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Old Yesterday, 00:33
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I think I might re-watch too, mainly because it's fun and there's some bits of dialogue I must have missed, there are more zingers in there that need time to stretch out.

Edit: Anyone remember what series one did in viewing figures, just wondering...
Funny you ask as earlier I googled the first series to get a recap of what had happened (being 2015 and all). I don't know how reliable Wiki is for this sort of thing but it said:

In the UK, the first episode launched with 2.5 million viewers, Channel 4's biggest midweek drama launch for more than three years. Although subsequent episodes lost overnight viewers, dropping as low as 1.2 million, the weekly consolidated series average remained at 2.5 million and finished 47% up on Channel 4's slot average.

In France, the first episode of series 1 aired 29 February 2016 on France 2 and was watched by 5.46 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience. The next three episodes were shown back to back that evening and together achieved an average 4.6 million viewers, 20.4% of the TV audience.

I wonder what the French made of it!
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Old Yesterday, 00:35
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I put subtitles on about half way thru and that really helped with the plot! I think I used subtitles for series one too, it's one of those shows where the clues are hidden in tiny pieces of dialogue so the fun in trying to work it out is in catching everything they say and do ...
That's what I am going to do when I re-watch.
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Old Yesterday, 00:39
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I thought it took a couple of episodes to really get into its stride. I'd give it another go now if I was you because it's now exellent (IMO).
I watched the first 30 minutes again tonight but gave up.......... obviously it's just not for me

Must admit though that the bomb had me jumping out of the chair !
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Old Yesterday, 08:30
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I watched the first 30 minutes again tonight but gave up.......... obviously it's just not for me

Must admit though that the bomb had me jumping out of the chair !
Me too - even though it was obvious something was going to kick off!

Really enjoyed it, like others have said the dialogue is really snappy along with the direction overall, but I just about managed to keep up with the plot.

I've got Death In Paradise tonight for a less demanding watch
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Old Yesterday, 08:31
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Right load of old tosh.

No offence.
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Old Yesterday, 10:09
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I loved it. It hit the ground running and kept up the pace. I just wish I had been able to see the first series again just before this. I will watch this again with subtitles just to see what I may have missed. The characters are just brilliant.
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Old Yesterday, 10:53
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Love the programme, but slightly struggled to follow what the hell was going on in the first episode tonight.

Can anyone smarter than me please summarise it for me?

I managed to recall/Google was happened to Viv's husband, but the whole gang storyline (i.e. most of the episode!) didn't sink in very well with me.
Like you and a handful of others I also struggled with the dialogue. Not that I couldn't hear what was said, just that it was said so fast that I found myself just about catching up about a minute after. If I didn't have to get up early today, I would have watch it on +1 again too.

If possible I would like a catch-up on what happened at the end of last series. I've tried looking - this might do a better job of jogging someone's memory than it did with me. There's also this link to the DS thread after the last episode (courtesy of Google!).
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Old Yesterday, 11:21
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You can't beat a bonkers detective series!
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Old Yesterday, 15:14
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You can't beat a bonkers detective series!
I know! Especially when written by the brilliant Paul Abbot.

Need subtitles though!
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Old Yesterday, 23:02
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Just got round to watching it and was not disappointed.

In my opinion it's the best thing on telly, just as it was when series 1 aired.

Have to agree with others about subtitles though - I tend to use them a lot anyway, being a bit deaf, but the dialogue in No Offence is so sharp and snappy that they really are an essential accessory.
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Old Yesterday, 23:06
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I agree that a catch up would have been a good idea for previous and especially new viewers.
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Old Today, 00:29
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I agree that a catch up would have been a good idea for previous and especially new viewers.
Maybe Ch 4 should have shown series 1 in a couple 2 episode blocks, as a reminder for some and to bring in some new viewers.

As someone else said, about 5 minutes in and I was instantly reminded why I was watching a second series of this., just hope the plot doesn't go silly again.
Anyone remember if Paul Ritter's character was bi-polar in series one?
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