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Old 03-01-2017, 21:44
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I think some do, but I suppose there are so many coming through that its not feasible. I also thought they used sniffer dogs.
They don't check all though, just some
Mind you they'd still be let in and be here for years whilst being 'processed' by which time they'very started a family, kids have gone to school and they're entitled to ' family life'
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:51
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That girl has good natural sat nav !
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:55
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Really enjoyed this two parter.
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Old 03-01-2017, 21:58
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Really enjoyed this two parter.
Agree very dramatic
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:07
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The second part was much better. I enjoyed it, but the two cops were useless at their job.
Jack was far more subdued and bearable.
Prince William can't act or run very far.
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:10
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LOL at the Prince William comments, as soon as I saw him yesterday I said to OH that he should play William in a drama about the Royals.

I really enjoyed both parts even though you do have to suspend reality most of the time!
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:13
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[quote=RecordPlayer;85043299]The second part was much better. I enjoyed it, but the two cops were useless at their job.
Jack was far more subdued and bearable.
Prince William can't act or run very far. [/QUOTE]

He ran like a deranged chicken!!
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:20
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Looks like usual homegrown murderings next week, with him that was in Eastenders
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Old 03-01-2017, 22:21
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It was OK but too didactic for me - show, don't tell!
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Old 04-01-2017, 08:40
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what about the vans silent witness . a Peugeot van in the woods then suddenly a vw van on the port cctv then swapped to a Peugeot again parked in the woods then back to a vw for the rescue. wtf are you playing at !! you may be able to get all the micro stuff right and believable but come on different vans ..
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Old 04-01-2017, 09:11
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what about the vans silent witness . a Peugeot van in the woods then suddenly a vw van on the port cctv then swapped to a Peugeot again parked in the woods then back to a vw for the rescue. wtf are you playing at !! you may be able to get all the micro stuff right and believable but come on different vans ..
... yes, there were two completely seperate vans. The VW is the one that Akka's cousin was rescued from. The Peugeot - where everyone dies was an earlier trip?
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Old 04-01-2017, 09:26
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more BBC propaganda and lecturing on immigration!
So nothing like this happens?

No Smuggling?

No trafficking?

No deaths?

Oh and no reporting of such incidents on any other channel other than the BBC?

No other broadcaster using immigration as a central theme to a plot?
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Old 04-01-2017, 11:57
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I do enjoy SW but it seems to get more ridiculous and far fetched each series.
I like Nikki and I like Emilia but do get tired of her holier than thou approach to everything, and the fact she tends to be the lead every week. I preferred when this was an ensemble piece.

I cannot for the life of me work out how they couldn't get out of the van. Plenty of them in there to kick out a door before they got too weak. And how was the van never found it wasn't exactly in the middle of nowhere.
Also Akka was supposed to be 15 but looked about 30. her brother had a lovely trendy hairstyle and clean clothes despite living in a shed.
The police were USELESS, but then they always are in SW.
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Old 04-01-2017, 12:17
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I do enjoy SW but it seems to get more ridiculous and far fetched each series.
I like Nikki and I like Emilia but do get tired of her holier than thou approach to everything, and the fact she tends to be the lead every week. I preferred when this was an ensemble piece.

I cannot for the life of me work out how they couldn't get out of the van. Plenty of them in there to kick out a door before they got too weak. And how was the van never found it wasn't exactly in the middle of nowhere.
Also Akka was supposed to be 15 but looked about 30. her brother had a lovely trendy hairstyle and clean clothes despite living in a shed.
The police were USELESS, but then they always are in SW.
I agree with all of this.

Still watching, but it has gradually got dafter and dafter. I seems to continue due to the short run, but I have my doubts for many more series.
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Old 04-01-2017, 13:54
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LOL at the Prince William comments, as soon as I saw him yesterday I said to OH that he should play William in a drama about the Royals.

I really enjoyed both parts even though you do have to suspend reality most of the time!
Same here and was the young girl related to Natalie off of eastenders?
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Old 04-01-2017, 13:55
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So nothing like this happens?

No Smuggling?

No trafficking?

No deaths?

Oh and no reporting of such incidents on any other channel other than the BBC?

No other broadcaster using immigration as a central theme to a plot?
fair point but Akka's little rant about Justice in part one was far too preachy for me
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Old 04-01-2017, 16:12
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What I can't accept is that the whole programme is built on a false premise as to the work of forensic laboratories. In reality it's the police who do the work.

But it's the same in so many similar programmes. There's no "glamour." Just boring laboratory work.

Still it's not as bad as CSI Miami, which is a complete farce.

This is the fantasy.

http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...pswtqfpnur.jpg


This is the reality.


http://i1120.photobucket.com/albums/...pspeffgx4e.jpg
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Old 04-01-2017, 17:08
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Love this programme but this 2 parter was such a yawn fest, how many times has this storyline been done
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Old 04-01-2017, 18:43
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more BBC propaganda and lecturing on immigration!
Not on the one I watched, it was a story a drama set around people smuggling, the way those people are ripped off , and of the smugglers it showed both of the main featured smugglers wanted money but then showed one was just a criminal with no regard for lives other than those who share his way of life and the other whilst criminally profiting also had a conscience. I didn't feel I was being lectured on immigration at all but in the drama seeing the dark side of it in amongst the story .
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Old 04-01-2017, 20:46
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Bugger, I missed part two. I always forget it's on consecutive days.
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Old 04-01-2017, 22:38
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Bugger, I missed part two. I always forget it's on consecutive days.
Its still on Iplayer for 28 days
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ity-2-part-two
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