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I've taken to using closed captioning all the time because of background music and on-screen noise, actors/characters who mumble, and for my beloved British shows it is sometimes because of the local accents and dialects. When Jane Tennison went to Manchester, I really needed it. It is especially useful when I'm watching old programs, like the Mrs. Gale Avengers and early Doctor Who stories, where the sound quality is not the best.

 

I said I had just started watching it. Didn't know if I could forget it was Dominic West playing Jean Valjean (The Wire is my favorite show) but he is good. Look forward to the rest

 

I have to admit, the songs and scenes from the musical kept on "filling in" the action, in my mind.

 

My Thirteen guide says that all 6 episodes are available on Passport

I've only watched the first episode, but so far it is the most true to the book version that I have seen. But they do have 6 hours to work with, don't they. I think I'm not going to binge it on PBS Passport. I will savor it week to week, but I'm recording it just in case.

 

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I saw the movie version that came out a few years ago, not the musical, and it was not bad. I'm not usually a fan of movies made before the 50s or so, but the original French version in 1934 was really, really good. 5 hours

Les Misérables review – Philip French on the best screen version of Victor Hugo’s seminal thriller

 

S5 of Line of Duty has just finished in the UK.

 

I plan to marathon it this wknd. Great show.

 

Just finished Line of Duty, season 5, another great one. The last episode is absolutely awesome. Not really a spoiler, doesn't reveal any plot points, but just in case:

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Most of the final ep takes place in the interview room. That you can have sequences that long of five or six people sitting around a table talking and make it that fascinating and tense is a testament to some really great writing and plotting.

 

Had anyone been watching Unforgotten series 3?

The ending makes me think that the show might not come back for another series. It would make me sad. I like the show and how they portray the cold cases.

 

Peaky Blinders Season 5 begins August 25

 

Yay! Love Cillian Murphy, especially in this role.

 

'The Crown' Season 3 premiere date announced - CNN.

17th November. I presume this is for the United States. Nor sure when it debuts in the UK.

 

Have any of you watched Mum?

BritBox has it and it is quite good, IMHO.

 

Ugh, yes, i thought I had corrected that already. Thanks!

 

Can’t wait for this! I’m on vacation at the moment and will have to wait until I get home next week.

 

I have been watching this new show and if you liked the bodyguard you should like this one.

 

The Bodyguard bored me to tears (I think I lasted two episodes before deciding I didn't like any of the characters, and didn't care what happened to them), and I really like The Capture...