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harvatt Sun 09-Dec-12 21:10:51

Which is your favourite TV Crime Series , There are many of them on
the TV at the moment .Leaving Poirot out of this for the time being , I
for one prefer ' Lewis ' but in all honesty I Prefer Sgt. Hathaway as the
character on account of the way his Cambridge education is portrayed and
exchanges in conversation beween him and Lewis .

Stansgran Sun 12-May-13 21:57:34

I loved Spiral and wished I'd seen the previous series.i tried to get some of the Boney stories when last in Oz but was told they are non PC. The ones I got from the library bookstore here had disclaimers that the opinions expressed were not that of the local council!

noodles Sun 12-May-13 21:37:23

Spiral is demanding and fast moving - and it take place in Paris which is a bonus. The sets, interiors etc are all different, (as is the French legal system) so I need to really pay attention to keep up with the story. No knitting or reading the newspapers when Spiral is on!

numberplease Sun 12-May-13 21:09:30

I like quite a few of the crime series, but one that still sticks in my mind is Boney, an Australian series from the mid 70s, starred the gorgeous James Laurenson as Aboriginal detective Napoleon Bonaparte. I loved it, was really sorry when it finished, would love to see repeats.

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 20:30:42

Noodles i don"t DO gritty , I like my TV to be all all soft & fuzzy.

Having said that i do love watching in the States "America"s most wanted , and they do go into gory detail. Doh !!

bookdreamer Sun 12-May-13 20:25:03

This series is about American prime time TV. I think it's just how it's evolved and what people want. Times change and the public I think just didn't buy the all American normal people, cop shows etc.

As I said the one last week I enjoyed the most. How times change and tv changes with them. The misfit is now the norm. Friends comes to my mind.

noodles Sun 12-May-13 20:10:49

Hi Nonu

Spiral is very 'gritty' - I'm a wimp, and have to close my eyes at the horrible bits and rely on my husband tells me when I can look again.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiral_(TV_series)]

Very strong story lines and excellent acting.

Tegan Sun 12-May-13 19:53:34

I didn't realise it was on last week as well. I was flicking channels and Alan Alda was talking which stopped me dead in my tracks. D'you think it was Cracker that started these anti heroes?

bookdreamer Sun 12-May-13 19:50:39

Yes I have. See link below

www.gransnet.com/forums/television_and_radio/1198232-America-in-prime-time-on-BBC-2-Saturdays

I am just watching the one last night you talked about. It's been brilliant. I loved the one last week about how the perfect person that used to be portrayed on TV is no longer. The misfit is the norm now. All very interesting.

Tegan Sun 12-May-13 19:07:09

Did anyone se the programme on BBC last night about tv series? I only caught the end of it but it looked very good. I've never seen Dexter but I know people have recommended it to me several times. i think the programme was about how characters develop in series compared to how limited that can be when making a feature film. I'm looking foreward as well to the 5 parter with Gillian Anderson starting tomorrow night [one of my favourite actresses]. I wonder if the success of The Killing has raised the standard for British crime drama?

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 18:41:39

hello noodle haven"t seen you in an age .

noodles Sun 12-May-13 18:38:02

The French series 'Spiral' is excellent.

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 18:24:19

Tell me about it ! grin

Nelliemoser Sun 12-May-13 18:20:01

Thanks Nonu It would have come to me eventually. It was a very longtime ago now though.

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 17:30:12

Gillie , I have , love them both as you do . I love all the period costumes .
Also is Murdoch & " the Girl " can"t remember her name , going to finally get together . Love all the lingering looks , and he is to die for , do you agree ?

Deedaa Sun 12-May-13 17:29:39

Always loved Morse, but enjoy Lewis too. Misomer Murders is always fun and they always have such good people in it (especially Sykes!) New Tricks is a favourite and my husband has just downloaded the first series of Hill Street Blues which has been great to revisit. Absolute favourite has to be Inspector Montalbano - sex on (bandy) legs grin

GillieB Sun 12-May-13 16:15:18

Nonu - have you seen the "Miss Fisher Mysteries" also on Alibi. We love it and I have now started buying the books for my Kindle (as I did when I first started watching the "Murdoch Mysteries".

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 15:30:29

Cagney & lacy . Nellie

Nelliemoser Sun 12-May-13 15:28:53

Lewis. I enjoy the way the relationship between Lewis and Hathaway is portrayed. Morse and Endeavour also! Scott and Bailey. Midsomer Murders is just fun really not to be taken too seriously. A Touch of Frost was a different type of crime drama though. Not keen on Poirot . I did enjoy Foyles War was also very good.

The trouble with the Scandinavian ones is that the are "dark" in all senses of that word, and you have to read the subtitles which makes knitting difficult.
I used to enjoy the American one set in New York with the two women, can't remember what it was called right now.

Galen Sun 12-May-13 15:27:28

Bones, midsommer murders and NCIS

Nonu Sun 12-May-13 15:15:09

I like the Murdoch Mysteries on alibi

Tegan Sun 12-May-13 14:58:12

I'm going off the latest Scandinavian ones as they all seem to be about serial killers and paedophiles [or both at the same time]. Looking forward to the one on Ch4 [?] tonight with Olivia Coleman and Paddy Considine [local lad made good wink],

Ian42 Sun 12-May-13 14:50:06

I love Morse, Lewis and Endeavour. Then Midsommer Murders, Vera and, Inspector Lynley. Then Adam Dalgliesh and Wallander. Poirot and Sherlock Holmes last but not least.

janthea Tue 11-Dec-12 15:05:39

Barrow grin Me too! Plus The Closer, Blue Bloods, Rizolli(?) & Isles, Castle and Criminal Minds. Not wild about the UK series, except Midsomer Murders and Whitechapel.

harvatt Tue 11-Dec-12 14:01:09

Bez , Sad in many ways , I like to picture Poirot as the little man
say in middle age - that dapper little man with all his idiosyncrasies !

Bez Mon 10-Dec-12 09:58:08

I like Foyle and Vera.
I heard David Suchet on the radio over the weekend saying he had filmed the episode of Hercule's demise.