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Old 06-02-2014, 16:04
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Maybe the dog was originally introduced, like other characters as I suggested, to make both John Nettles and now Neil Dudgeon, look less one dimensional.

However, the dog is acting the pants off Dudgeon, so it looks as if it's backfired.


Sykes is this "incarnation" of Nettles Cully, in for the comedy alone.

And it works too, so the producers got it right in their inclusion of the magnificent Sykes.....
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Old 06-02-2014, 16:29
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But it's so damn annoying

It's just another example of what I coined as; "The Pantomime Factor" nearly six years ago.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...&defid=3195441
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Old 06-02-2014, 21:42
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Felt like he was struggling with every line. Why use him? Let him enjoy his well earned retirement.
I thought he was great in the role he was given. Not struggling at all.
It was the character that was struggling!
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Old 07-02-2014, 11:53
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It was just an "homage" to "North By North West."
Just as he could have got back in the car, so could Cary Grant have just laid down in the cornfield to escape the plane. But it is "cinematic etiquette" not to do so.
As in in all dramas, where someone is being chased by a car, the form is to run forwards towards the camera, not turn to one side or other and duck down a side street to escape the car and be out of sight of the camera.
I remember a similar scene in Midsomer Murders where someone was being chased by a combined harvester and could easily have run off to the side to avoid it.
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Old 09-02-2014, 21:58
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What a terrible episode the story was boring, the characters did not hold the attention and worst of all the scenes with the planes you could see the close ups of the pilots were fake and the shots of the planes one minute bright sunshine next scene dark clouds.

In fact the murderer was so insignificant I only remembered one scene they were in before they were revealed.
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Old 09-02-2014, 22:10
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Not overly keen on this episode. I'm not finding Nelson that engaging. Seems to have no personality so far. I know, none of them have really though!
Best bit was Sykes!

Special 100th episode this coming week. For anyone who watches The Killing or Borgen they will recognise the guest stars!
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Old 10-02-2014, 15:51
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Notice that Gavin said it was the height of Summer in this episode (probably because this episode was filmed in the Summer). Isn't it a bit weird that Mrs. Barnaby is still pregnant then? She had a big bump in the Christmas episode.

I know this is because the episodes were filmed back to back, but they maybe should've been more careful about setting this episode earlier in the year so that the pregnancy timeline could make sense.
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Old 10-02-2014, 16:10
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Notice that Gavin said it was the height of Summer in this episode (probably because this episode was filmed in the Summer). Isn't it a bit weird that Mrs. Barnaby is still pregnant then? She had a big bump in the Christmas episode.

I know this is because the episodes were filmed back to back, but they maybe should've been more careful about setting this episode earlier in the year so that the pregnancy timeline could make sense.
Gavin??? Now who is time travelling
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Old 11-02-2014, 00:16
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Gavin??? Now who is time travelling
Not Troy, the pilot.
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:20
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I shall be very disappointed if they don't use badgers drifts really creepy funeral directors
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:27
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Those two brothers were also in the episode the made to measure murders
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:29
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I shall be very disappointed if they don't use badgers drifts really creepy funeral directors
Dear Dennis is sadly not here anymore
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:31
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Dear Dennis is sadly not here anymore
His identical cousin survived his episode didn't he,I did love them so nearly as much as their mummies
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:32
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LOVE Midsomer! It's so bad it's great! I have a feeling this 100th episode is going to build as we get more Copenhagen action...
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:33
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His identical cousin survived his episode didn't he,I did love them so nearly as much as their mummies
Shame they cant come back for another episode
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:54
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How the hell did nobody see that body with the boxes?
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:55
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Does anyone think young Harry is the spit of DS Jones?

Can't act, though. He and the tea-shop girl would make am-dram look like the RSC.
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:56
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How the hell did nobody see that body with the boxes?
Midsommer is about going with flow ours is not to reason why
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:56
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The body will come to life in an amazing twist
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Old 12-02-2014, 20:56
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Does anyone think young Harry is the spot of DS Jones?

Can't act, though. He and the tea-shop girl would make am-dram look like Shakespeare.
While I was going through my JK recordings (sad I know) I saw something on ITV Nightscreen and I saw somebody that looked like jones. My initial thought maybe a cameo from jones tonight due it to being number 100
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:08
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ALL of the Danes are familiar faces from The Killing and Borgen! Brilliant!
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:08
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Quite a few Borgen actors in this!
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:09
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ha ha ha This bit in Copenhagen is making my night.

it makes " Dud Yins " terrible acting look even more ridiculous.


his facial expression border on an insane man, detached from everyone else..


most unnatural..
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:14
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Excellent episode tonight. Refreshing and dynamic.
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Old 12-02-2014, 21:20
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ALL of the Danes are familiar faces from The Killing and Borgen! Brilliant!
Dont recognise the head copper with her hands in her pockets all the time.

my memory is stuffed, looked it up, its the mum from the killing, doh
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