Just watched a good film called, The Best of Men.
Charts the new approach to the treatment for spinal injuries during WW2, the beginning and history of the Paralympic Games, starting in Stoke Mandeville by Dr Ludvig Guttmann.
DG…
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Just watched episode 1 of 3 of “The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot” on Channel 4.
It’s a docudrama based on the true story of a woman who miraculously survived a 4,000 foot parachute jump following someone tampering with her main and reserve parachutes. The “someone” was her husband.
I do remember the story in the news at the time. It combines real life interviews and footage with some of the main participants at the time, notably the wife and the two detectives who brought the case to justice, with dramatic reconstructions of some of the key events.
I’m not sure I like the way the “tricksy” ways the directors have used to interweave fact and drama, but it is a bizarre case and the husband is chillingly psychopathic. I will watch the remaining two episodes tonight.
The last Inside No.9, a little welling up in the room.
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Just read that 2 more seasons of Shogun have been commissioned. I assume it’s next two books in the series, Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin.
Not sure how I feel about this. Shogun was a stonkingly great piece of TV, whether the next two are as good or not, the risk is that its magnificence will be diluted.
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Started to watch Presumed Innocent on Apple but am immediately put off by the gloomy picture quality which is a common feature of their productions.
An offering from Walter Presents on 4: The Silence.
I’m on series 2 and it’s gripping, if you don’t mind subtitles.
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Mrs Pete and I really enjoyed Austin a joint ITV/ABC production starts off in Canberra and ends in London.
Just finished watching Orphan Black on ITVX. I was a little late to this one only discovering it a couple of months ago. Five series follow the stories of cloned sisters (mostly played by Canadian actor Tatania Mislany) and their battle against the scientists who created them. It’s serious, violent and funny. Worth watching.
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There seems to be an increasing number of car resto type programmes these days, which is fine, however some are significantly better and more interesting than others mind.
The one that fascinates me is Wheeler Dealers, talk about maximum effort for minimum profit!
Their mechanic invariably does a bang up job and they end up selling the car for a profit typically somewhere between $/£10 and $/£3,000, not including labour! And often for what seems to me a ridiculously low price.
Wish I knew when and where they’re selling.
They’ve done some corkers over the years and I’d take great confidence in buying something Ed China had fettled. My favourite episodes, which I have watched repeatedly and still would watch and then watch again on the +1 version of the channel are the Lamborghini Urraco, Jaguar XJ6C, Jensen Interceptor, XJS and Stag. I’d have happily paid their full asking price for any one of those!
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I often wonder whether their spend summary includes everything e.g. I’ve watched several progs where new tyres were obviously fitted but not been included.
What I love is when Mike finds the man in a shed who can fix things which the dealers won’t/can’t.
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And they get charged a thousand bucks for a complete engine overhaul by the specialist with super duper extras included! Yeah, right…
Is it the one set in Croatia? That has good reviews
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Correct - thoroughly enjoyable
Presumed Innocent (Apple)
Plodding, predictable… Yawn
Free advertising on TV.
I wonder why Brewer has got through three mechanics.
I know that Edd, Ant and Elvis don’t do all the work, but I do enjoy the spanners part of the show.
DG…
I watched the first episode of Stephen Moffat’s new drama/comedy ‘Douglas is Cancelled’ last night - brilliant and v funny. Douglas is a famous newsreader who gets into bother when a tweet appears accusing of him of making a sexist joke at a wedding. Definitely have a watch
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Yep, was something that piqued my interest though didn’t watch as I know the subject would make me angry!
I was laughing too much to be angry!
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