Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Quite like this Grace series, books are shit though
[Brighton] Grace ***May Contain Spoilers***
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- Oct 17, 2008
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Love the books generally, not keen on the TV series. I'll still watch them all, natch, but tonight's one was comfortably the worst of the bunch (so far). It was also one of my least favourite books in the series, so that tallies.
Really unsure of some of the casting. The adverts are annoying and really break the flow of the films.
It's just very average and leans so heavily on shows like Lewis, Wallander, A Touch of Frost and loads of similar others that it's a bit identitkit really.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
I think quite the reverse actually, the wife and l both love Peter James books, but apart from the first programme in the series, (which as been shown a couple of times now), we have found the tv versions to be quite slow, ponderous, and predictable.
Mind you, having read the books, and knowing the outcome, probably doesn't help.
Ok, we watched last night's episode. (Like the others it was ok without being anything special). We just about followed most of the plot (spoiler alert), and we worked out why the Evil Twin/Triplet killed Rory from Dr Who's wife and girlfriend. We also think we worked out why he killed the girl dragged out of the sea - but why did he want to kill the girl from the Morgue? And why try to be so elaborate? And where did he get the explosives from? Thought the whole 'Evil Twin' idea was a bit weak anyway, it's a huge cliche.
And as a general point, yes it is nice to see Brighton on TV and it's well filmed, but why did they change the name of Devil's Dyke when they've kept all the other names?
And as a general point, yes it is nice to see Brighton on TV and it's well filmed, but why did they change the name of Devil's Dyke when they've kept all the other names?
Agree with all of the above plus we are fed up with the character of Graces’ uniformed boss. She seems to spend all her time either following Grace around like a lap dog or standing around in corridors with her hands in her pockets. If she had an office and a desk she could do some work of her own.
Great shots of Brighton though, but the wreckage of the West Pier has probably been over used. Brighton has so much more to offer.
Great shots of Brighton though, but the wreckage of the West Pier has probably been over used. Brighton has so much more to offer.
O/T - That's always the way when you know an area, the film-makers chose the best shots rather than slavishly follow the local geography. I worked in the West London area in the early 80s and the locals were always moaning about 'Minder': "George and Terry were walking down such-and-such street, then they turn the corner and suddenly they're in so-and-so road which is three miles away!"
I also remember when 'Quadrophenia' came out. I saw it in the cinema. There's a shot in there of Eastbourne, taken from the hill to the west. (It's a good view as you can see the whole town laid out). The Mods have all paused, then one of them says "There's Brighton!" At which point a voice a few rows behind me boomed out "****ing thick Mods are well ****ing lost if they think that's Brighton!"
Apparently because it was a murder scene in the programme and they have to be careful about using real venues for that sort of thing. Likewise, some names have been changed from the books to prevent complaints from real people who could be said to resemble that character.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Indeed, and as soon as those rusting iron girders that were once part of the West Pier are dug up and disposed of the better.
Though perhaps that should be the subject of a new thread. Care to start one anybody?
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
Good to see Mrs McKlusky again !
Stumpy Tim
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She lives in Hurstpierpoint I believe. Easy journey for her
Stumpy Tim
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He was angry at Grace as he had called him something like an evil piece of scum, so he tried to kill his girlfriend to punish him. Took me a while to work that out too.
I actually enjoyed this episode more than the other two, despite it being the weakest storyline. I thought it was filmed better
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
In her Grange Hill heyday she lived in Saltdean and boy did she cop some abuse on the 27 bus
Used to be a customer at national tyres in hassocks about 25 years ago
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- Oct 17, 2008
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An "evil creature", which seemed a very strange thing to publicly say to the press.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
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That would make sense as I've seen her shopping at Waitrose in Burgess Hill a couple of times.
BN41Albion
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- Oct 1, 2017
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He was brilliant in Human Traffic too. Excellent film, 23 years old though... blimey
The Clamp
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Watched it yesterday out of mild curiosity for Sussex locations. It was even worse than the books, if that were possible. Dreadful. Simm is far better than this.
Ah thanks. Yeah, a bit weak.
O/T - Agreed. I really wanted the West Pier to be saved and it wasn't; it burnt down and they built the i360 on the site of the landward end. Those rusting girders are simply an eyesore and make Brighton look a bit like a decaying post-industrial town circa 1985.
And yeah, should be a discussion/thread in its own right as I know others will disagree. Something to have when the football season finishes?
keaton
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- Nov 18, 2004
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Ah thanks. Yeah, a bit weak.
O/T - Agreed. I really wanted the West Pier to be saved and it wasn't; it burnt down and they built the i360 on the site of the landward end. Those rusting girders are simply an eyesore and make Brighton look a bit like a decaying post-industrial town circa 1985.
And yeah, should be a discussion/thread in its own right as I know others will disagree. Something to have when the football season finishes?
You want to remove the only attractive thing from the seafront? Madness