What did you think about Murder in Provence?

We both enjoyed it on catch-up late afternoon while hiding from the heat. Gentle stuff for a sleepy afternoon.

I binge watched this on my newly acquired Britbox. quite enjoyed it but it was a bit lame. However, I'm happy to watch things that do not need a lot of thought from me. Would watch it again as it was non confrontational.

Loved it just the light relief I needed.

Another programme it reminded me of was the (pretty awful) Rosemary and Thyme.

I suppose it's a TV example of a 'cosy crime' story. Not everyone wants to see gritty and voyeuristic murder dramas or police procedural programmes. Pleasant viewing with popular characters is very welcome. I liked 'Rosemary and Thyme' too.

Loved it. Undemanding & easy "detective" type story, with gorgeous scenery. Just disregard the plot & enjoy the characters! (Definitely in the "Mallorca" and "Death in Paradise" mode, IMO. ) We'll watch the series.

I enjoyed it just right for a Sunday evening,I like Roger Allan ,loved the scenery nothing to complain about.

The episode tonight is ridiculous. The girlfriend has been seconded to the police and they are investigating a murder of someone she knew as a child.

As if anyone who knew the victim would be allowed to be involved in the investigation!
Utter rubbish - but the scenery's nice.

Not a patch on the rather enjoyable Death in Paradise.

I am not a fan of 'cosy' murder stories. It seems incongruous to have tales of murder in a gentle, pretty setting with the security of knowing that it will all be solved within the hour, gruesome things happen offstage, and the detective will live to fight another day at the same time next week.

I like more grit in my murders , Give me a bit of Val McDermid or a series of Luther any day. Midsomer Murders or the other Sunday dramas don't do it for me. My daughter loves them, though.

I do usually but I enjoyed Death in Paradise - the victims were usually unpleasant characters and Kris Marshall as Humphrey was a joy.

Escapism.

I haven't seen Death In Paradise, to be fair. I might give it a go.

Just caught up with it oh my goodness so boring and very poor acting especially that lead bloke never seen it before so don’t know the names they re all pretty wooden and it s sleepy time tales
First and last I reckon

It is as wooden as Sherwood Forest, but I’m just loving being in France, albeit vicariously! ????????

BlueBelle

Just caught up with it oh my goodness so boring and very poor acting especially that lead bloke never seen it before so don’t know the names they re all pretty wooden and it s sleepy time tales
First and last I reckon

Roger Allam - he was excellent as a young Morse's superior.

The colour of the rosé they were all drinking was too dark to be the real thing! ?

It was rather lurid. I like that I can watch it, go to sleep wake up at the end and know what's going on.

Some rather poor acting tonight but I watched it to the end.
The girl friend wears some lovely clothes and it is obviously always going to be hot and sunny.

I gave up on it, it was so slow and boring.

Decided to watch it as there is nothing else on…..yawn yawn rubbish!

I'm very puzzled. I think they are all supposed to be French but with English regional accents, one tonight Black Country. I know who murdered the first one, but not the other two or was it three. There a a few bad face lifts and poor acting, but as there is nothing else on I watched it for the scenery

The amount of deaths reminds me of midsummer murders…

Eat least with Midsummer after two hours I knew who had done it.

Once again I fell asleep well before the end, so just like last week’s, I still don’t know ‘who dunnit’.

Think I managed to remain awake until the second brother was found dead at the swimming pool.

And when I woke up just at the end, they were saying “Poor Cosette” so assume she died as well?

Will have to re-watch the last hour.

They all seem to dislike their mothers!

Watched last night and found it very pretty but bland. Roger Allam is wasted so far, and I find the lovey-dovey-ness between he and his wife tiresome. The acerbic Patricia Hodge should be given more to do, and I felt the unfortunate Cosette brought some much needed life to the acting.

Scenery was good, but otherwise rubbish.