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Partners in Crime

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NanKate Sun 26-Jul-15 22:04:40

I enjoyed the new Agatha Christie series on BBC1 tonight with David Walliams and the actress from The Midwife. It can be described as easy watching.

I love to see the fashions of the 1950s.

Tegan Tue 28-Jul-15 18:25:04

Just listened to an episode I found [not sure why I can listen to some things on the pooter but not others confused]. It's brilliant grin.

NanKate Tue 28-Jul-15 17:03:26

Gloomsbury is fabulously funny, the actors are just brilliant. I have requested the cd of the 3 series for my birthday from my DS.

merlotgran Tue 28-Jul-15 16:24:16

Have I managed to everyone losing the plot now? grin

Ana Tue 28-Jul-15 16:20:52

No, Lona, Thomas Brown was the name of the postman! grin

Lona Tue 28-Jul-15 16:20:12

Sorry, I got that the wrong way round!! grinblushgrin

Lona Tue 28-Jul-15 16:19:07

It was Thomas Brown who played the postman, but he did look a bit like the actor that played Hugo IMO.

merlotgran Tue 28-Jul-15 16:18:42

Aaaaaah. I'll go and google him.

merlotgran Tue 28-Jul-15 16:18:05

grin Now I'm even more confused. confused

Ana Tue 28-Jul-15 16:16:48

You're right, kitty - Thomas Brown the postman in Lark Rise was played by Mark Heap.

kittylester Tue 28-Jul-15 15:59:05

But, I don't think Hugo was in Lark Rise - that was someone - it was, you know, whatsisname! grin

merlotgran Tue 28-Jul-15 13:45:04

Oh yes! I'd forgotten how good he was as Hugo Horton.

Tegan Tue 28-Jul-15 13:27:25

That episode of Miranda had me in tears!

rosesarered Tue 28-Jul-15 10:43:21

Makes me want to visit 'Sizzlinghurst' grin

rosesarered Tue 28-Jul-15 10:42:26

I love Gloomsbury as well, it's the funniest thing on radio.

Ana Tue 28-Jul-15 10:33:54

Me too, annsixty - the lovely Alice's admirer and, eventually, husband.

annsixty Tue 28-Jul-15 09:29:44

Best known to me as Hugo Horton(sp) in The Vicar Of Dibley.

merlotgran Tue 28-Jul-15 08:50:51

I was the same with the uncle, kitty. At first I thought he was Pike (stupid boy) from Dad's Army but then realised he was the postman from Lark Rise to Candleford. I think he also did a very funny episode of Miranda playing a therapist or something.

Anne58 Tue 28-Jul-15 08:32:30

Nellie I love Gloomsbury! grin

I think we ought to be due for another of my Radio favourites, "Bleak Expectations"

Lona Tue 28-Jul-15 08:03:19

I only watched Partners in Crime for a few minutes because I got so cross that she was carrying all those bags and a suitcase! And they were clearly empty which made it even worse!

Life in Squares confused me because I couldn't hear it very well, so I wasn't sure who was putting what where!!
shock wink

kittylester Tue 28-Jul-15 07:55:25

I think the whole cast in Partners in Crime was really good, especially Jessica Rains. I did spend quite a bit of time trying to remember who Tommy's uncle was. That happens a lot - wracking my brains to recall what else someone has been in! confused

Falconbird Tue 28-Jul-15 07:46:10

I loved Partners in Crime and watched it twice. Never done this before.

Did anyone notice that Mr. Hanson from Holby was in "Living in Squares." As a Holby fan it felt weird. smile

Tegan Tue 28-Jul-15 01:53:47

Yes; I would imagine that Francesca Annis was far more watchable than the lady in this new series! Strangely enough Nellie, I have Sue Limbs' 'Up the Garden Path' in front of me; been meaning to re read it for ages. Just wasted three hours of my life watching The Place Beyond the Pines on Film4, thinking that something might happen or I might at least start to care about at least one person in the film. All I can think is that, at least I didn't sit for three hours + in a cinema watching it.

feetlebaum Mon 27-Jul-15 23:11:22

Does anybody remember the earlier series with Francesca Annis as a rather delicious Tuppence, and James Warwick as Tommy? It was set closer to the time of the novels - I seem to recall them meeting while at a loose end after the end of WWI...

Nelliemoser Mon 27-Jul-15 23:08:43

I started watching the *Living in Squares" (Bloomsbury set) . It is bit vague I will try again next weekand if I CBA I will stop.

BBC radio 4 has had several series of a really good comedy called "Gloomsbury" written by Sue Limb. It a very funny parady on this lot, far more entertaining than this new TV series .

www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=gloomsbury

merlotgran Mon 27-Jul-15 22:48:50

grin That was a defining moment!