Recommended TV, Radio and Films.

sorry should be maytime2

good idea maytime think I’ll do the same

I bought "The Crown" on DVD, thinking it would be cheaper than subscribing. I have only watched the first four episodes so far. It is enthralling, it takes me back to when I was a young child and is also enlightening e.g. I did not realise the effect of the catastrophic event that was "The Smog".
All the actors are very good particularly Claire Foye. I can't wait to see the remainder and also the next series when Elizabeth is played by Olivia Colman.

Flight HS13 - Dutch series with subtitles, on Walter Presents.

We've watched two episodes so far and it looks promising - lots of intrigue. Handsome lead! What more can I say

Dontaskme and travelsafar I am also enjoying Safe. Although I am aware it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. It has several twists and turns, and red herrings.

I am posting too Dontaskme.

Well that was a binge watch and a half.

I recently signed up to Netflix because of all the recommendations and I am not disappointed. It is so well set out, I can go straight into what I watched last, where as on Amazon Prime I am searching about.

I have just watched some of the old Prime Suspect which were so well written and acted.

I have just watched the first episode of House of Cards, I must admit I am a bit daunted as there are abut 5 series! I am thoroughly enjoying Hinterland even though it is a bit bleak. So thanks all for getting me hooked up.

I will try Safe, thanks

I have justed watched Safe it was very good with lots of well known faces and plenty of red herrings.

I seem o be the only one posting but hey ho
Safe on Netflix is very good.

Netflix "locked up" then "chained up" OMG I binged watched all 18 episodes of locked up but have made myself calm it now as I was getting nothing done! Prison/jail in USA. Real life as it happens. I love this kind of cr*p as my DH calls it.

Just been reminded of what a great film Dances with Wolves is. It's on Channel 5 at the moment.

Goodbye Christopher Robin is a lovely film,.

I think its called Life and Death Row on BBCiplayer but I'll check and post again if that's not right. Real life looking into the crimes, the trials and the outcome sort of as it happens. I can't stop watching it and some of it has made me quite sad while other bits have made me quite mad!

I have discovered two programmes that both look promising (I've only watched one episode of each) both are on catch up:

800 Words on BBC iPlayer - series about a family of dad and two teenagers that relocate to NZ after his wife's death. It is billed as "comedy drama" and is a NZ production, beautiful scenery to lose yourself in.

Before We Die Skandi noir on Channel 4... female cop whose colleague partner (and lover) goes missing.

Just found the name of the recommended Netflix drama starting on Thursday. The Alienist. It is about a secretary, a criminal psychologist and a newspaper illustrator working together on crimes in the 1890s in New York. I will give it a whirl, which means if it hasn't grabbed me in 10 minutes it's OFF !

Glad you are sorted Parsleywin I am sure you will find lots of interesting viewing now you are into the swing of it.

Now here is my dilemma just signed up to Netflix and shared with my DS and two GSs as I can have it on 6 devices. My DS got it set up and running on his TV in minutes and I want to put it on our Panasonic TV now, it’s
up and running on my IPad. But it is not that simple. I
suppose I will have to wait until DS passes through and get him to do it for me.

I saw in the paper they recommended a series on Netflix
starting this week called ??? Set in Victorian times. I will
come back to you on the one word name. It certainly looked good.

I love customising my viewing to my own preferences. Gone are the days of everyone watching the same thing at the same time.

Sky Arts, Urban Myths, great comedy/drama, there is a whole set of them to download, very good acting.British btw.

Nankate, many thanks for your advice re iPlayer on another thread. I've signed in on the iPad and am now happily rooting around for goodies to watch. Much appreciated!

Someone recommended Making of a Murderer on Netflix and I've binge watched - fascinating. BBCiplayer Unsolved is very interesting, the episodes called something to do with an alibi (there is another one about a missing girl on the IOW that I couldn't get into that one) and again binge watched as just had to find out what happened. Really enjoyed Marcella series 2 - hadn't watched the first series but it didn't matter, you don't need to. Think that's on itv.

I have just watched on Netflix something called Shaka the Zulu.

Really old by the look of it but the scenery and costumes are amazing. It has some well know faces in it but the acting quite hammy

It tells the life of a Zulu king from conception to death.

We are enjoying The Looming Tower on Amazon. It is the story of the feud between the FBI and CIA which led to them missing all the signs that9/11 was about to happen. Stars the wonderful Jeff Daniels

Started to watch the first in the series about how our men and women trained in WW2 to become secret agents. They had a number of modern day people copy the tough training both physical and mental. Excellent viewing.

It was on BBC1 on Monday night I think.

I enjoyed "The Shape of Water" at the cinema recently. Sally Hawkins is my favourite actress.

I enjoyed the film Julie and Julia, about the American cookery writer/chef Julia Child. Meryl Streep played the title role.
On another thread I mentioned The Cobbler, about a cobbler who tries on a pair of shoes...,and a comedy The Do Over is a hoot.

This Country, the funniest thing on tv this year, funny and also touching at times.Spoof docu about rural living, set in the Cotswolds ( I enjoy identifying places there) the two main actors are brother and sister in real life.BBC1 ( iplayer)

I enjoyed Hidden Figures, the true story of a group of African American women mathematicians who were involved in the calculations needed to make a success of sending a man into space. They had some formidable male (and female) opposition to overcome.
I also recommend Wonder, an adaptation of a book about a boy born with facial disfigurement who had to face bullying and prejudice when he started attending school. My teenage GC gave me the book to read at Christmas and then took me to the film.