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Deutchland 83

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rosesarered Mon 18-Jan-16 23:22:45

Has anyone else been watching this? We are really enjoying it ( but best recorded so you can whizz through the ads.) It's set in 1983 in both East and W Germany, and has English subtitles.Very good acting and dialogue and a real early 60's feel.

Alea Tue 19-Jan-16 08:51:24

"60's feel" set in 1983? confused
From what I remember of East Germany I can well imagine that it was very much stuck in a period 30 years earlier - look at Goodbye Lenin, for example, but I believe the designers worked hard to achieve the right effect for West Germany in the 80's.

rosesarered Tue 19-Jan-16 09:47:02

grin typo ! Done late at night, 80's feel of course, and brilliantly done.

rosesarered Tue 19-Jan-16 09:48:51

Quite a few sub-titled things on tv this year, I really like them.

LullyDully Tue 19-Jan-16 13:04:53

Yes we are watching it . I enjoyed it when they were stumped by the floppy disk. He does seem to get away with a lot!

rosesarered Tue 19-Jan-16 16:06:01

Haha,yes, perhaps being a spy isn't as taxing as we thought??

HannahLoisLuke Mon 25-Jan-16 14:20:15

I've recorded all episodes but have yet to watch them so all comments useful in determining whether to bother or not.

rosesarered Mon 25-Jan-16 14:22:13

Do bother Hannah it's really very good.

rosesarered Mon 25-Jan-16 14:23:25

Perhaps not many on Gnett watching or commenting, but don't take that as a reason not to watch.

Badenkate Mon 25-Jan-16 14:28:29

We've been watching it and enjoying it - the music is great too. It was so funny watching the reaction to finding out how the walkmam worked and what it did! I do agree that it's better to watch a recorded version and whizz through the adverts.

MaggieP Mon 15-Feb-16 23:16:41

Superb last double episode, will really miss this.

Cherrytree59 Tue 16-Feb-16 11:03:04

Hi all. sounds great
But what channel please?

Cherrytree59 Tue 16-Feb-16 11:05:37

Oh dear just spotted the dates
looks like missed out. Hope they do rerun will make do with Trapped

nigglynellie Tue 16-Feb-16 12:15:48

It was on Channel 4 and absolutely brilliant, and at times really had you on the edge of your seat! I think it reflected the 1980's, no Walkmans in the 1960's, also the reference to Aids, again, not a problem in the 60's. References to Andropov, and the photo of Gorbachev in the last episode, all pointed to the run up to reunification. I do hope they do another series!!

EllenT Tue 16-Feb-16 12:26:19

Whole series is still available to catch up on All 4. We saw the first two weeks, very much enjoyed it and will make a point of catching the rest.

vintage1950 Wed 23-Mar-16 12:48:20

I loved this but there were so many holes in the plot! A secretary is murdered and our hero buries her in woodland, presumably in a shallow grave. Nobody seems to notice her disappearance, nobody refers to her again and no dog unearths her. Also, her boss shoots himself at his rather nice Art Nouveau desk - again nobody notices. And our hero is constantly on the run, even after having a kidney removed. And every car he manages to get into has the keys in the ignition and a full tank of fuel. Enormous fun, though.