Non food related TV

[Pepper Pig]

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... -takeaways

[Pepper Pig]

I’m enjoying this. On iPlayer. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... ma-cleddau

[herbidacious]

I discovered Professor T on ITVX and am enjoying that (even though it's a detective thing )

[KeenCook]

I discovered Professor T on ITVX and am enjoying that (even though it's a detective thing )

Herbi, the original Belgian Professor T was really good, we thought much better than the English version. It was on C4/ More 4. I don't know if it's still on 4 catch up.

[herbidacious]

I really like Ben Miller... but not sure his character in this is a million miles away from his Death in Paradise one.

Will look out for the original.

[belgooly]

Thanks to Pepper Pig for the heads- up on The One That Got Away - best thing I've seen in ages! Thoroughly recommended.

[PatsyMFagan]

I'm enjoying that too.

Anyone else seen the new production of Bergerac ?
Can't help seeing the ghost of John Nettles while watching it,but more gritty than the original.
Bergerac's rich in-law Charlie is played by Zoe Wanamaker.
Unlike Herbi I really enjoy most detective series if theyre not too gory.:

Unforgotten
The Bay

And will catch up with 'Get Millie Black' and ' Virdee'

[Suffs]

I’ve set it to record Bergerac … haven’t watched it yet.

[scullion]

for those with a smart tv you can get the new bergerac on the 'u' catchup channel (i've just found that we have that ability) so we will binge sometime.

[Stokey Sue]

Also available via a Virgin app

[Suelle]

And will catch up with 'Get Millie Black' and ' Virdee'

I only watched the first episode of Get Millie Black. It looked as if it was quite good, but I couldn't understand what many of the characters were saying.

Virdee is quite gory - it might be too much for you, Patsy.

[Pepper Pig]

Thanks to Pepper Pig for the heads- up on The One That Got Away - best thing I've seen in ages! Thoroughly recommended.

My ex swimmers were also raving about it this morning! Glad you enjoyed it belgooly.

One of them reckons Matlock gets going again on Tuesday but I’ve yet to confirm that.

[Stokey Sue]

Just finished Towards Zero - BBC one off Agatha Christie, firmly set in 1936. Good, very much in period, slightly surprised by the 24 hour dance spot, though I think that’s in the book, Matthew Rhys excellent as shell-shocked DI

They are rather stacking up though, might try The One that got away but have been

[PatsyMFagan]

And will catch up with 'Get Millie Black' and ' Virdee'

I only watched the first episode of Get Millie Black. It looked as if it was quite good, but I couldn't understand what many of the characters were saying.

Virdee is quite gory - it might be too much for you, Patsy.

Thanks for the heads up Suelle...

[herbidacious]

N.B all these things are thrillers or detective things?! (Including the ones I have mentioned.) Does this reflect our tastes or are these all that are on terrestrial tv, almost when it comes to drama?

Patsy I don't dislike detective things (unless they are too violent and tense). I just like more variety than that in my tv drama diet.
What I really don't want to watch are things that put me on edge. I have had too much genuine stress in my life over the last few years to want to inflict more on myself. But I do like unpredictable plot twists which a really good detective story should provide. (But so can other genres with mysterious elements.)

[Suelle]

N.B all these things are thrillers or detective things?! (Including the ones I have mentioned.) Does this reflect our tastes or are these all that are on terrestrial tv, almost when it comes to drama?

Detective and thriller TV series are my preferred viewing, as well as reading, genres - not sure what that says about me. I will watch other drama series, but can't think of much recently that has interested me.

Most of it's not on terrestrial TV, but streamed, mainly via C4.

[Stokey Sue]

Sometimes I think I'd like something that wasn't a detective/thriller/spy thing, but most other drama seems either to be a soap or at least a bit soapy and that's not my thing. The BBC even lists Drama & Soaps as one category on its web pages

I have recorded both Miss Austen & Mr Leverman, should try them

Apart for that it's comedy or current affairs. Perhaps I should catch up on more movies

[KeenCook]

I can't remember if I've enthused about Astrid? I think it's terrific and the actor who plays her, Sara Mortensen, is amazing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrid_et_Rapha%C3%ABlle).
We tried the English version, Patience, but were underwhelmed and didn't stick with it.

[herbidacious]

I watched Miss Austen. Enjoyable but not riveting.

There's not a lot that I have loved on terrestrial tv in recent years. Jonathan Strange, the first series of Gentleman Jack... can't think of anything else.

At the moment I have the luxury of three things that I am enjoying watching! A rarity. All streamed but two ex-terrestrial.

I went through a phase of reading detective books a long time ago. My father loved them.

[Stokey Sue]

Astrid looks good but subtitled, Patience had rubbish reviews so I didn’t bother