Line of Duty

I will watch it, and definitely still enjoy it. But, I favour the first two series personally which I think were slightly more credible in terms of storyline and script.
It was originally a BBC 2 affair and once it gained popularity and shifted over to BBC1 I think it’s tried too hard, or found it difficult to remain as authentic.
Apologies for the slightly negative critique 🥴 and it still can’t hold a candle to Happy Valley 😒
 
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Lala said:
I will watch it, and definitely still enjoy it. But, I favour the first two series personally which I think were slightly more credible in terms of storyline and script.
It was originally a BBC 2 affair and once it gained popularity and shifted over to BBC1 I think it’s tried too hard, or found it difficult to remain as authentic.
Apologies for the slightly negative critique 🥴 and it still can’t hold a candle to Happy Valley 😒
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Happy Valley is that about Charlton Athletic.😉
 
Lala said:
I will watch it, and definitely still enjoy it. But, I favour the first two series personally which I think were slightly more credible in terms of storyline and script.
It was originally a BBC 2 affair and once it gained popularity and shifted over to BBC1 I think it’s tried too hard, or found it difficult to remain as authentic.
Apologies for the slightly negative critique 🥴 and it still can’t hold a candle to Happy Valley 😒
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I'm the same Lala. For me it's also gotten a bit long in the tooth and samey. As you said the 1st 2 series were sensational.
 
Good first episode - like the fact they didn't do a massive twist at the end because they have plenty of eps ahead. Exciting it's 7 episodes this series as well. Sunday night sorted 👍
 
GrahamwantshisOates said:
Did anyone find it a little confusing?

I wasn’t sure if it was a follow on from previous series.
The armed robbery and follow up.
It made a little more sense at the end though.
I must be thick!

Anyone else admit it was baffling.
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Fell asleep after 15 minutes 😱 will try harder when I watch on catch up !
 
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but I will.
That Police Force seemed to be overladen by women in the higher ranks.
When did that happen in the 'Real World'?
Also they looked quite young to be carrying senior ranks. 🙄
However, Adrian Dunbar was his usual excellent self.
 
I enjoyed the first episode. It got straight into the story line whilst quickly catching up where the last season left off. But like Lala, Mrs Dave fell asleep after 15 minutes so she will be catching up on I player as well.
I don't know why 3 people on the thread so far fell asleep, it wasn't that bad 😁
 
Dave62 said:
I enjoyed the first episode. It got straight into the story line whilst quickly catching up where the last season left off. But like Lala, Mrs Dave fell asleep after 15 minutes so she will be catching up on I player as well.
I don't know why 3 people on the thread so far fell asleep, it wasn't that bad 😁
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I'm blaming a weekend of grafting, shifting 10 tons of chippings and 3 tons of soil, among other jobs 😁
 
Dave62 said:
I enjoyed the first episode. It got straight into the story line whilst quickly catching up where the last season left off. But like Lala, Mrs Dave fell asleep after 15 minutes so she will be catching up on I player as well.
I don't know why 3 people on the thread so far fell asleep, it wasn't that bad 😁
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I have no excuse at all 🥴 I think I burnt myself out with the anticipation of it all !
 
Halifax71 said:
Although noticeable I don't think the covid compliance impacted.

Agree, interesting start. And the big question, is Kate going to swing both ways?. 👍
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Quite handy that they can bring in forensics teams and all wear loads of PPE.
 
Dave62 said:
I enjoyed the first episode. It got straight into the story line whilst quickly catching up where the last season left off. But like Lala, Mrs Dave fell asleep after 15 minutes so she will be catching up on I player as well.
I don't know why 3 people on the thread so far fell asleep, it wasn't that bad 😁
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My other half is always falling asleep usually during her soaps if I don’t dig her she rewinds the bloody things & I’m forced to come on here for longer. I’ve suggested she watches them on fast forward, but funnily enough that never seems to go down well. Of course I never nod off 😜 Could be we are getting older... nah surely not.
 
GrahamwantshisOates said:
Did anyone find it a little confusing?

I wasn’t sure if it was a follow on from previous series.
The armed robbery and follow up.
It made a little more sense at the end though.
I must be thick!

Anyone else admit it was baffling.
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Not sure it was too confusing - though I had half an eye on AVFTT which is never great for following plot lines
The central issue was the rather implausible ' spotting ' of the robbery and the impact that had on the task force doing what they were mean't to be doing and the fact that when they eventually get there it seems to be patsy waiting for them
Haven't quite worked out the ' woman scorned ' angle yet
 
I must be the only person who thinks this is the biggest pile of shit on television. It is so far fetched and inaccurate as to make it ridiculous. So many better series on than this utter drivel.

