Trapped

Saw the "hero" policeman referred to in the paper on Saturday as the new heart throb! Surely not! I like my men on the big side, but the huge beard must have its own climate zone!

On a lighter note, when I checked my TV listings earlier in the evening, Trapped at 21.00, 22.00 here came up as Brighton, for children an adventure on a roller-coaster. 22.00, 23.00 was Manchester, for children, and adventure in the old streets.
I was just a wee bit worried what I might get.
Turned out to be fine thank goodness.

Thanks, Ayjay. The dogs started barking at the cat....right at the vital moment

His father in laws

I missed a few minutes towards the end but saw the bit where Andri was matching the key to the padlock. Whose jeans were they?

Yes, have been to Iceland so really enjoying scenery. And the content!

I agree, hang in there.

I think its really worth watching.

Yes Tegan I thoroughly enjoyed it even though at times it slowed up a bit. The cold, snow and ice really got through to me. Brrrrrr

I personally think so, I enjoying it.

I haven't read any previous posts as I only started watching this last night. I did fall asleep part way through [it was very late]. Is it worth persevering with? I hadn't realised how many episodes I'd missed.

We'll thanks bothBaden and Wilma for your recommendations. I feel quite excited about the pleasure these films will give me.

After a while I forget I am watching a foreign film as the subtitles are so good at getting over the story.

Happy viewing.

Nankate, I think The Bridge is my favourite, but you definitely should watch it from series 1 onward to get to know Saga's back story. Montalbano both young and not so young is easy-watching and fascinating to see a very different attitude to life. We enjoyed the scenery so much we're off to Sicily in May. Borgen shows a very different political system to our own, and the difficulties a woman has to make it to the top.

Nankate I can recommend Spiral, The Killing, The Bridge, Borgen and The Returned, but you'll enjoy them much more if you watch from the first series. One offs I can recommend are Fortitude, Real Humans and Cordon.

We're thinking about watching Braquo, 19-2, Unité 9 and Jordskott.

When you're on Amazon Prime watch out for the American remakes.

Be warned, some of these series are addictive!

Recommendations please for other foreign series you have enjoyed, so I can look the up on Amazon Prime or BBC IPlayer ? I quite like this subtitles lark since getting hooked on Trapped.

Just checked there are 10 episodes.

Been there, unbelievable!!! I would post pics if I knew how!!

https://www.gransnet.com/uploads/talk/201603/medium-44695-boiling-mud.jpg https://www.gransnet.com/uploads/talk/201603/medium-81535-mid-ridge-2.jpg

Keep you feet warm have a foot bath. Boiling mud.

The bottom picture is the Mid Atlantic ridge where the Atlantic ocean is still widening.

It's a fascinating country. They have lived with these volcanos for centuries. When eruptions get going they can pump out some very noxious chemicals. I am planning to go again in April next year.

Iceland is stunning. I went in September and visited a glacier, it's not too cold at all at that time of year. I'd love to go back again.

I also would never consider going there on holiday- far too cold for me and I never was a lover of snow and ice. A bit slow at times but I am enjoying it. I am not sure if this Saturday's two episodes are the last or not.

The main character was interviewed briefly on radio 4 this am, he said people should go to Northern Iceland in winter as it is beautiful, he said it never gets really cold, but its too gloomy for me - I need some sun to survive. I'm glad they have made it up with Hjothur. I bet the Chinese will end up going elsewhere.
The houses look quite small (but bigger than mine) - what I like about these foreign series is seeing how ordinary people live in other countries and how they deal with immigrants, unemployment, youth, etc.
I wouldn't mind a heated swimming pool but not sure about the goings on there!
So far my choice of an alternative home would be Montalbano's house.
We have our own thriller now in The Night Porter.

I've been catching up with it on iplayer and I'm just watched episode 5 , 1 more to go , blimey its all happening can't believe the Mayor's wife just left him to burn I guess she got her own back for the abuse.
I'll be watching I'm finding it fascinating although OH won't watch because of the sub-titles, doesn't know what he's missing.

Great programme, a bit slow at times though.

Saturday nights TV wouldn't be worth watching without a subtitled drama. Trapped looks like it's going to be good and as someone else commented, the extreme weather makes you want to wrap up warm! Still to start Spin, which we've recorded, in the middle of Occupied and loved Deuschland 83. Waiting for Spiral to come back too.

Never watched a foreign film with subtitles before, but gave it a go with episode 1 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the recommendation.