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Old 13-02-2015, 12:34
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As much as I enjoyed MM with the original Barnaby & family, I much prefer the new series with new cast.

Joyce and Cully were sooooooooooooo wooden and unreal, they almost added the - unintended - comedy side to the show, and Tom huffed and puffed his way through the later episodes as if walking 6 steps was the limit of his endurance. And as for Jones! He was just too dim to be in the police.
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Old 13-02-2015, 16:01
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I have got to say the new sidekick I find both boring and irritating. Quite a skill in itself. His character is struggling to be even 2 dimensional, the fact he looks like something the cat dragged in is about the most interesting and similtaneously the most annoying thing about him.

The fact he looks like scruff is the only thing that distinguishes him from most of the furniture that seems to be cluttering up the sets these days.

Is this some vain attempt to make Neil Dudgeon look more interesting cos if it is its failing, if anything it makes the new Barnaby look a little daft, especially the 'wacky homelife' that is starting to grate. Yes I know there is a new baby but everything seems a little too sweetness and light, Mrs Barnaby is doing her best to do a yummy mummy impression, and no sign of any discernible loss a sleep from either parent. Is this at all realistic?

Sorry got sidetracked there. Don't like Nelson, sorry the shotgun blast didn't get him.
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Old 13-02-2015, 16:04
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Not one of the better ones but nice to hear Bellowhead on the tape. Fab modern folk band.
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Old 13-02-2015, 18:09
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As much as I enjoyed MM with the original Barnaby & family, I much prefer the new series with new cast.

Joyce and Cully were sooooooooooooo wooden and unreal, they almost added the - unintended - comedy side to the show, and Tom huffed and puffed his way through the later episodes as if walking 6 steps was the limit of his endurance. And as for Jones! He was just too dim to be in the police.
I always considered Joyce and Cully were there to make Barney Bee appear less wooden! Towards the end, Cully's "role" was occasionally limited to that of a received postcard from her.

As for Jones, it's not his fault. He appeared to be either quite sensible one week and then a bit thick the next, depending on the script.

Neither he nor we were ever privy to the "lost ten minutes of each programme" where all the clues fell into Barney Bee's lap.
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Old 13-02-2015, 21:04
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I'm afraid this is past its sell by date for me.
I watched about five minutes of my recording, then deleted it and took it off "series record."
The main characters are poor.
The new "Barney Bee," should go back to doing what he was best at.................chauffeuring Miss Bradley.
That was a great series. Wish it had been longer.
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Old 13-02-2015, 23:57
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Is this some vain attempt to make Neil Dudgeon look more interesting cos if it is its failing, if anything it makes the new Barnaby look a little daft, especially the 'wacky homelife' that is starting to grate. Yes I know there is a new baby but everything seems a little too sweetness and light, Mrs Barnaby is doing her best to do a yummy mummy impression, and no sign of any discernible loss a sleep from either parent. Is this at all realistic?
Methinks you missed their yawning in the first episode. But in defence of Fiona Dolman (Sarah Barnaby) she actually had a baby late last year so she really would have lost some sleep in real life - guess she just looks great regardless!
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Old 14-02-2015, 17:49
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That was a great series. Wish it had been longer.
Your wish has been granted
The episode shown on 11th Feb. was episode 3 of 4. The final episode of series 17 is due to be shown on 18th Feb 2015
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Old 15-02-2015, 15:34
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But in defence of Fiona Dolman (Sarah Barnaby) she actually had a baby late last year so she really would have lost some sleep in real life - guess she just looks great regardless!
Blimey - I see she's only 45. I had thought up til now that Mrs Barnaby looked too old to be a mum of a new baby - had put her at about late 40s. Oops. Barnaby himself does look really old to be a new dad - not that it's particularly problematic for men but just seemed odd to me. I've hardly ever watched this over the years so assumed that baby must have been their grandkid that they were babysitting at first when I saw the episode of a couple of weeks back!
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Old 15-02-2015, 15:36
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Your wish has been granted
The episode shown on 11th Feb. was episode 3 of 4. The final episode of series 17 is due to be shown on 18th Feb 2015
I think she was referring to the Mrs Bradley Mysteries that Neil Dudgeon was the chauffeur in, rather than Midsomer Murders.
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Old 15-02-2015, 19:49
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Blimey - I see she's only 45. I had thought up til now that Mrs Barnaby looked too old to be a mum of a new baby - had put her at about late 40s. Oops. Barnaby himself does look really old to be a new dad - not that it's particularly problematic for men but just seemed odd to me. I've hardly ever watched this over the years so assumed that baby must have been their grandkid that they were babysitting at first when I saw the episode of a couple of weeks back!
I presume they wrote the baby into the show as Fiona Dolman was pregnant in real life and they didn't want to hide the bump during filming.
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Old 15-02-2015, 20:25
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I'm still loving Midsommer! Charlie Nelson is a welcome addition to the show - nice, handsome and a bit rough and ready! Sykes is a brilliant actor for a dog - and plays well in those scenes with Barnaby & Wife & baby!

