Wow, I thought it was just me. English is not my first language and I sometimes struggle with accents. But I really had difficulties with Ripper Street. Yes, some of the actors were definitely mumbling. And the tried-on London accent was just plain weird. I would have thought they would have spoken Cockney or East London in Victorian times. Not Home County posh (although at least I could understand him) or mumbling. The London accents are all quite loud, clear and fast.
I haven't watched the start of the new series yet. I do like Ripper Street as it has a very 'real feel' about it. The characters look quite authentically grubby with not too perfect clothing and the men appear not to have shaved with perfectly sharp Gillette blades. I mean that in a good way. Too many 'historical' series look like they have been unpacked out of boxes. In the White Queen for instance, although the series had it's merits, Elizabeth Woodville's 15th century wedding dress was straight from Pronuptia. Well OK not quite but I am sure it had a zip!
Are you suggesting Victorian razor's weren't sharp enough to give a proper clean shave?
This pretend grittyness is the same load of tosh on telly or films : it does not increase realism, it's just an effect for dumb viewers. Make 'em wear grey stuff. Put some black on kids' faces. Lazy.
Look at real photos from the streets of a similar era : way too scary for the beeb, especially the criminal mugshots! They don't really want realism. They want viewers.
Are you suggesting Victorian razor's weren't sharp enough to give a proper clean shave?
This pretend grittyness is the same load of tosh on telly or films : it does not increase realism, it's just an effect for dumb viewers. Make 'em wear grey stuff. Put some black on kids' faces. Lazy.
Look at real photos from the streets of a similar era : way too scary for the beeb, especially the criminal mugshots! They don't really want realism. They want viewers.
BIB Can you imagine such a thing, wanting people to watch what they've produced, whatever next?
Pfft it's a drama, plainly glossy drama, I don't think it's dirty enough either, it's there to entertain and it seems to entertain a few of us on here and probably a fair few thousand others.
I like the rather snazzy suits the detectives are wearing, don't know how historically accurate that is though, not particularly bothered.
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a long winter coming up stuck in the house the TV Is going to get some hammer
This pretend grittyness is the same load of tosh on telly or films : it does not increase realism, it's just an effect for dumb viewers. Make 'em wear grey stuff. Put some black on kids' faces. Lazy.
Look at real photos from the streets of a similar era : way too scary for the beeb, especially the criminal mugshots! They don't really want realism. They want viewers.
BIB Can you imagine such a thing, wanting people to watch what they've produced, whatever next?
Pfft it's a drama, plainly glossy drama, I don't think it's dirty enough either, it's there to entertain and it seems to entertain a few of us on here and probably a fair few thousand others.
I like the rather snazzy suits the detectives are wearing, don't know how historically accurate that is though, not particularly bothered.
Ah, that's who it is. Thanks.
Just what I thought. Nicely done though.
He was from Leicester, one of our local celebrities
Yum!
However, Joseph Merrick always makes me feel very sad, especially this portrayal as he seems like such a nice man.
Poor Joseph...
no but that is the manner in which he died
No...not so far as is believed..he was found laid flat though
I think he was beaten to death. Or maybe that was just in the movie.