Marriage.

I watched Van Der Valk, which I'm enjoying, so I recorded Marriage and caught up with it this morning. I really didn't think much of it and unsure if I'll carry on watching it. I found Sean Bean a bit creepy....in fact they are both odd in it.

Viagirl and others, the original van der Valk is on Talking Pictures on Tuesdays at 9pm. They're great, fast moving and so 80s in dress and decor.

I found it a disappointing watch it was completely boring monotonous and non entertaining.

Not sure but think the second episode of Shetland is on tonight so will be watching that instead.

very cringeworthy, slow, boring, a waste of an hour, but i will watch tonights though in the hope that it improves, despite there being few favourable votes on here!

i didn't watch mum so can't compare but it's much like the opinion i had of the office which also had many devotees

We watched Van der Valk, good enough for a Sunday evening and I’ve liked Marc Warren since he was in Hustle.
I’ll follow your reviews of Marriage here.

I’ve binged it all… and I don’t know why?

catladyuk

very cringeworthy, slow, boring, a waste of an hour, but i will watch tonights though in the hope that it improves, despite there being few favourable votes on here!

i didn't watch mum so can't compare but it's much like the opinion i had of the office which also had many devotees

It's not supposed to be funny, though, is it?
I haven't watched it yet but posts on here don't give me the impression that it's a comedy.

I found both The Office and This Country funny but DH didn't like either.

It’s not supposed to be funny though, is it?

My tv review guide describes it as ‘bittersweet domestic dramedy’ which I assume means drama/comedy, in one section, then on another page it is simply ‘a new comedy drama’.

To me , neither a comedy nor a drama,

We all have different tastes.
I loved the Detectorists and my son thought it was rubbish.
Loved This Country and The Office.

We gave up on it and went to bed early.

Callistemon21

Grandmadinosaur

No not just you tanith

I’m in trouble for making Mr GD miss the second hour of Van Der Valk for that ?

Van der Valk was very boring!!

I’m usually on my I pad while DH watches VDV I just like to see the locations in Amsterdam!

Beechnut, did you think it improved as it went on?

Just watched episode one. Can’t remember ever feeling so uncomfortable watching a programme. I’m going to carry on watching it to make sense of it but, as has been pointed out, it’s neither a drama or a comedy. It’s actually given me the creeps to be honest.

Weird. Didn't know what to make of it. Understood a bit more once I read the blurb in the Radio Times, but it is still weird.
Controlling men, yes, daily humdrum of marriage, yes.
They don't talk about their emotions, but squabble about a jacket potato.
Lots of unanswered questions.
Strange directing, apparently doing dozens of takes on loadng the dishwasher.
I want to watch it tonight but doubt DH will want to.

Kim19

Beechnut, did you think it improved as it went on?

No,I don’t think it did Kim.

Do couples that have been married for thirty years still hold hands? Or is it just me that doesn’t ( or didn’t: but maybe that’s why my marriage ended after thirty years! They’re not a fun couple to be with are they?

MayBee70

Do couples that have been married for thirty years still hold hands? Or is it just me that doesn’t ( or didn’t: but maybe that’s why my marriage ended after thirty years! They’re not a fun couple to be with are they?

50 years and still hold hands sometimes - mostly on holiday!

Yes, 30+ 25 years! but because I was hanging on to DH ?

Just watched all 4 episodes and it was bland ...very dissapointing but I love the 2 main actors.
Thank goodness I'm single

Thanks Nanamary, that's decided me. Shan't bother to watch the rest.

I found one part in the last episode kind of odd. I won’t say what it was so as to not spoil it for those who carry on watching. Maybe it’s me but I look forward to someone explaining that part.

Just watching the first episode.
I've had to put on subtitles ?

We had to do that with the first episode Callistemon

As a poster said earlier, there was one part I didn't understand at all.

A slow burn? I think I'm getting it and Sean Bean is much better than I thought he'd be.

I’m watching the first episode, the sound is terrible I keep turning it up and down.
Not sure what to make of it yet,
I like Nicola Walker, but she’s a bit irritating in this