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The Syndicate

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PRINTMISS Wed 24-Jun-15 09:28:59

I am sure there must be many of your watching this - I am so enjoying it, once again Kay Mellor has come up with a fascinating story which involves so many other stories. When last night's episode had finished I wished I had the book (if there is one, although I think it is a written for t.v. play) I would have stayed up and read to the end. Lenny Henry is perfect and although I am quite sure all that he says about being able to crack codes, etc, on his new computer is total gobble-de-gook, be makes it sound believable. Looking forward to next week.

Alea Thu 09-Jul-15 09:26:59

Sean Bean's name has always made me wonder how non-English speakers might cope with pronouncing it.
" Seen Bean"," Shawn Bawn"
I mean, how illogical can you get?

Marelli Wed 08-Jul-15 18:43:51

So she did, Ana! I forgot about that.

Ana Wed 08-Jul-15 18:29:46

BTW Melanie Hill (who played Julie) used to be married to Sean Bean.
Just thought I'd drop that in! grin

Ana Wed 08-Jul-15 18:27:30

I agree, I think the first one was the best.

Marelli Wed 08-Jul-15 18:22:27

Although I enjoyed The Syndicate, I don't think it was as good as the 2 previous series have been.

Marelli Wed 08-Jul-15 18:21:00

She's in Corrie just now, Atqui. Roy's new friend from the allotment! grin

Atqui Wed 08-Jul-15 17:13:20

Oh I've got it. she was the home ec teacher in Waterloo Road before the house mother took over.

Atqui Wed 08-Jul-15 17:05:56

What was Amy s mother in recently ?

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jul-15 09:29:55

I think the actress who plays Julie has only got that one role. She was just the same in Waterloo Road.

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 08-Jul-15 09:24:51

I was amazed the police believed Amy so easily.

I think she was really mean to run off with her bloke like that, but I suppose that's the character she was.

Anya Wed 08-Jul-15 09:22:19

But Amy was lying about so many other things you can't trust her. I just don't see what that shooting had to do with anything, or how it added anything to the storyline.

Alea Wed 08-Jul-15 09:16:58

The odious Spencer, I assume. Amy said he "put something away in the locked cupboard " on his boat.

Anya Wed 08-Jul-15 07:16:42

Incidentally who did shoot the awful boyfriend? And why?

Judthepud2 Wed 08-Jul-15 00:23:19

I thought the Syndicate was brilliant. Just loved the twist at the end!

merlotgran Tue 07-Jul-15 23:10:51

Love it! grin

Anya Tue 07-Jul-15 23:08:41

Yolko Oh No!

That's terrible Ana wink

Thanks for your condolences.

Ana Tue 07-Jul-15 23:06:54

And nobody got my joke...hmm

Sorry about your lost chooks, Anya.

Anya Tue 07-Jul-15 23:05:39

Shanghai Lil and Sheila died over the winter sad

Anya Tue 07-Jul-15 23:05:00

Cous Cous is speckled, Coco is brown, Violetta is dark grey and Delphine is pale grey and bad tempered.

I geddit Merlot grin

Ana Tue 07-Jul-15 22:53:26

Oh no...grin

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 07-Jul-15 22:53:02

grin. That's very good.

How do you tell one chicken from another though?

merlotgran Tue 07-Jul-15 22:50:20

I have a chicken called Yolko....geddit?

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 07-Jul-15 22:41:26

"Cous Cous"?! You can't call a chicken that!

Anya Tue 07-Jul-15 22:39:40

I wouldn't cook Coco, Delphine, Violetta and Cous Cous shock

jinglbellsfrocks Tue 07-Jul-15 22:37:37

Oh! That kind of "putting chickens in"! I thought Anya meant in the oven. I wondered why she was cooking more than one.