Last Tango in Halifax is back!

Was it a revelation though? The murder, I'm referring to. I've a feeling I heard something about that in the first series or perhaps it was just that Gillian let him bleed to death without doing anything. I must admit hitting the man on the head to finish him off did seem a bit far fetched and amazing that she got away with it. I do think a lot of Derek Jacobi though - one minute a kindly, twinkly old man and the next really getting angry with his daughter. I'm surprised he hasn't had another heart attack with everything that is going on!
I thought Caroline's son who was eating his breakfast in last night's episode when his mother and grandmother - or was it the girlfriend - were talking, was really good acting. He slowly munched away at his cereal but you could see his distress at it all mounting whilst they just carried on oblivious.

I read the DM.
Anyway, I'm so glad I'm not the only one whining about the ridiculous story lines. We were laughing about them when the girlfriend went into Anaphalactic shock ( don't know if I've spelt that right) but you know what I mean. I nearly chocked with laughing.
Gillian deserves all she gets. She's not hard done by, she's spoilt, by her lovely Dad.

They don't believe in the old saying, 'Least said, soonest mended' do they?

I've lost count of all the 'confessions.'

And I had to laugh at the baby's cot made out of a plastic crate.

Huge baby for a newborn. Reminded me of Giant Baby Sybil in Downton. I haven't watched it before but have seen the last two and thought, great acting, lovely scenery, why are there 35 plot lines?

Yes Considering it was only a week old according to GGD, and mum didn't know she was pregnant, it was positively Amazonian!!

I'm still enjoying it.

I'm enjoying it immenseley.

I hope Caroline raises the money to buy John out and he gets together with Gillian. He's probably quite nice when he hasn't got his bitchy wife and smug MIL breathing down his neck. Gillian can then tell Robbie to sling his hook and Caroline and Kate will adopt the baby and be lumbered with the oldies in the granny flat.

There you are, I've worked it all out.

Hmm...I'm not at all sure that John has it in him to ever be anything other than whiney and full of self-pity, whatever happens!

I wish someone would tell John to have a wash and shave. Him and Gillian are well suited in that respect. Both need a good scrub.

I agree with Merlotgran that the enormous baby can be adopted by Caroline and Kate, and the baby could continue to have contact with her birth parents and extended family - perfect (almost).
I agree with Ana, I don't think John has a different personality than the one we see. I don't believe having a shower and shave would improve his personality either. His emotional shortcomings are too great to patch up - just look at the way he treats his sons. Very very entertaining

The 'newborn' was holding its head up in tonight episode! Amazing for one so young! X

I still enjoy it but it is becoming a bit of a pantomime. Maybe it is not supposed to be a realistic drama. DH and I watch each programme speculating what the latest shock scenario will be! Great acting though and there is not much else on tv worth watching IMHO.

Have to agree with all you say * Wisewoman* Did anyone else think the scene leading into the funeral service ( a shot of the church) looked like a painting with trees placed in front of it ? Also , the baby seems to age and then get younger is various scenes. Last week we noticed it was raining heavily in the foreground at one point and the background had shadows where the sun was shining.

I like Gillian. She does have a harder life than the spoilt brat Caroline who is so "up herself" (whatever that means). I can't stand Celia. Pretending that butter wouldn't melt in her mouth and cheese wouldn't choke her when all the time she is a scheming old cow witch.

They obviously have very advanced babies in Halifax J52 must be something they take during pregnancy!

So much drama and crisis in the two families, it is all quite unbelievable, there is nothing that is straightforward, I felt drained by the end of this week's episode. Gillian's relationships with John and/or Robbie and the murder/suicide, the Caroline/Kate senario, the grandsons in trouble, scheming Celia and creepy Alan, ( the buckets of tears) yuk, the changing sizes of the baby, the funeral scenery, it's all so far fetched, nothing is normal. Even so, it somehow holds my attention and the acting is excellent.

I caught up with this week's episode last night. The acting is superb. The filming is perfect, the scenes of our northern countryside just fabulous. It also makes me laugh, and I'm not watching much else on tv currently so it's good to have something (other than the Merekats, see other thread) to look forward to.
I am also increasingly enjoying the awful John.

One thing that you can say about Last Tango, is that the acting is very good all round.The other thing that I like is that there are no 'perfect' characters or all bad characters; just as in life, people are complex, they can be cruel one minute, but capable of great kindness the next.Intelligent people make stupid decisions sometimes, lies and secrets get out of hand.I don't think Celia is meant to be 'saintly' none of the characters are.We can all be selfish and unthinking.As IAM64 says, I think John is such a watchable character.

Anyone see Alan's song in dance routine at the wedding in last nights Last Tango in Halifax?

Love Derek Jacob, his performance in I Claudius was amazing but never thought of him as a romantic pop idol, do now, ahhh.

Yes saw it last night Alternativegran, wasn't it great. What an actor.
Merry Christmas.

What a refreshing programme - so different. Funny, sad, clever, modern yet old fashioned. A triumph!

looks like they have left it open for possibly another series!

It said in the paper that there's going to be a third series next year

I really enjoyed last night's programme. I was half execting him to drop dead during the dance routine!
I shall look forward to a third series.

What a lovely programme to watch wasn't it? Just a bit of good old-fashioned happy happy, made me feel good, and set the pattern for the holidays, I think.