Shetland

Crime thriller BTW not a documentary!

Damn! Wanted to watch that, I will have to download it on catch up tv.

Had to record it because of the blasted football!

I knew that there was something that I should record and totally forgot about it

I persuaded DH to abandon the football. It's great but I needed to tune my ear in....nearly switched the subtitles on at the beginning.

Enjoy the series but don't rush off to read the books. They aren't the same and you'll be annoyed (as I am) about the changes ... Ann Cleeves books are excellent and in my opinion they've mish-mashed the stories and taken huge liberties. But it's television...

I enjoyed it - but I do wish they wouldn't give so much away in the trailers which follow straight afterwards. I know I should just turn off/over quickly, but they always take me by surprise...

Same with DCI Banks, mollie. The latest books have been written around the TV character and not the original Alan Banks.

I read the book "Bad Boy" but did not recognise it from the DCI Banks 2 parter this week and last. I did enjoy both the book and TV version.

Yes, just watched it and as good as the last series.

I watched it and was impressed by the acting. And the views.

I know Merlotgran, I couldn't watch DCI Banks at all... it was all wrong! He was all wrong!

Ana I'm always poised finger on the remote to quickly change channels before the "next week" trailer.
I had forgotten about the previous series until I started watching tonight.

I enjoyed it and would probably have enjoyed it more if I hadn't already read the books. Like you, Charley, I feel the same about the DCI Robinson series.

Enjoyed the programme but agree that the stories are a mish mash of the books. The books are excellent. It is worth it though just to see the scenery! Also agree that Banks is all wrong. Vera is all wrong too though Brenda Blethyn is a really good actress. I guess it is always going to be difficult to bring to life books you have known and loved.

I watched Shetland (with subtitles on). Always think Dougie Henshall is worth watching.

Having read a couple of DCI Banks books a while ago now it took me a bit of time to realise the tv series was based on those books.

I also had to time my ear in for the broad accents in Shetland.

Talking of the end being ruined by trailers - nothing is more annoying than when you are sitting in quiet reflection at the end of a good programme listening to the music or song at the end, and suddenly (usually a woman) starts braying loudly over the soundtrack about what comes next. Sky is the worst for that.

That should be tune, not time. Thanks for nothing, auto correction.

Loved it - but haven't read the books so no preconceptions. Must remember to record next weeks as we're away.

started to watch it just to see if it was from the Ann cleeves book (which are all excellent) but found the accent difficult and kept remembering the story as I read it - it is always so difficult to see visualised and adapted a character and story you know from the book - same with DCI Banks and Rebus
loved the scenery though.

I enjoyed it, had the sub-titles on, and think the atmosphere created is so soothing, despite the theme. Liked the last series too, so looking forward to some good viewing for a few weeks. We also enjoy DCI Banks, but I did just mention to someone the other day, that we seem to spend an awful lot of tv viewing time watching crime stories. Line of Duty tonight or Law and Order?

I will be watching Line of duty and recording Law and Order as I loved the previous series and also the American version on channel 5.

We will just HAVE to watch Line of Duty as it's so gripping. We'll probably watch Law and Order on +1. A late night, I think.

Just watched the first episode after seeing it recommended here. Found it very watchable. Good acting, lovely bleak scenery etc.

One niggly little question. In the scene at the beginning where the woman in the red coat finds the body, she has her dog with her. In following scenes where the woman is still waiting with the body and the police have turned up, the dog has vanished.

I wonder where it went.

Could there have been a slip up in continuity?