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Old 12-02-2016, 20:17
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Second series of Spin tonight on More4 at 9pm

Trapped (Icelandic) on Saturday on BBC4 at 9pm.
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Old 26-02-2016, 22:08
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Swedish darma at 10pm on More 4 from Thursday 3rd March:

Thicker Than Water Brand new series: Atmospheric drama set on an island. Determined to reunite her three children and force them to confront their past, Anna-Lisa initiates a plan. In Swedish/subs. (Ep1/10)

I'm following Spin 2; anyone else?
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Old 26-02-2016, 23:01
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Trapped (Icelandic) on Saturday on BBC4 at 9pm.
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Here:

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2137054
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Old 26-02-2016, 23:15
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Does anyone know if False Flag is going to be shown at some point?
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Old 03-03-2016, 13:39
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Swedish darma at 10pm on More 4 from Thursday 3rd March:

Thicker Than Water Brand new series: Atmospheric drama set on an island. Determined to reunite her three children and force them to confront their past, Anna-Lisa initiates a plan. In Swedish/subs. (Ep1/10)[
Starts tonight, will not be watching. I've only got so much time to fill with gloomy Nordic light esp with Trapped running on BBC Four
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Old 03-03-2016, 21:00
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I just spotted Thicker Than Water again in the listing and came to bump this.
More4 10pm.
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Old 03-03-2016, 21:10
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Starts tonight, will not be watching. I've only got so much time to fill with gloomy Nordic light esp with Trapped running on BBC Four
Kinda my thinking too. I could be swayed if someone here makes a strong case for it.

Hop to it people, convince me to watch!!
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Old 03-03-2016, 21:17
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I'm a sucker for this stuff (ie less critical than many here) but I'll report back later.
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Old 03-03-2016, 22:15
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I used to wish I'd been born American but I'm beginning to wish now I was Swedish instead.

They sucked me in goddammit - I should be watching Stewart Lee instead.
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Old 04-03-2016, 11:23
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Haha "They sucked you in"? Yes good drama can do that.

People who demand *action* or something fast-paced would be disappointed with Thicker Than Water but I liked it a lot. It's all about a mother and her three adult children who weren't close, called together by the mother for an announcement. There's no deep fear or hatred but some bad memories and resentment.

I can't quite see how this story can take 10 parts but it's got good reviews and part 1 was intriguing so I'll stay with it.
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Old 04-03-2016, 11:37
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I quite liked the vibe, the music and the summer flashbacks but the mother's gnomic utterances were annoying in the extreme and just smacked of a drama contrivance divorced from any resemblance to real life. Too many ad breaks for something of this pace made it difficult to keep hold of the thread which just shows how lucky we are that BBC4 takes many of the best imports.

I think Sunday night would be a better day for this. Thursday just seems all wrong.
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Old 04-03-2016, 12:26
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I think I spotted "Viktoria" (from The Bridge - Series 2) in Thicker than Water.
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Old 04-03-2016, 16:51
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I quite liked the vibe, the music and the summer flashbacks but the mother's gnomic utterances were annoying in the extreme and just smacked of a drama contrivance divorced from any resemblance to real life. Too many ad breaks for something of this pace made it difficult to keep hold of the thread which just shows how lucky we are that BBC4 takes many of the best imports.

I think Sunday night would be a better day for this. Thursday just seems all wrong.
I agree about the bit in bold, i just wanted her to spit it out. Apart from that i'm intrigued to see where the story goes.
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Old 05-03-2016, 22:46
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The next Swedish drama on BBC Four looks like it'll be a bit more "funky" and cool then the typical. Its also just four episodes long which is fine by me.
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Old 10-03-2016, 18:32
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The next Swedish drama on BBC Four looks like it'll be a bit more "funky" and cool then the typical. Its also just four episodes long which is fine by me.
I've seen trailers (what's it called again?) but it's still at the 'Coming Soon' stage with no info while Trapped is in that slot.

