I'm still following 'The Terror' on Beeb 2, and still astounded by the great acting. Star of the show has to be the wonderfully creepy performance by Adam Nagaitis as Cornelius Hickey. Brilliant stuff.
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostI'm still following 'The Terror' on Beeb 2, and still astounded by the great acting. Star of the show has to be the wonderfully creepy performance by Adam Nagaitis as Cornelius Hickey. Brilliant stuff.
Savouring the prospect of catching up with last night's 2 episodes.
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Not necessarily a recommendation but last night I enjoyed a slightly aimless programme about a section of Scottish railway - "Scotland's Scenic Railways" 8pm Channel4 (Sorry can't find link without a great deal of cookie setting faff, and Radio Times has forgotten I've registered with them). Slightly confusing as it featured both a modern stretch of line and also part of a route closed in the 60s. Lots of pictures of glorious countryside, quite a bit of footage of Union of South Africa, but also an interesting bit about problems caused by beavers which had decided to dam a culvert which was meant to drain floodwater away under an embankment which carries the mainline...
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostNot necessarily a recommendation but last night I enjoyed a slightly aimless programme about a section of Scottish railway - "Scotland's Scenic Railways" 8pm Channel4 (Sorry can't find link without a great deal of cookie setting faff, and Radio Times has forgotten I've registered with them). Slightly confusing as it featured both a modern stretch of line and also part of a route closed in the 60s. Lots of pictures of glorious countryside, quite a bit of footage of Union of South Africa, but also an interesting bit about problems caused by beavers which had decided to dam a culvert which was meant to drain floodwater away under an embankment which carries the mainline...
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostJust go to All4 and enter the programme's title under 'Search' - it immediately comes up at the top of the list.
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BBC2 finished its run of 'The Terror' last night and although a bit gory it continued to give some very fine performances. Hickey's calm madness with the final offering to the Tuunbaq was great as were his late revelations. But throughout the series the acting has been as good as I have seen in a series for a long time - Jared Harris wonderful throughout, as was Adam Nagaitas' Cornelius Hickey. Also a surprising performance from 'Motherland's' token male, Paul Ready, who seemed to grow into the role as the good Mr Goodsir as the season went on. All in all a very fine bit of TV, taking an interesting slant on a story which has intrigued many.
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostBBC2 finished its run of 'The Terror' last night and although a bit gory it continued to give some very fine performances. Hickey's calm madness with the final offering to the Tuunbaq was great as were his late revelations. But throughout the series the acting has been as good as I have seen in a series for a long time - Jared Harris wonderful throughout, as was Adam Nagaitas' Cornelius Hickey. Also a surprising performance from 'Motherland's' token male, Paul Ready, who seemed to grow into the role as the good Mr Goodsir as the season went on. All in all a very fine bit of TV, taking an interesting slant on a story which has intrigued many.
Strongly recommended for anybody who admires top-class TV drama and has a strong stomach. Best NOT watched while snacking or immediately prior to retiring for the night!
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Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Strongly recommended for anybody who admires top-class TV drama and has a strong stomach. Best NOT watched while snacking or immediately prior to retiring for the night!
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Originally posted by johncorrigan View PostBBC2 finished its run of 'The Terror' last night and although a bit gory it continued to give some very fine performances. Hickey's calm madness with the final offering to the Tuunbaq was great as were his late revelations. But throughout the series the acting has been as good as I have seen in a series for a long time - Jared Harris wonderful throughout, as was Adam Nagaitas' Cornelius Hickey. Also a surprising performance from 'Motherland's' token male, Paul Ready, who seemed to grow into the role as the good Mr Goodsir as the season went on. All in all a very fine bit of TV, taking an interesting slant on a story which has intrigued many.
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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostDeutschland 89, the third and final season of this excellent series, starts on More 4 this Friday at 9pm
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/deutschland-89
The cold war themes in ’83 are overemphasised imho. Whether the threat of direct East West confrontation was ever taken that seriously by either side at the time will probably remain unknown and unexplored for years to come as the events are still too recent and documentary evidence is unlikely to become available for some time. In any event it is unlikely that a single mole acting alone, no not even Jonas Nay, could ever single-handedly have intervened in an escalation of violence. It makes for exciting television, though.
The period East German detail is commendable. Love the wallpaper and the acrylic sweatersAnd the tune ends too soon for us all
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