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Lily65 Tue 26-Mar-19 20:01:07

Oh wow! I have gone back to episode one and it is so good, so relevant.

Nandalot Mon 06-May-19 16:54:05

On the whole a good episode though I found the Morse code indicating there was another caddy a bit too much of an afterthought to pave way for next series. (Or 2 as H is still to be found).
Also DD pointed out for all their witness protection status, Lisa and Gina don’t really seem to have offered much that makes a dent in the OCG. I think they would have had to have given them a great deal in real life!

Sirius Mon 06-May-19 16:04:32

Sorry if I'm being very dense - but was Ryan the little lad who taunted Tony Gates in the first series?

Callistemon Mon 06-May-19 13:56:18

dreary? confused

not if you were concentrating!!

lemongrove Mon 06-May-19 13:51:30

A brilliant last episode IMHO, there will be another series, but I do think it should really be the last.....go out on a high.

Lilypops Mon 06-May-19 13:41:30

When Ted came out of the police cell, he looked as though he had a blow dry, his hair looked very well coiffed, !!

Iam64 Mon 06-May-19 12:17:38

eazybee-how very dare you, ted is our hero. Also if you dislike it so much, you could turn it off. Kate could solve Brexit if Steve helped her “only doing our job sir” ?????

eazybee Mon 06-May-19 10:52:27

Disappointed in the final episode; I was expecting dreary Adrian Dunbar would go this time, if only to prison. Too many cliches: 'only doing our job, sir', and the inevitable arrival of the stormtroopers armed police.
But it was worth it for the luminous Anna Maxwell-Martin. I was so hoping she would take over from Tedious Ted.

Gonegirl Mon 06-May-19 10:21:44

It could be left open as to whether Ted was the dad of Corbett. Apparently people on social meedja are saying there was something on the gravestone that might have pointed to it. Don't think anyone knows.

Riverwalk Mon 06-May-19 10:17:37

It hasn't been written yet Kitty!

I heard the actress who plays Lisa say so on the radio

GrannyGravy13 Mon 06-May-19 10:17:15

J52 didn't Ryan kill John?

Gonegirl Mon 06-May-19 10:16:30

Ted isn't Corbett's dad.He apparently just got friendly with Anne-Marie. No one knows if it was more than that. Ted was so upset because it was the little lad that Anne-Marie already had when Ted knew her. (Corbett)

kittylester Mon 06-May-19 10:13:52

Ooh, I'd forgotten that bit. I'm glad you now get it gonegirl. I shall refer to you in future!!! grin

Does anyone know when the next one starts. How long have we got to revise?

Riverwalk Mon 06-May-19 10:13:19

Is Ted old enough to be Corbett's dad?

He seemed genuinely upset at his death and was close to his mother, I think.

Gonegirl Mon 06-May-19 10:07:23

...might have been gonna spring Gill.

Because Gill used her phone to tell OCG to get her out of there.

annodomini Mon 06-May-19 10:07:20

The 'machine gun' interview style was terrifying. I wonder how realistic it was.

Gonegirl Mon 06-May-19 10:05:55

Kitty the AC3 woman had sent the AC12 armed police away after the interview but Steve and Kate got them back again when they realised there was no armed guard there. Steve and Kate turned their guns on them because they realised one of them could be bent and was gonna spring Gill.

Charleygirl5 Mon 06-May-19 10:04:55

Thanks tanith the problem is my memory does not go back that far- I cannot remember a thing from the last series- like others I will have to watch the lot before series 6 starts but nearer the time. If I watched it all now I would have forgotten most of it.

Gonegirl Mon 06-May-19 09:57:26

I have had it all explained to me. I now understand most some of it.

Thought it quite remarkable that Ted managed to end up at Corbett's grave just at the point the wife was there, so he could give her the extra money. But still...

I liked the way at the end Steve had to shoot a baddie, just like Ted had to at the end of the last series.

tanith Mon 06-May-19 09:43:29

Ryan was also the one who killed John and the other OCG member never did get his name.

Lazigirl Mon 06-May-19 09:42:55

I really enjoyed this series but think they're spinning it out a bit too long now, and the ending was a little unsatisfactory. It was obvious about Ms Bigelow from a few episodes back I think. I also think Ted did tell the chap in prison about Corbett, and will now try to make amends. AC12 do not necessarily play by the book, and manipulate the law when it suits, so line between goodies and baddies isn't always clear cut.

J52 Mon 06-May-19 09:38:27

I think the senior investigating officer’s sidekick, Michelle, will return as a baddie.
She was too sly and perpetually eavesdropped.
I think Ryan was in the OCG.
Can’t wait for the next series, although it will be the last.
I’m currently hooked on Boddies on BBC iplayer 111, another Joe Mercurio series set in a Gyne and Obs ward of a hospital. A bit gory.

kittylester Mon 06-May-19 09:35:36

Dh and I have resolved to watch from the very start before the next series.

dragonfly46 Mon 06-May-19 09:33:46

Thats a puzzle Kitty I think it left more questions than answers and Ted is still not off the hook! Can't wait for the next series.

tanith Mon 06-May-19 09:33:32

Charleygirl5 do you remember way back in the first series he was the young lad on the BMX bike delivering messages etc for the drugs gang.
Who is that high up blond officer in the skirt and blouse uniform? Not sure of her as she seems to be the only higher up left to blame.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Mon 06-May-19 09:31:39

It was exciting viewing. At first I felt that Ted could have been John's dad but it doesn't add up. I went on the Digital Spy website which helped to explain some of the loose ends.