The stories are OK too!!
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Old 15-02-2015, 21:02
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I'm afraid I am not a fan of the dog, think it should stick to appearing in naff TV adverts.
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Old 16-02-2015, 10:37
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I'm still loving Midsommer! Charlie Nelson is a welcome addition to the show - nice, handsome and a bit rough and ready! Sykes is a brilliant actor for a dog - and plays well in those scenes with Barnaby & Wife & baby!

The stories are OK too!!
I agree i'm still enjoying it. I like Nelson too.
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Old 16-02-2015, 10:45
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I'm afraid I am not a fan of the dog, think it should stick to appearing in naff TV adverts.

Agreed.

The only reason the cur is there is to fill up time, it adds nothing to the plot!

Stick to the adverts where, like all of the cat and dog related ads it can safely be ignored as being totally irrelevant and uninteresting.


Good to see working dogs, guide dogs, listening dogs, farm dogs and the like but the rest are just vanity pets.
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Old 16-02-2015, 15:35
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How can anyone not like the dog?
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Old 16-02-2015, 15:55
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How can anyone not like the dog?
Simple. It's a dog!
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Old 16-02-2015, 15:59
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The thought of having a baby at the age of 45 fills me with horror. My oldest would be 26 then. The best character in this is the dog. The dog is great.
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Old 16-02-2015, 16:08
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The thought of having a baby at the age of 45 fills me with horror. My oldest would be 26 then. The best character in this is the dog. The dog is great.
He doesn't have too much competition does he?
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Old 16-02-2015, 17:28
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He doesn't have too much competition does he?
Hardly any. Some of the cast are quite wooden.
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Old 16-02-2015, 18:39
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Agreed.

The only reason the cur is there is to fill up time, it adds nothing to the plot!

Stick to the adverts where, like all of the cat and dog related ads it can safely be ignored as being totally irrelevant and uninteresting.


Good to see working dogs, guide dogs, listening dogs, farm dogs and the like but the rest are just vanity pets.
I think you'll find that as an acting dog Sykes is very much a worker.
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Old 16-02-2015, 22:40
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My hubby has been watching the repeats of the John Nettles ones and I've caught some of them. With a few exceptions they are much better than the Dudgeon ones. Dudgeon just about managed when Jason Hughes was still there but it is boring now. Lee and Dudgeon are as wooden as two planks. His wife is a charisma free zone.
Sykes is acting them off the screen!

I'm missing the old incidental music from the Nettles ones and as a previous poster mentioned, they have stopped showing the murderer committing the crimes in flashback.
The best bit is still the ingenious ways of killing people but it is running out of steam for me.
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Old 17-02-2015, 10:52
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I think you'll find that as an acting dog Sykes is very much a worker.
But he/she/it does even less 'acting' than the two main characters, although I suppose that does take some doing.

To be fair he/she/it does appear to be able to move quite quickly at times, unlike the main characters.


Following up on another poster, heaven help we simple viewers if there is ever a plot set in a forest. We would not be able to separate the wooden actors from the trees, but I suppose at that point the dog could demonstrate a bark or two.
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Old 17-02-2015, 11:31
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My hubby has been watching the repeats of the John Nettles ones and I've caught some of them. With a few exceptions they are much better than the Dudgeon ones. Dudgeon just about managed when Jason Hughes was still there but it is boring now. Lee and Dudgeon are as wooden as two planks. His wife is a charisma free zone.
Sykes is acting them off the screen!

I'm missing the old incidental music from the Nettles ones and as a previous poster mentioned, they have stopped showing the murderer committing the crimes in flashback.
The best bit is still the ingenious ways of killing people but it is running out of steam for me.
I liked the music in the old programmes.

Conversely I couldn't stand the intrusive repetitive dirges consisting of series of unimaginative long drawn out notes that spoiled Lewis for me.
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Old 19-02-2015, 10:40
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Last night's episode (the vintage wine one) was quite good I thought. Not sure if it was as good as last week's Midsomer ballad episode but I certainly enjoyed it and thought it had a good cast. It was also nice to see them finally do something about Charlie and Kate - wasn't sure if they would end up in a relationship or not, but I guess we know now. That policewoman may be a regular from now on, I guess.

I still miss the flashbacks they used to have showing the murderer bumping off their victims. Even without those flashbacks there were still some effective moments though, like the bolt-from-the-blue abduction bit (did it make anyone jump? )
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Old 19-02-2015, 11:48
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I think I may have to put a Post-it note on the TV saying "remember not to watch Midsomer". Every time it's on I start watching, realise it's completely implausible and full of plot holes, then have to watch to the end to find out who did it. And then feel disappointed by the answer.

Last nights's was particularly egregious since it had yet another Midsomer-by-numbers totally unbelievable set-up: a launch party for a new wine, attended by a notorious critic from a "wine magazine". Right... so not the wine critic for the Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian or any other mass circulation publication, but a "wine magazine". And apparently a review in this magazine could make or break the vineyard.

So, Midsomer fans: how many notorious critics from "wine magazines" can you name? (without the use of Google).

Like I said, I must remember not to watch it.
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