KZNSeagull
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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.
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[Brighton] Roy Grace coming to ITV next year
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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.
thedonkeycentrehalf
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- Jul 7, 2003
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bzpky3
The bit about Hobs Dyke stars at 1:28:22 for those are interested
Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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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?
- Jul 10, 2003
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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
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
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- Jul 17, 2003
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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.
- Oct 17, 2008
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Trinity Trees will be 'Trio Woods', along with 'The Skyrise Mall'
- Oct 17, 2008
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The guy playing Bishop looks uncannily like Garry Monk.
The Wookiee
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I was thinking more like the former Sussex cricketer Ian Salisbury
KZNSeagull
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Beach Hut
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Quite like this Grace series, books are shit though
- 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
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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!"