Just finished power, was fucking brilliant

Watched Small Prophets last night, all six episodes. It's got a Detectorists feel about it and it's just as good in my opinion. Roll on Series 2. There's some good performances in it but Michael Palin's character is the best.

46 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

That the Adam Curtis thing? I watched that a bit back, enjoyed it - if that's the right word!

Have you seen Trauma Zone? Pretty much the same thing but about Russia, bloody bleak that.

It is.  Excellent viewing.

I think I have seen Trauma Zone. (If its the Russian doc I think it is). That's proper grim!

Just finished Mr Mercedes S1

Tough watch. Struggled through to the end as I just had to see how it ended

Worth watching the next series? 

2 hours ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Watched Small Prophets last night, all six episodes. It's got a Detectorists feel about it and it's just as good in my opinion. Roll on Series 2. There's some good performances in it but Michael Palin's character is the best.

We watched it in 2 sittings. Agree. Fucking brilliant.

7 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Just finished Mr Mercedes S1

Tough watch. Struggled through to the end as I just had to see how it ended

Worth watching the next series? 

First series is excellent 

Second series is a mash up of the second and third books it's based on and goes all a bit weird 

It'll test your patience but see it through 

2 minutes ago, DirtySanchez said:

First series is excellent 

Second series is a mash up of the second and third books it's based on and goes all a bit weird 

It'll test your patience but see it through 

First series tested my patience massively but I’ll have a go at S2. If it goes too weird I’ll maybe sack it off

Just now, MancWanderer said:

First series tested my patience massively but I’ll have a go at S2. If it goes too weird I’ll maybe sack it off

It's not a case of if but when 

I think it's best you give it a miss 😀

Dirty Business on Channel 4 is a must watch.

7 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Dirty Business on Channel 4 is a must watch.

Just gone all three. 
 

One or two lies but hopefully will help get the EA independent again. They nailed Susan Davey though but missed in the end summary that she walked at Xmas

 

edit for clarity. One , there aren’t more spills now than in 89,  More are reported as there are tens of thousands of sensors connected to live data reporting them. EDM’s described in the show. SWW has over two thousand covering 600 treatment works, 800 pumping stations and CSOs.
Two. Every treatment works has two permits . One for the florets it has to fully treat to specific quality targets . This flow is normally 3 times dry weather flow so accounts for some rain. Second permit is for storm storage giving daily accurate flow that the site must take before it can legally overflow to the environment, normally equivalent to 6 x dry weather flow. They do not have to treat all rainwater which there is a bloody lot of.

They kept showing Trevaunance Cove discharge. That was proven to be run off from fields. If it’s that brown ain’t sewage.

Dont get me wrong, the privatisation was Maggies coup de grace in her sell off of National assets partly driven by knowing how much investment was needed and should be reversed and the castration of EA was a joke but the new cash from water companies is redirected towards flood defence work.

 

Edited February 26Feb 26 by green genie

Well basically given the lovely shots of Whitstable and Herne Bay, I might buy a paddling pool this summer.

 

On 24/02/2026 at 23:09, MancWanderer said:

First series tested my patience massively but I’ll have a go at S2. If it goes too weird I’ll maybe sack it off

First series good

Second series just weird

Third series more like first.

Second is different but if you were not sure about first doubt you will think much of 2 and 3.

On 24/02/2026 at 20:54, Alf Hartigan said:

Watched Small Prophets last night, all six episodes. It's got a Detectorists feel about it and it's just as good in my opinion. Roll on Series 2. There's some good performances in it but Michael Palin's character is the best.

 

On 24/02/2026 at 23:04, Cheese said:

We watched it in 2 sittings. Agree. Fucking brilliant.

We also did it in 2 sittings.

Very Detectorists and very good. All very understated but for some reason you really want a good outcome for the main characters. 

Such a good series this and vastly underrated.

 

 

 

Watched the Tony Blair documentary on C4 over a few nights last week, well put together and, as things have turned out in recent days, topical

The Stolen Child on ITV.

We binge watched 4 episodes last night and will finish it tonight.

Very disappointed that for the last 2 weeks we haven't seen Diamond on any of the events on gladiators, but on a brighter note it has made me appreciate just how tidy Comet is.

Dirty old man?    Yeah soz🤷

5 hours ago, Whitestar said:

Very disappointed that for the last 2 weeks we haven't seen Diamond on any of the events on gladiators, but on a brighter note it has made me appreciate just how tidy Comet is.

Dirty old man?    Yeah soz🤷

Yeah Comet fan here too. 

Very much a "Jet" for the ages 😂

1 hour ago, kent_white said:

Yeah Comet fan here too. 

Very much a "Jet" for the ages 😂

Dynamite and Sabre for me 

1 hour ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Dynamite and Sabre for me 

 

Started an old one which we never watched at the time, broadchurch 

1 minute ago, L/H White said:

Started an old one which we never watched at the time, broadchurch 

Tis a classic

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

Started an old one which we never watched at the time, broadchurch 

Funnily enough we did the same the other week having missed it first time round. One to concentrate on rather than have on in the background.

One for the older amongst us

The Sweeney on ITVX

Superb TV. 70s hammy acting but hasn’t aged too badly

Some right old faces on there

And the cars…….Granadas, Cortinas, Jags. Proper dream tackle for a teenager at the time 

9 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

One for the older amongst us

The Sweeney on ITVX

Superb TV. 70s hammy acting but hasn’t aged too badly

Some right old faces on there

And the cars…….Granadas, Cortinas, Jags. Proper dream tackle for a teenager at the time 

And the strippers. 

Also Minder on ITVX with the wonderful George Cole