Not a bad opening episode, bit slow but then there is 8 episodes which imo means it is going to be dragged out and be slow paced which is not necessarily a bad thing.
the ending means Ollie had been there as that was his drawing on the wall.
i admit i did have to keep turning the volume up at some points which was annoying.
So the items donated to the charity shop are listed individually and the donors' names and addresses listed in ledgers? I heard her explanation but the whole thing seems highly unlikely.
And this legendary detective visits the donor of the scarf and the first thing he asks is NOT 'How did you come to possess this scarf?' In fact, if she hadn't called them back he wouldn't have asked that question at all!
I'm going to keep watching but the whole thing is ludicrous so far.
Yeah ,totally agree with the above - so ridiculous.
Also it took the ex detective barely any time to find the details in the ledger even though it had been put in 4 years previously!
Ok-ish drama, hasn't me swayed to hate or like it but some things in the story has prompted the 'why would they do that?' question a couple times and the acting is somewhat overdone, especially Nesbitt. Might tune in next week to see where the story line goes next.
There were some unlikely bits - that the charity shop woman would ask for the name and address of donors. Why would they want to give her their name? I wouldn't.
That the woman who donated the scarf would just let two totally strange men with no identification in to "ask a few questions". "Absolutely not" would be my response to that, or words to that effect.
That the drawing would be still on the wall in the cellar after 8 years and the homeowners would not have noticed, or if they did notice, never wondered how it came to be there or scrubbed it off.
But apart from that, I found it quite intriguing, with lots of questions to be answered.
So the items donated to the charity shop are listed individually and the donors' names and addresses listed in ledgers? I heard her explanation but the whole thing seems highly unlikely.
And this legendary detective visits the donor of the scarf and the first thing he asks is NOT 'How did you come to possess this scarf?' In fact, if she hadn't called them back he wouldn't have asked that question at all!
I'm going to keep watching but the whole thing is ludicrous so far.
In our local charity shop, the donors are encouraged to register for the sale of the goods to be tax exempt for the shop.
You are given a card which has your NI number, name and address on it. When you take in your bagfuls of stuff, your card number is tagged onto the bag, which is sorted, valued and listed before going on the shelf. So yes, it IS possible that the shop will know the source of the donated items.
Ok-ish drama, hasn't swayed to hate or like it but some things in the story has prompted the 'why would they do that?' question a couple times and the acting is somewhat overdone, especially Nesbitt. Might tune in next week to see where the story line goes next.
I've not watched it, but that sort of thing really annoys me too, to the extent that six years ago, I stuck my definition of "The Pantomime Factor," on Urban Dictionary.
Fairly typical BBC drama 1st episode - plodding. It seems to be their modus operandi. Why they do this is beyond me as I am sure it turns a portion of the audience off. Anyway will give it a go next week. Plot holes aplenty as others have said but hopefully it will start to motor next week.
In our local charity shop, the donors are encouraged to register for the sale of the goods to be tax exempt for the shop.
You are given a card which has your NI number, name and address on it. When you take in your bagfuls of stuff, your card number is tagged onto the bag, which is sorted, valued and listed before going on the shelf. So yes, it IS possible that the shop will know the source of the donated items.
That's right. We donated some stuff a while ago and received a letter from the charity shop telling us how much our donations had raised.
Nesbit is the reason I had no intention of watching this. I can't abide him.
Still, the BBC should stick to producing costume drama and dramatisations of 19th century novels as it's the only sort of drama that they (usually) do really well.
There were some unlikely bits - that the charity shop woman would ask for the name and address of donors. Why would they want to give her their name? I wouldn't.
That the woman who donated the scarf would just let two totally strange men with no identification in to "ask a few questions". "Absolutely not" would be my response to that, or words to that effect.
That the drawing would be still on the wall in the cellar after 8 years and the homeowners would not have noticed, or if they did notice, never wondered how it came to be there or scrubbed it off.
But apart from that, I found it quite intriguing, with lots of questions to be answered.
Very true, that woman at the house was indeed very trusting to let them in and not kicking a fuss when they took off down the cellar.
I'm not that keen on him either, weird-ish face to take seriously - like Milliband, and I agree that he's overrated. Forcing myself to watch to see if I've got that that wrong. So far, no.
No. U r wrong..this is soo good , thank god for Nesbit ...he is gonna make this
I did not quite get why the police did not follow up on the scarf, which clearly belonged to the missing boy, and it was left to the retired cop to do the digging. Imagine if a photo surfaced of a young girl with something that clearly belonged to Maddy.
So the items donated to the charity shop are listed individually and the donors' names and addresses listed in ledgers? I heard her explanation but the whole thing seems highly unlikely.
