DS Forums

 
 

The new Midsomer Murders with Neil Dudgeon Thread


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 29-01-2016, 12:14
Flukie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 38,839
Boring, boring, boring....


Not sure it's the writing, the acting or Dudgeons laid back, couldn't care less approach, but the series is fast becoming a wonderful cure for insomnia.
It's funny, I loved the John Nettles MM's (which I discovered late) - and have bought all the series DVD's he was in - but I just can't get into it with Neil Dudgeon.
Flukie is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 29-01-2016, 14:44
xxamiexx
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,240
Must admit I've struggled with most of MM since John Nettles left. Always loved the series and was prepared to give Neil Dudgeon a go, as seen him in lots of things and always thought he was good, but to me he always seems to have a quizzical look, which carries him through most of the story. I just want him to look something else other than mildly amused or puzzled most of the time
xxamiexx is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 15:10
Grumpy_Alan
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Planet Alan
Posts: 1,632
Must admit I've struggled with most of MM since John Nettles left. Always loved the series and was prepared to give Neil Dudgeon a go, as seen him in lots of things and always thought he was good, but to me he always seems to have a quizzical look, which carries him through most of the story. I just want him to look something else other than mildly amused or puzzled most of the time

Perhaps a little "acting" may help. He gives the impression that he's just watching the clock so that he can go home.
Grumpy_Alan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 15:18
Flukie
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 38,839
Perhaps a little "acting" may help. He gives the impression that he's just watching the clock so that he can go home.
The couple of episodes I've watched (and fast forwarded through a lot), he just looks bored, as if he can't believe he lives in an area worse than Oxford for murders and he finds the mode of murders too ridiculous to bother getting animated about!
Flukie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 15:48
Grumpy_Alan
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Planet Alan
Posts: 1,632
The couple of episodes I've watched (and fast forwarded through a lot), he just looks bored, as if he can't believe he lives in an area worse than Oxford for murders and he finds the mode of murders too ridiculous to bother getting animated about!

BiB - you express it much better than I
Grumpy_Alan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 16:25
bob up and down
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 11,981
Can some kind soul please tell me who was responsible for sending the landlady the heart in the box and for writing MURDERER in paint on the memorial........ I was in the arms of Morpheus. Saw the end but not that bit. Thanks.
bob up and down is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 16:48
gerry d
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 12,053
Can some kind soul please tell me who was responsible for sending the landlady the heart in the box and for writing MURDERER in paint on the memorial........ I was in the arms of Morpheus. Saw the end but not that bit. Thanks.
Spoiler
gerry d is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 17:23
Justabloke
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: up the stairs!
Posts: 11,649
This episode was more like an episode of Grand Designs! Some lovely architecture.

I really can't get on with the new path. She is truly obnoxious!

I find myself tuning in and everytime I wonder why putting aside the actors there has been a fundamental change in teh show and I can't quite put my finger on what it is...
Justabloke is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-01-2016, 18:09
bob up and down
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 11,981
Spoiler
Thank you so much. Have a good weekend.
bob up and down is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 20:10
Jim_Ula
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 241
That's more like it - murder by sculpture
Jim_Ula is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 20:12
Verence
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Kessingland, Suffolk
Posts: 85,565
That's more like it - murder by sculpture
Not as much fun as Martine McCutcheon being killed by a massive wheel of cheese.


That's Rodney Trotter's father-in-law!!!
Verence is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 20:18
Jim_Ula
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 241
Not as much fun as Martine McCutcheon being killed by a massive wheel of cheese.


That's Rodney Trotter's father-in-law!!!
Agreed, one of my favourites.

A few faces dotted about tonight - Ferdie from This Life too.
Jim_Ula is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 20:47
Verence
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Kessingland, Suffolk
Posts: 85,565
This is Adrian Scarborough's third appearance on MM.

That was a very good death!!!
Verence is offline Follow this poster on Twitter   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 21:32
Jim_Ula
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 241
Dropping a sculpture on someone is pretty cool
Jim_Ula is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 21:40
Soomacdoo
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 2,402
The Daniel Fargo actor looks like he should have been in The League of Gentlemen or Psychoville. I think he looks like he could be Reece Shearsmiths dad.
Soomacdoo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 22:23
H of De Vil
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: East Sussex
Posts: 11,449
Great ep tonight, better than last weeks.
H of De Vil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-02-2016, 23:05
BlackTarantula
Forum Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 283
Great ep tonight, better than last weeks.
Agreed! I really enjoyed it. Wasn't expecting to, but there you go. I think they made good use of the sculpture park idea for this episode.
BlackTarantula is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 00:17
TabbyKitten95
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 269
This is Adrian Scarborough's third appearance on MM.

That was a very good death!!!
David Bamber's had three goes too
TabbyKitten95 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 07:05
Andrew1954
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 4,000
The Daniel Fargo actor looks like he should have been in The League of Gentlemen or Psychoville. I think he looks like he could be Reece Shearsmiths dad.
Brilliant character actor. I can't see him in something and not think of his marvellous portrayal of the creepy and obsequious Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice.
Andrew1954 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 07:07
Charenton
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,140
This was much the same as last week's episode. I found it hard to believe how such a slightly built female could have done the murders and positioned the bodies as she did, Also she'd have had a hard time using a sledgehammer to break that stone/marble sculpture. The way she killed her husband dropping that giant stone ball on him his body should have burst. There was not a drop of blood to be seen.

Had they cast Julie T Wallace as the wife it may have made more sense.

I don't mind the ridiculous methods of murder as long as the are credible.
Charenton is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 07:27
Andrew1954
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 4,000
Yes, that threw me off somewhat. I assumed the murderer must be a strong person. I wondered about the wife of the couple running the activity centre for a while. Couldn't see a strong enough motive for all the murders.

Talking of motives I'm getting a bit fed up with plots in which there is a sudden revelation of some major fact that since we didn't know it earlier it wasn't possible to make a reasonable guess at the murderer. This plot device has been used a lot in MSM and Endeavour.
Andrew1954 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 07:37
lylonic_x
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 2,141
Good episode last night I felt. It was enjoyable enough and I didn't guess the murderer at all, my OH did though, she guessed it from about half way through, if not earlier
lylonic_x is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 07:40
Ellie1967
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 1,728
This was much the same as last week's episode. I found it hard to believe how such a slightly built female could have done the murders and positioned the bodies as she did, Also she'd have had a hard time using a sledgehammer to break that stone/marble sculpture. The way she killed her husband dropping that giant stone ball on him his body should have burst. There was not a drop of blood to be seen.
I thought Bryn admitted to smashing up the sculpture?

I agree about her husband - he didn't look nearly squashed enough.
Ellie1967 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 09:05
chrisii2011
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 2,663
Spoiler
chrisii2011 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-02-2016, 09:26
BellaRosa
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: OP is a murderer!!
Posts: 27,207
Great ep tonight, better than last weeks.
Agree but would be 1,000 times better if Kam went. She is not even a good actress
BellaRosa is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply



Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 11:46.