TV Crime Series.

I loved Spiral and wished I'd seen the previous series.i tried to get some of the Boney stories when last in Oz but was told they are non PC. The ones I got from the library bookstore here had disclaimers that the opinions expressed were not that of the local council!

Spiral is demanding and fast moving - and it take place in Paris which is a bonus. The sets, interiors etc are all different, (as is the French legal system) so I need to really pay attention to keep up with the story. No knitting or reading the newspapers when Spiral is on!

I like quite a few of the crime series, but one that still sticks in my mind is Boney, an Australian series from the mid 70s, starred the gorgeous James Laurenson as Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte. I loved it, was really sorry when it finished, would love to see repeats.

Noodles i don"t DO gritty , I like my TV to be all all soft & fuzzy.

Having said that i do love watching in the States "America"s most wanted , and they do go into gory detail. Doh !!

This series is about American prime time TV. I think it's just how it's evolved and what people want. Times change and the public I think just didn't buy the all American normal people, cop shows etc.

As I said the one last week I enjoyed the most. How times change and tv changes with them. The misfit is now the norm. Friends comes to my mind.

Hi Nonu

Spiral is very 'gritty' - I'm a wimp, and have to close my eyes at the horrible bits and rely on my husband tells me when I can look again.

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Very strong story lines and excellent acting.

I didn't realise it was on last week as well. I was flicking channels and Alan Alda was talking which stopped me dead in my tracks. D'you think it was Cracker that started these anti heroes?

Yes I have. See link below

www.gransnet.com/forums/television_and_radio/1198232-America-in-prime-time-on-BBC-2-Saturdays

I am just watching the one last night you talked about. It's been brilliant. I loved the one last week about how the perfect person that used to be portrayed on TV is no longer. The misfit is the norm now. All very interesting.

Did anyone se the programme on BBC last night about tv series? I only caught the end of it but it looked very good. I've never seen Dexter but I know people have recommended it to me several times. i think the programme was about how characters develop in series compared to how limited that can be when making a feature film. I'm looking foreward as well to the 5 parter with Gillian Anderson starting tomorrow night [one of my favourite actresses]. I wonder if the success of The Killing has raised the standard for British crime drama?

hello noodle haven"t seen you in an age .

The French series 'Spiral' is excellent.

Tell me about it !

Thanks Nonu It would have come to me eventually. It was a very longtime ago now though.

Gillie , I have , love them both as you do . I love all the period costumes .
Also is Murdoch & " the Girl " can"t remember her name , going to finally get together . Love all the lingering looks , and he is to die for , do you agree ?

Always loved Morse, but enjoy Lewis too. Misomer Murders is always fun and they always have such good people in it (especially Sykes!) New Tricks is a favourite and my husband has just downloaded the first series of Hill Street Blues which has been great to revisit. Absolute favourite has to be Inspector Montalbano - sex on (bandy) legs

Nonu - have you seen the "Miss Fisher Mysteries" also on Alibi. We love it and I have now started buying the books for my Kindle (as I did when I first started watching the "Murdoch Mysteries".

Cagney & lacy . Nellie

Lewis. I enjoy the way the relationship between Lewis and Hathaway is portrayed. Morse and Endeavour also! Scott and Bailey. Midsomer Murders is just fun really not to be taken too seriously. A Touch of Frost was a different type of crime drama though. Not keen on Poirot . I did enjoy Foyles War was also very good.

The trouble with the Scandinavian ones is that the are "dark" in all senses of that word, and you have to read the subtitles which makes knitting difficult.
I used to enjoy the American one set in New York with the two women, can't remember what it was called right now.

Bones, midsommer murders and NCIS

I like the Murdoch Mysteries on alibi

I'm going off the latest Scandinavian ones as they all seem to be about serial killers and paedophiles [or both at the same time]. Looking forward to the one on Ch4 [?] tonight with Olivia Coleman and Paddy Considine [local lad made good ],

I love Morse, Lewis and Endeavour. Then Midsommer Murders, Vera and, Inspector Lynley. Then Adam Dalgliesh and Wallander. Poirot and Sherlock Holmes last but not least.

Barrow Me too! Plus The Closer, Blue Bloods, Rizolli(?) & Isles, Castle and Criminal Minds. Not wild about the UK series, except Midsomer Murders and Whitechapel.

Bez , Sad in many ways , I like to picture Poirot as the little man
say in middle age - that dapper little man with all his idiosyncrasies !

I like Foyle and Vera.
I heard David Suchet on the radio over the weekend saying he had filmed the episode of Hercule's demise.