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Really enjoy this series. It's a shame it isn't shown on a Sunday evening as a way to round off the week
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I keep meaning to find the books in the library. Do you mean that the England of G K Chesterton is a fantasyland?
Excellent news ![]() I think the BBC made a decision to make this type of drama FB/Indian Doctor/WPC56 etc, rather than show Diagnosis Murder/Murder She Wrote etc. Once a body of work is built up then they can repeat their own programming as in DQF. Or someone bought a job lot of 1950's gear down the market.
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I keep meaning to find the books in the library. Do you mean that the England of G K Chesterton is a fantasyland?
Good question and answer page here. http://pastoffences.wordpress.com/20...-bbc-producer/ |
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I don't recall seeing any rain in either series.
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I've watched all of the second series in iplayer and really enjoyed it.
It has a certain charm...... |
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Who's 'ranting'?
Or do you mean that you're upset about someone not agreeing with your taste in TV drama? If so, it's probably best not to frequent discussion forums on the subject. ![]() ![]()
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This isn't a thread to discuss Ripper Street so I won't go into detail. However, if you think that it was just another period detective series, it really wasn't.
It was far grittier than the usual Quality Street portrayal of Victorian London, it engaged with the sexual politics of the time, it didn't flinch from the realistic portrayal of violence, it attempted to reflect contemporary spoken English, it involved real-life people and events, heck, the list goes on. |
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I haven't seen them all yet but certainly it's top quality for daytime TV. The scripts seem better this time, some really quite good.
However you don't see bad acting on the BBC, until now that is. Also some of the characterisations are annoyingly portrayed. |
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I think this is because in the Father Brown books England remained a Catholic country after Henry 8th managed to resolve his differences with the pope.
But it is true of this series. It is a bit like an alternative history, like Robert Harris's novel Fatherland which is set in a world in which Hitler won the war. I was not too impressed with the first series, but from what I have seen of the second it was a lot better. |
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seems a good series. i shall watch again.
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You sound bitter and in the wrong thread also.
I see you're another one of those people who can tell what someone's state of mind is from a few words of text. Promise that you'll use your powers only for good.
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I started watching an episode on catch-up yesterday but it does appear to be awfully twee. The 'music' is intrusive and seems to be designed to compensate for the cast's inability to act. E.g. conversation between husband and wife. Wife is clearly unhappy but husband doesn't pick up on it. Husband drives off. Wife stares after him sadly. Cue mournful strings. Yeah, FFS, we get it. It's like watching an amateur dramatic society production on screen.
I see there were the usual television drama tropes - chocolate box settings and cars that looked brand new and spotlessly clean. I know this isn't competing against Ripper Street but it is annoying when something genuinely fresh and adventurous like Ripper Street get axed and formulaic, by-the-numbers Sunday evening whodunnits like this get recommissioned. ![]() Quote:
Who's 'ranting'?
Or do you mean that you're upset about someone not agreeing with your taste in TV drama? If so, it's probably best not to frequent discussion forums on the subject. ![]() Quote:
This isn't a thread to discuss Ripper Street so I won't go into detail. However, if you think that it was just another period detective series, it really wasn't.
It was far grittier than the usual Quality Street portrayal of Victorian London, it engaged with the sexual politics of the time, it didn't flinch from the realistic portrayal of violence, it attempted to reflect contemporary spoken English, it involved real-life people and events, heck, the list goes on.
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I've really enjoyed this and am delighted that the first series (which I haven't seen) is being repeated from today. Initially I thought it was a bit hammy and it reminded me of Rosemary and Thyme, but it's charm has really worked on me and now I think it's in a different league altogether.
I love Mark Williams as Fr Brown and I think Sorcha Cusack is brilliant as the tight lipped, disapproving but ultimately kind hearted Mrs McCarthy. |
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Father Brown freaks me the hell out, he's so bloomin' sinister
![]() Is he supposed to be?
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Father Brown freaks me the hell out, he's so bloomin' sinister
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No I don't think so. He is supposed to be a friendly but nosy priest who has a penchant for solving crimes and standing up for the unjustly accused.
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Father Brown freaks me the hell out, he's so bloomin' sinister
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I'm mystified as so why they chose to show them as a group over two weeks. I still have several unwatched on my PVR. There's a limit to how many mysteries I can concentrate on in a week. Perhaps they think they're not mysteries at all just frivolous light entertainment.
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Absolutely excellent programme. I've always liked Mark Williams whether it be comedy, documentaries or serious acting.
Great locations and very good story lines. Will there be more and will it be moved to a more prime time slot? |
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Father Brown freaks me the hell out, he's so bloomin' sinister
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My favourite line so far:
Police Inspector: Oh! Leave it to the professionals Father. Father Brown: Professionals built the Titanic, an amateur built the Ark. |
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I was surprised that she said it was filmed during appalling rain, because both series seem to me to showing us an idyllic quintessential English village where it's perpetually summer
I don't recall seeing any rain in either series. |
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That is not true of the original collections of short stories, which are very different from this TV series.
But it is true of this series. It is a bit like an alternative history, like Robert Harris's novel Fatherland which is set in a world in which Hitler won the war. I was not too impressed with the first series, but from what I have seen of the second it was a lot better. |
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That is not true of the original collections of short stories, which are very different from this TV series.
But it is true of this series. It is a bit like an alternative history, like Robert Harris's novel Fatherland which is set in a world in which Hitler won the war. |
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