American Gods tonight, that's supposed to be far fetched and is great, same as Resident Alien another great series. Enjoyed the Terror too although it was very dark and claustrophobic but then it is Ridley Scott.
 
hertfordseasider said:
I must be the only person who thinks this is the biggest pile of shit on television. It is so far fetched and inaccurate as to make it ridiculous. So many better series on than this utter drivel.

American Gods tonight, that's supposed to be far fetched and is great, same as Resident Alien another great series. Enjoyed the Terror too although it was very dark and claustrophobic but then it is Ridley Scott.
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It's like me and legal dramas

Can't watch them
 
hertfordseasider said:
I must be the only person who thinks this is the biggest pile of shit on television. It is so far fetched and inaccurate as to make it ridiculous. So many better series on than this utter drivel.

American Gods tonight, that's supposed to be far fetched and is great, same as Resident Alien another great series. Enjoyed the Terror too although it was very dark and claustrophobic but then it is Ridley Scott.
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Whilst I disagree that it's a pile of shit, it's certainly no "Sherlock", which is one of the best police/detective dramas in recent years. I like Line of Duty, but as Lala said in the 2nd post in this thread, the story line in this series seems a little less credible than in previous series. We'll definitely be watching the next 6 episodes though.

But I saw your post about Resident Alien a few weeks ago and 100% agree. It's excellent from the first episode, so thanks for the recommendation.
 
TwelveAngryMen said:
It's like me and legal dramas

Can't watch them
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I never watch police documentaries but I do like some police dramas, Happy Valley was ace, Life on Mars/Ashes to Ashes of course, my favourite though has to be the fly on the wall spoof, Operation Good Guys from the late 90's, Series 2 and 3 are hilarious and very very un PC, the one called Castaway is well worth catching on You Tube.
 
hertfordseasider said:
I must be the only person who thinks this is the biggest pile of shit on television. It is so far fetched and inaccurate as to make it ridiculous. So many better series on than this utter drivel.
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Agreed. If the cops were like this in real life it'd be carnage-might as well get Ron and Reggie back.

Jed Mercurio would be better off watching Columbo on a Sunday to learn about how to put a story together.
 
I found last nights a little disappointing, certainly not the cut and thrust start like the other series. I’ll give it another go next week.... maybe it’s come to the end of the line? They’ve kicked the arse out of it, that’s for sure 😁
 
At the end of the day its just entertainment,yes its been over the top but it is enjoying considering whats on TV. If there is another series it will be mainly women and asian/black actors just to suit BBC's agenda's.
 
It was pretty straight forward but a bit slow I was hoping they found the frozen body in the suspects freezer!
That's the thing with Line of Duty you sometimes have to remember what's happened in previous series to explain things.
 
poolseasider said:
It was pretty straight forward but a bit slow I was hoping they found the frozen body in the suspects freezer!
That's the thing with Line of Duty you sometimes have to remember what's happened in previous series to explain things.
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that's Unforgotten.
 
The ending of last series was so poor - from memory something to do with 3 dots tapped out as he was dieing (morse code?) or something equally bizarre. Hope this series is better.
 
Tanger said:
The ending of last series was so poor - from memory something to do with 3 dots tapped out as he was dieing (morse code?) or something equally bizarre. Hope this series is better.
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The last series was brilliant the first episode was just wow and when the undercover cop had his throat cut well, it was the ending which was shite.
 
Davepick said:
I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but I will.
That Police Force seemed to be overladen by women in the higher ranks.
When did that happen in the 'Real World'?
Also they looked quite young to be carrying senior ranks. 🙄
However, Adrian Dunbar was his usual excellent self.
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To be fair, don't most people look young to you, Dave?
 
Halifax71 said:
Anyone new to this a bit confused.
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Apparently in the last 6 months the previous series of Line of Duty had 3 million requests on BBCi Player and the repeats of the last series were getting 2 million - add to that the millions who watched it at the time, I doubt many who weren't fans of the show aren't watching. That said, I was googling a few bits last night 😆
 
Ghost_of_Max said:
Apparently in the last 6 months the previous series of Line of Duty had 3 million requests on BBCi Player and the repeats of the last series were getting 2 million - add to that the millions who watched it at the time, I doubt many who weren't fans of the show aren't watching. That said, I was googling a few bits last night 😆
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Funnily enough I was watching/catching up on series 2 last night. Theres something about Keeley Hawes in the Lindsay Denton role thats hard to put down...
 
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