And this legendary detective visits the donor of the scarf and the first thing he asks is NOT 'How did you come to possess this scarf?' In fact, if she hadn't called them back he wouldn't have asked that question at all!
That all seemed very odd, but it was hard to follow the scarf donor conversation as it was in French
The first thing I thought of was the Mccanns - almost as if it had been written as an expression of sympathy for them. Anyhow I didn't find it half as gripping as the lead up suggested. It failed to drag me from the computer screen - my usual 'grip test'!
There were some good scenes but overall I found it contrived and over done.
I think I'll miss out the middle episodes and skip straight to the last!
Did anyone else notice the detective's photo of his daughter on his desk ? - a spitting image of Madeline McCain. They made some play of him holding this photo, I can't help but think it was an intentional reference.
In the beginning it's obviously meant to be the McCanns. Same clothes, demeanour etc. I'll carry on watching but I'm finding the plot faults too stupid. Going swimming in the summer in an outside pool and yet you've brought a winter scarf with you?
In the beginning it's obviously meant to be the McCanns. Same clothes, demeanour etc. I'll carry on watching but I'm finding the plot faults too stupid. Going swimming in the summer in an outside pool and yet you've brought a winter scarf with you?
Thought the same thing - why would he have a scarf???
Overall I enjoyed it and will watch next week despite all the plot holes and having Nesbit in it. Nearly didn't watch it because of him as I don't rate him much but was reasonably 'gripped' quite quickly.
So the items donated to the charity shop are listed individually and the donors' names and addresses listed in ledgers? I heard her explanation but the whole thing seems highly unlikely.
And this legendary detective visits the donor of the scarf and the first thing he asks is NOT 'How did you come to possess this scarf?' In fact, if she hadn't called them back he wouldn't have asked that question at all!
I'm going to keep watching but the whole thing is ludicrous so far.
I enjoyed the episode it parts but this is what spoilt it for me, there were just too many coincidences and ridiculous situations, the scarf and charity shop being the main one, would a charity shop really have a detailed book of every item donated with an address going back 4 years, incredibly unlikely.
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the ending means Ollie had been there as that was his drawing on the wall.
i admit i did have to keep turning the volume up at some points which was annoying.
Yeah ,totally agree with the above - so ridiculous.
Also it took the ex detective barely any time to find the details in the ledger even though it had been put in 4 years previously!
That the woman who donated the scarf would just let two totally strange men with no identification in to "ask a few questions". "Absolutely not" would be my response to that, or words to that effect.
That the drawing would be still on the wall in the cellar after 8 years and the homeowners would not have noticed, or if they did notice, never wondered how it came to be there or scrubbed it off.
But apart from that, I found it quite intriguing, with lots of questions to be answered.
In our local charity shop, the donors are encouraged to register for the sale of the goods to be tax exempt for the shop.
You are given a card which has your NI number, name and address on it. When you take in your bagfuls of stuff, your card number is tagged onto the bag, which is sorted, valued and listed before going on the shelf. So yes, it IS possible that the shop will know the source of the donated items.
I've not watched it, but that sort of thing really annoys me too, to the extent that six years ago, I stuck my definition of "The Pantomime Factor," on Urban Dictionary.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The%20Pantomime%20Factor&defid=3195441
That's right. We donated some stuff a while ago and received a letter from the charity shop telling us how much our donations had raised.
Still, the BBC should stick to producing costume drama and dramatisations of 19th century novels as it's the only sort of drama that they (usually) do really well.
Obviously there are times we have to suspend disbelief and there are odd coincidences but ...................it is a drama.
Didn't realise that it was eight episodes long ...........hope they don't spin it out too much like (Ifelt) they did with Broadchurch.
Same here. I had to keep adjusting the sound, one minute it was fine, then quiet, then fine again
No. U r wrong..this is soo good , thank god for Nesbit ...he is gonna make this
I've had the same problem. Glad it's not just me!!
That all seemed very odd, but it was hard to follow the scarf donor conversation as it was in French
There were some good scenes but overall I found it contrived and over done.
I think I'll miss out the middle episodes and skip straight to the last!
Thought the same thing - why would he have a scarf???
Overall I enjoyed it and will watch next week despite all the plot holes and having Nesbit in it. Nearly didn't watch it because of him as I don't rate him much but was reasonably 'gripped' quite quickly.
I enjoyed the episode it parts but this is what spoilt it for me, there were just too many coincidences and ridiculous situations, the scarf and charity shop being the main one, would a charity shop really have a detailed book of every item donated with an address going back 4 years, incredibly unlikely.