I watched this episode this afternoon and it's absolutely brilliant. The story is so tragic, but the writing and acting is very strong. I love Mickey and Kate as a team.
The Bill really is on strong form in this period. The episodes have maintained an extremely high standard post Beech.