[Brighton] Grace ***May Contain Spoilers***

[keaton]

The producer was on BBC Sussex this morning. The Hobs Dyke thing is something to do with the clearances they need for TV productions and it is easier to rename somewhere than it is to get the clearance.

You mean it's not(like other's have assumed) because of the Woke Police interfering? Well I'm surprised

 

[The Clamp]

The producer was on BBC Sussex this morning. The Hobs Dyke thing is something to do with the clearances they need for TV productions and it is easier to rename somewhere than it is to get the clearance.

Why would you need clearance to use the name of an area?

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Having "immigrated" to Shropshire some 20 years ago and only getting back to Brighton a couple of times a year I loved this for spotting places I recognised from having lived in Sussex for my first 40 years.

The plot was a bit strong, but on the whole, I liked it.

I can live with Hob's Dyke and Fresh Mount Road as poetic licence.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Why would you need clearance to use the name of an area?

Defamation maybe? Or whatever the legal term is for slagging off a place. eg If Midsomer were a real place, no-one would go there for fear of being bumped off.

 

[The Clamp]

Defamation maybe? Or whatever the legal term is for slagging off a place. eg If Midsomer were a real place, no-one would go there for fear of being bumped off.

Sounds doubtful, but I can’t think of any other reason. However, I think that would be the producer’s decision, one wouldn’t require clearance to name an area, surely? Interesting.

 

[jcdenton08]

Defamation maybe? Or whatever the legal term is for slagging off a place. eg If Midsomer were a real place, no-one would go there for fear of being bumped off.

Does sound a little unusual, but it's not the end of the world. Just stuck out as a Brightonian and seemed strange

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Defamation maybe? Or whatever the legal term is for slagging off a place. eg If Midsomer were a real place, no-one would go there for fear of being bumped off.

It’s murder rate is not as high as the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie. However it’s usually always some white middle class ponce (or some blond milf with a seventy year old husband) Fortunately the crime is always quickly cleared up by something said by a shit for brains PC and the clues pieced together by Father Dougal Maguire or that dumb arse from Love Actually. The episode always finishes up with the catchphrase “ I would have got away with it if it hadn’t have been for those meddling kids”
Thinking about it now that Grace wasn’t too bad

 

[KZNSeagull]

It’s murder rate is not as high as the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie. However it’s usually always some white middle class ponce (or some blond milf with a seventy year old husband) Fortunately the crime is always quickly cleared up by something said by a shit for brains PC and the clues pieced together by Father Dougal Maguire or that dumb arse from Love Actually. The episode always finishes up with the catchphrase “ I would have got away with it if it hadn’t have been for those meddling kids”
Thinking about it now that Grace wasn’t too bad

I'm rather pleased to say that I have not watched either of these televisual delights. Am partial to a spot of Father Brown though.

 

[Icy Gull]

It was dark but I enjoyed it

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

Sounds doubtful, but I can’t think of any other reason. However, I think that would be the producer’s decision, one wouldn’t require clearance to name an area, surely? Interesting.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bzpky3

The bit about Hobs Dyke stars at 1:28:22 for those are interested

 

[Lenny Rider]

I thought it was excellent, John Simm is a very underrated actor and hopefully Craig Parkinson will become a regular cast member as Stormin Norman rather than a guest artist?

 

[keaton]

They did seem very wary of any issues. Due to my work they contacted my department 4or 5 times as they didn't want to use children's names that lived in the area for one of the episodes

 

[WATFORD zero]

The Hob's Dyke thing really irritated me. The appeal of the books for many readers is the Brighton references. It's called Devil's Dyke. Perhaps Sydney can explain what sounds to me like a Woke decision to avoid causing offence.

That's causing offence in a TV show depicting live murder for entertainment before the 9.00pm watershed.

We can't use the name 'Devil's Dyke', where have you been ? Have you not heard of political correctness, cancel culture and wokeism ? You really need to change it.

Hob's Dyke ? That's far better



Haven't seen it yet, but enjoyed the last one and always up for spotting a few continuity gaffes

 

[Peteinblack]

I thought it was excellent, John Simm is a very underrated actor and hopefully Craig Parkinson will become a regular cast member as Stormin Norman rather than a guest artist?

Have greatly admired John Simm ever since I saw him in the BBC drama The Lakes in the late 1990s, and then in Life on Mars.

He's also always seemed like a really decent, down-to-earth, guy in interviews.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

It’s murder rate is not as high as the beautiful Caribbean island of Saint Marie. However it’s usually always some white middle class ponce (or some blond milf with a seventy year old husband) Fortunately the crime is always quickly cleared up by something said by a shit for brains PC and the clues pieced together by Father Dougal Maguire or that dumb arse from Love Actually. The episode always finishes up with the catchphrase “ I would have got away with it if it hadn’t have been for those meddling kids”
Thinking about it now that Grace wasn’t too bad

Rumoured that Larry Grayson is playing Roy Grace in the film version, mostly filmed around Trinity Trees and the Hydneye, Eastbourne, which is masquerading as Brighton, with Peacehaven’s ‘jewel in the crown’ The Meridian Centre standing in for Churchill Square.

 

[jcdenton08]

Rumoured that Larry Grayson is playing Roy Grace in the film version, mostly filmed around Trinity Trees and the Hydneye, Eastbourne, which is masquerading as Brighton, with Peacehaven’s ‘jewel in the crown’ The Meridian Centre standing in for Churchill Square.

Trinity Trees will be 'Trio Woods', along with 'The Skyrise Mall'

 

[bhafc99]

Just got round to watching it.

Enjoyable enough, but I was confused as to why the England rugby coach was trying to kill the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

 

[jcdenton08]

The guy playing Bishop looks uncannily like Garry Monk.

 

[The Wookiee]

The guy playing Bishop looks uncannily like Garry Monk.

I was thinking more like the former Sussex cricketer Ian Salisbury

 

[KZNSeagull]

I was thinking more like the former Sussex cricketer Ian Salisbury

Steve Prince Charming Parish.