Gransnet forums

TV, radio, film, Arts

Baptiste

(107 Posts)
tiredoldwoman Mon 18-Feb-19 05:48:20

Did anyone see this , I've just watched it on i player ? My word, it was tense. Beautifully filmed in Amsterdam with the wonderful Julien Baptiste back in action .

trisher Tue 05-Mar-19 18:03:34

I think if you go for looks it would be Tom Hiddlestone all the way but Tom Hollander has a bit of a twinkle in his eye that makes me think he would be more fun! grin

Jalima1108 Tue 05-Mar-19 19:40:52

hmm I think I prefer Tom Hollander for looks as well, the other Tom H. is too pretty (prettier than me!).

Maggiemaybe Sun 17-Mar-19 21:46:10

Is anyone else still watching this? I’m finding it increasingly daft, what with the far-from-secret safe houses with no curtains or blinds, the constant popping back and forth over borders, the pantomime villains and folk on the run and tormented police officers and frequent clandestine meetings. Why don’t they just give the money back to Constantine? Not that there’ll be much left after the farmer bought a car, the dentist paid for a week of debauchery and Edward hired a boat to get him across the Channel....

trisher Mon 18-Mar-19 14:48:02

Well I like it. Poor old Edward who wanted to do some good. SPOILER ALERT Who threw Constantine? My money is on Kim's boyfriend. I don't suppose it costs that much to hitch a ride across the Channel if you don't ask who/or what else is on board.

SueDonim Mon 18-Mar-19 15:08:34

I'm not one for watching this type of tv but I've rather enjoyed Baptiste. I have close my eyes at the gruesome bits but it's intrigued me.

No contest between the two Toms for me, it has to be Hiddlebum! The other Tom is too short for my taste.

SueDonim Mon 18-Mar-19 15:08:58

to close

Jalima1108 Mon 18-Mar-19 16:57:30

Why don’t they just give the money back to Constantine?
See trisher's spoiler!

Who threw Constantine?
I don't know, but he won't be getting the money now!

The other Tom is too short for my taste.
He'd suit me, I always wear flatties anyway.

Gonegirl Mon 18-Mar-19 17:01:56

Who is Constantine? (I have completely lost it. Only still watching cos I love Baptiste and Tom Hollander. And I want Baptiste to win and Tom H to be alright)

Gonegirl Mon 18-Mar-19 17:03:10

Ah! "Who threw him! Yes. That one.

Gonegirl Mon 18-Mar-19 17:05:26

And is it the senior police woman at the station (the one who B used to be with) that grassed them up?

Gonegirl Mon 18-Mar-19 17:05:52

I think that's the right expression.

Jalima1108 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:07:22

Constantin was the baddie with the dark hair and beard - Baptiste met him in a restaurant and blackmailed him into helping them.

I don't trust Martha's son (also supposedly Baptiste's son, but she could be lying).

Jalima1108 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:08:32

You're getting the lingo Gonegirl!

I'm not sure if it's her, could be her son if she passes on too much information to him.

Gonegirl Mon 18-Mar-19 17:21:01

Oh I like his (newly discovered) son. I hope he's not a baddie.

Jalima1108 Mon 18-Mar-19 17:32:01

He looks nothing like either parent - but then he could take after his old Granny or Grandad I suppose.

BlueBelle Mon 18-Mar-19 17:57:11

I m finding this very complicated I keep having to work out who is who Like Gonegirl I m hanging in there because I like Baptist and want to make sure he’s ok

Maggiemaybe Mon 18-Mar-19 23:13:02

I’m just hanging on to see if there’s going to be any sort of proper ending to all this. At least there aren’t any more family members left for poor old Edward to be the death of. Baptiste’s lot will probably live on to series 2, despite the fact that anyone wanting to get them just has to follow Baptiste on one of his regular visits to their secret safe house.

LullyDully Tue 19-Mar-19 08:15:36

At least the attractive Constantine is dead. He had few social graces, I felt. The one who worries me now is the bald one with the sharp chainsaw!

trisher Tue 19-Mar-19 09:13:42

*Jalima1108 *Baptiste had a DNA test-it is his son! (empty coffee cups!)

I think Martha's doing it to keep the son safe, or it could be a mistake she made after a drop too much.

TerriBull Tue 19-Mar-19 09:44:46

The young good looking actor who plays Baptiste's newly acquired son, seemed vaguely familiar, on Googling him it seems he was also in "Killing Eve" one of Villanelle's lovers, early on, and he was also in the last "Salamander". I knew I'd seen him before.

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Mar-19 15:29:04

I missed the DNA test trisher

The unusual eyebrows are obviously inherited from granny or grandad then!

trisher Tue 19-Mar-19 18:03:44

It was very quick Jalima . They were drinking coffee, son had to leave, Baptiste picked up both cups, bagged them and went for DNA test.

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Mar-19 20:00:44

We shall soon know

Alima Tue 19-Mar-19 21:24:50

Ooh, has a second series been commissioned Maggiemaybe or are you just hoping there is? Really enjoying this though perhaps that’s not the right word with all the gore. Really like Baptiste, he seems much too nice to be involved in all the shenanigans. Really cannot understand all the interest in Mr Stratton, there must be a lot of umper lumpers around.

Luckygirl Tue 19-Mar-19 22:24:45

The body count is getting a bit out of hand it seems to me.