"There's nothing on 'the box' "

Posted on 27/02/2019 13:51 by

What is MOTD????

I enjoyed reading "Clarissa" many moons ago so I'm going to try to find that series. (Saw a young Sean Bean as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" at Stratford ages ago - 1986 - directed by Bogdanov, Michael Kitchen was Mercutio and Hugh Quarshie Tybalt. Memorable production.)

Thanks for the tips.

Posted on 01/03/2019 11:56 by Takethedogalong

Sorry I missed this post WTG.

MOTD is Match of the Day! Along with more cultured stuff we enjoy lots of sport as well. Haven’t been to a live match for a while, but walking up the steps at Old Trafford, hearing the dull roar, until you reach the top and then..........😲 like Maximus Decimus Meridia v The Tiger! Brutal, but fun!

Clarissa can be found for free on both YouTube and Daily Motion. Not the best quality, but it’s all about the actors.😃

Posted on 01/03/2019 19:45 by

I know that OH has taken to watching a crime drama about a New Zealand copper. No idea beyond that.

A Google tells me it is probably the Brokenwood Mysteries

Posted on 01/03/2019 21:28 by Takethedogalong

WTG, her are some other offbeat, very watchable films/TV dramas:

Donovan Quick, retelling of Don Quixote story, set in Glasgow, with Colin Firth, brilliant.

The Hour of the Pig aka The Advocate. Set in medieval France, funny, sad, risqué, again with Colin Firth.

The Missing Postman, gentle offbeat TV semi comedy with James Bolam and Alison Steadman. 

Wimbledon Poisoner, TV drama with Robert Lindsay and Alison Steadman, Larry Lamb.

GBH, superb drama about corrupt politicians, set in Liverpool, again with Robert Lindsay and the brilliant Michael Palin. Very funny in places.

Our Friends In the North, the series that launched so many great acting careers.

Master of the Moor. Murder mystery set on Dartmoor. It’s a Ruth Rendell story, very dark, with Colin Firth and John Michie. Filming was done in and around Bovey Tracey.

Melissa, with Jennifer Ehle and I think Adrian Dunbar, murderous thriller.

I also enjoyed the BBC version of Ivanhoe, with Ciaran Hinds. 

Jane Eyre......Timothy Dalton version.

All much more watchable than the tripe that is on TV nowadays.😁

Edit: just remembered another trio of brilliant Ralph Fiennes films, Sunshine, tale of Hungarian Jewish family, Quiz Show, set in 1950s America, and Strange Days, set on Millenium Eve.