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Marcella

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Luckylegs9 Mon 04-Apr-16 22:10:37

Just watched this first instalment but was intrigued by Anna Friels strange appearance which was a bit distracting.. Her face doesn't move at all, her lips look weird, she appears androgynous, her emotions are all shown in her eyes, they still move, but that is all, it quite spoilt it for me. I had to look away at the violent scenes a bit too much for me. Think I will watch it though.

Lazigirl Tue 26-Apr-16 10:30:18

Confused the hell out of me last night - got on DH nerves asking him who/what was happening?! Age related, or is it just confusing. Hope it's the latter......

Teetime Tue 26-Apr-16 10:39:33

Me too I'm going to rewatch it tonight while himself is at Bowls.

Eloethan Tue 26-Apr-16 11:17:33

On the credibility point, would Anna Friel's character really be allowed to continue working on this case when her estranged husband was a possible suspect? I don't know why I keep watching it - but I expect I shall stay with it now to the bitter end.

Charleygirl Tue 26-Apr-16 11:39:12

Eloethan I agree and also after having had a plastic bag tied around her head she should have been taken to the local A&E rather than drive herself home to continue working on the case. She would also have been given time off to recover from the trauma. Not credible.

Welshwife Tue 26-Apr-16 11:49:27

I think she was not working on the main case but was doing her own research until they discovered last night that she had looked at the CCTV of the house at the time of the murder. I thought that when she looked at it the first time she saw herself at the wheel but last night I was not sure and her estranged husband came to the house in a black car - unless he had borrowed hers.

How many brothers did the girlfriend have? Who was the bit older chap who was nuzzling up to the mother? I've forgotten that. O

Tegan Tue 26-Apr-16 12:25:52

Yes, I thought she'd seen herself on the CCTV. Also her husband, having paid to have himself beaten half to death goes to see his employer to ask for his job back with hardly a scratch on him [although that happens all the time in tv dramas]. And the other girl with the plastic bag over her head would surely not have survived...it was ages before Marcella got to her. Also blush why do so many people get up to things [nooky and murder] in houses with the blinds/curtains open??? I don't have my curtains/blinds open and all I tend to do is watch rubbish tv programmes.

LullyDully Tue 26-Apr-16 13:09:19

Yes the curtain thing ways worries us!!! There's a murderer about, or shall we have nooky? Don't bother with pulling the curtains.....doh.grin

trendygran Tue 26-Apr-16 20:36:46

Watched so far but completely confused with yesterday's episode. A friend's son has appeared in 3 episodes as a 'Baddy' but couldn't make out how his character fitted in. Knew him as a teenager and brother of my DD's friend so main reason for watching.Might not bother next week. !

Glamgran22 Wed 18-May-16 11:22:39

Watched the whole series , still not sure how so many different leads got it to last nights conculsion, maybe it's just me !

Charleygirl Wed 18-May-16 12:10:33

I was not really any the wiser at the end of last night's episode. I got the impression that there maybe another series? I will not be watching it. Back to reading books I think as there is nothing much for me to watch.

Tegan Wed 18-May-16 14:00:10

Relieved that it's finished..feel that I've wasted 8 or so hours of my life watching it (but had to stick with it). Did wonder if I would have felt differently if it had had subtitles and the main character had been an actress unknown to me.

NanSue Thu 19-May-16 21:21:23

Like Undercover, I feel a bit cheated after sticking with a very confusing storyline, only to be let down again. Is this a sign of things to come? Instead of a good gritty drama with a beginning a middle and an end with a few twists and turns, the plot now has to be mega complicated with far too many characters and an ending that either doesn't make sense or we have to wait until the next series to find out what really happened. Infuriating to say the least!

Eloethan Thu 19-May-16 22:56:00

I was a fool to carry on watching it. It was absolute rubbish - and incomprehensible rubbish at that.

Carolespr Mon 30-May-16 16:46:16

Did anyone see the last episode of Marcella? It seemed to leave so many questions unanswered.