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BBC2 drama "Murder"

mike65mike65 Posts: 11,386
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10 pm - 11 pm tonight
A young woman's body is found in a Nottingham flat, hours after she and her sister met a stranger in town. Police try to get to the bottom of the events leading up to her death, but two conflicting testimonies make it difficult to determine what happened - or who was responsible. Drama, directed by The Killing's Birger Larsen, starring Karla Crome and Joe Dempsie

Written by Robert Jones who did Party Animals, Pie in the Sky and most relevantly "The Cops" which was very good docu-drama style portrait of no-name town policing.
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    BellaRosaBellaRosa Posts: 36,552
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    I shall be watching that after the Long Weekend.
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    the_lostprophetthe_lostprophet Posts: 4,173
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    Will be watching due to the Birger Larsen factor.
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    dekafdekaf Posts: 8,398
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    the_lostprophet wrote: »
    Will be watching due to the Birger Larsen factor.

    Definitely! Like a moth to a light. :D
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    Prince MonaluluPrince Monalulu Posts: 35,900
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    Cheers knew he was doing something, due to BBC Frontrow, forgot when it was on, so needed the heads up.
    Edit: anyway of finding out if it's going to be on Iplayer?
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    StrakerStraker Posts: 79,657
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    Do I not like this?

    I know, it’s only half-way through but the structure is getting on my nerves so I’ve bailed. The form is drawing too much attention to itself and I can’t concentrate on the story.
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    penelopesimpsonpenelopesimpson Posts: 14,909
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    I have just given up. I presume the programme will start soon (?) but the format doesn't do it for me. Like one long preamble.
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    ee-ayee-ay Posts: 3,963
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    Gave up after 20 minutes.
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    Sandra BeeSandra Bee Posts: 9,437
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    Gave up after 30 minutes. :yawn:
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    penelopesimpsonpenelopesimpson Posts: 14,909
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    mike65 wrote: »
    10 pm - 11 pm tonight



    Written by Robert Jones who did Party Animals, Pie in the Sky and most relevantly "The Cops" which was very good docu-drama style portrait of no-name town policing.

    ended up not giving a damn. Incomprehensible. Waste of my time.
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    nick202nick202 Posts: 9,919
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    Thought I was going to be the only one - I lasted 20 minutes. As a one-off, I wondered why it was only an hour long and at 10pm on a Sunday, but now I know why!
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    PamelaLPamelaL Posts: 67,688
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    I'm still watching, it's not that bad and the actors playing Stefan and Colleen are brilliant.
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    Kaz159Kaz159 Posts: 11,824
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    PamelaL wrote: »
    I'm still watching, it's not that bad and the actors playing Stefan and Colleen are brilliant.

    I'm still watching too - I like the format.
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    EspressoEspresso Posts: 18,047
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    Wow.
    Unlike everyone else here, I thought that was absolutely excellent.
    Robert Pugh is never in anything bad - at least according to me, anyway - and the two main leads were fantastic. Never seen either of them in anything else but, blimey, there's a pair of actors for you.
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    KennyTKennyT Posts: 20,701
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    Well,, I thought it was excellent!

    K
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    -Jade"-Jade" Posts: 9,017
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    Just happened to switch over to this as it was starting and I was hooked until the end. Loved the format personally, usually get bored with this kind of thing after about 20 minutes but the format kept it interesting for me.

    Joe Dempsie and Karla Crome were brilliant.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 268
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    Gripping, intelligent and utterly superb. A rare treat.
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    mike65mike65 Posts: 11,386
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    I thought it was very good. The "commentary" style seems to have annoyed some but I thought as a technique to avoid the standard "Law and Order" procedural it was well realised (also meant it didn't take two hours or appear rushed if squeezed into 60 mins).
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    enfant_terribleenfant_terrible Posts: 333
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    Well.

    I stuck with this to the end. But it was not an easy journey and I nearly gave up several times. The first half was far too stylistic. It jarred my nerves to be honest. However, the denouement was pitched perfectly.

    The acting was uniformly excellent. The writing was quality.

    I'm glad I watched it in its entirety because I couldn't have given it an honest assessment otherwise.

    I didn't like it. It was the 'piece to camera' narrative. Didn't work for me.
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    dekafdekaf Posts: 8,398
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    Thumbs up from me. I really enjoyed it. I was quite shocked at the end though.
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    DenleyDenley Posts: 4,657
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    I missed this. Will watch on iplayer though.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 12
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    Add me to the fans. I did think that it was all coming to an end after twenty minutes, but then the rest zipped by and had me completely gripped! I found myself strangely drawn and yet repulsed by the two leads, Karla Crome especially, who with both this and her excellent turn in Hit and Miss is making herself one I will be looking out for! Really hope this gets another showing, and it is the kind of programme I would have loved a series of. Well done to all involved for a quality piece of drama.
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    Prince MonaluluPrince Monalulu Posts: 35,900
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    I'm downloading it, heard something about the format, suspect I'll like this if it's giving others the pip.
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    PaulraffPaulraff Posts: 49
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    Really refreshing to see something with quite a novel format. I like many 'standard' crime dramas as well, but I enjoyed the way this one made you think and took you through the detection process, complete with twists and u-turns. It felt like you were a jury member trying to sort out the claims and counter-claims.

    The way in which the truth was revealed at the end was very satisfying from an audience point of view. I find it frustrating when we're left with ifs and buts and maybes.

    And the performances were excellent.

    I would love to see more like this. Is it just a one-off?
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    dekafdekaf Posts: 8,398
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    Paulraff wrote: »
    Really refreshing to see something with quite a novel format. I like many 'standard' crime dramas as well, but I enjoyed the way this one made you think and took you through the detection process, complete with twists and u-turns. It felt like you were a jury member trying to sort out the claims and counter-claims.

    The way in which the truth was revealed at the end was very satisfying from an audience point of view. I find it frustrating when we're left with ifs and buts and maybes.

    And the performances were excellent.

    I would love to see more like this. Is it just a one-off?


    BIB Yes, unfortunately I believe it is.
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    -Jade"-Jade" Posts: 9,017
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    Paulraff wrote: »
    The way in which the truth was revealed at the end was very satisfying from an audience point of view. I find it frustrating when we're left with ifs and buts and maybes.

    I thought that's how they were going to leave things at one point, when the mum said the thing about Stefan using the bottle to bash the door down. I was furious for those two seconds :p
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