I enjoyed Thicker Than Water (10pm, More4). Is there a thread?
I agree the mother was a bit frustrating but I'm following.
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Old 10-03-2016, 18:59
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I've often thought we need a meeting point for fans of these dramas, not to discuss any one in particular but to announce and talk about what's coming up, which ones you enjoyed or would like to see and comparing different series.

In the past there have been series other than those on BBC4 and I missed the start because I didn't know they were onand didn't see the appropriate channel listings. You can't search for a thread igfyou don't know the title!

Please announce series here on this thread but for discussion of the 'current' ones in detail please start a thread and put a link in this thread.

Coming up tonight Montalbano 9pm BBC4. Not sure but probably a repeat.
Just two stand out for me , Romanzo Criminale and Gomorrah . Both truely amazing .
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Old 10-03-2016, 19:02
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Starts tonight, will not be watching. I've only got so much time to fill with gloomy Nordic light esp with Trapped running on BBC Four
Hope this is good peeps . I've downloaded Series 1 Episode 1 from OnDemand and set the rest of the series on series link ..
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Old 10-03-2016, 19:16
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Swedish darma at 10pm on More 4 from Thursday 3rd March:

Thicker Than Water Brand new series: Atmospheric drama set on an island. Determined to reunite her three children and force them to confront their past, Anna-Lisa initiates a plan. In Swedish/subs. (Ep1/10)

I'm following Spin 2; anyone else?
.... President in a coma and terrorist trouble at an oil refinery in Algeria
Sounds awfully like The Legacy
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Old 10-03-2016, 19:27
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I don't think I've got the will to stick with TTW. First ep not "grabby" enough and the thought of another nine weeks of 80 minutes worth of ad filled angst is not what I need right now.
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Old 10-03-2016, 19:45
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The next Swedish drama on BBC Four looks like it'll be a bit more "funky" and cool then the typical. Its also just four episodes long which is fine by me.
Do you mean Follow the Money? It's Danish Nikolaj Lie Kaas who was in series three of Forbrydelsen is in it.
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Old 10-03-2016, 23:05
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There's Blue Eyes starting on Friday 25th March on More 4.
Maybe he means that.
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Old 11-03-2016, 09:09
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Genug ist genug. Let's have some German drama series, if there are any. It would help my understanding of my favourite language.
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Old 11-03-2016, 10:13
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I've asked DS if there's any chance of a separate section/sub-forum for sub-titled drama, but just got the generic 'thanks for your reply......we'll think about it' type response. It would be really helpful to have all the threads in the same place as it's so easy to miss something. So many of us record/save programmes to watch later that we miss all the trailers for new imports as we fast forward through the ads!
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Old 11-03-2016, 10:44
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Genug ist genug. Let's have some German drama series, if there are any. It would help my understanding of my favourite language.
My favourite language too! Although, I also like the 'sound' of the Scandinavian languages.

I'm struggling a little with Thicker than Water. I don't mind a slow-paced drama, but I was hoping it would be more intriguing. None of the siblings are particularly likeable so I find myself not really caring what happens to them. I will stick with it to the end though in case it picks up.
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Old 11-03-2016, 11:55
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My favourite language too! Although, I also like the 'sound' of the Scandinavian languages.

I'm struggling a little with Thicker than Water. I don't mind a slow-paced drama, but I was hoping it would be more intriguing. None of the siblings are particularly likeable so I find myself not really caring what happens to them. I will stick with it to the end though in case it picks up.
I felt like that about the siblings in The Legacy! As it went on you started to understand why they were the way they were, I wouldn't say I liked them by the end but I didn't find them as thoroughly unlikeable as I had at the start.

I recorded the first two episodes of Thicker Than Water so I've yet to see it. I should watch it before I've got too many episodes recorded otherwise I'll lose the urge to plough through them! I did that with Deutschland 83 and I still haven't watched any of the episodes. I need to be more alert so I can concentrate on the subtitles At least they're all on Walter Presents so I may end up catching them on there instead so I can free up some space on the Sky box
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