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The Capture BBC1 Tuesday 9pm

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seacliff Thu 05-Sept-19 09:25:42

I've found another new drama, in my attempts to take my mind off other depressing events!! I enjoyed it, so far.

In the words of the BBC "The Capture is a six-part thriller that looks at a troubling world of fake news and the extraordinary capabilities of the intelligence services. In this ‘post-truth era’, can we really believe what we see?"

travelsafar Thu 10-Oct-19 19:55:41

Just finished watching last episode on catch up and am totally confused. I think it is to futuristic for me to understand.

Calendargirl Wed 09-Oct-19 13:18:29

Yes, he definitely shot the chap who was just begging for mercy. As he said though, he told the story so many times he ended up believing it himself. That is why he was so resigned to his fate, as he felt he was being punished (rightly in his opinion) for the original murder.

henetha Wed 09-Oct-19 11:04:40

I'm with BlueBelle. I lost the plot somehow...... {confused}

Gonegirl Wed 09-Oct-19 11:03:41

Yes. The taliban/IS chap was holding his hand up in a "don't shoot fashion", and he still shot him.

Well, I've got a bit more worked out this morning. Thanks trisher. grin

Gonegirl Wed 09-Oct-19 11:02:04

I've just read this article in the Metro It suggests he was guilty of shooting the afghanistan bloke unnecessarily.

I don't feel quite so sorry for him now.

trisher Wed 09-Oct-19 11:01:06

I think he did gonegirl by the end he certainly believed he did, but of course at one point he was imagining he'd done something to the barrister. I thought it was a really good portrayal of a young man who'd been taught to fight and kill but couldn't cope back in civilian life.

tanith Wed 09-Oct-19 10:46:54

Yes I think he did shoot the guy, I’m completely stumped when it comes to the lawyer being captured and removed? What was that about? I think I must of missed something.

Gonegirl Wed 09-Oct-19 10:34:47

So, did he actually shoot the IS chap when he didn't need to? Was that haunting him? It didn't look as though he had to shoot him.

trisher Wed 09-Oct-19 09:59:30

I think the reason people don't like the ending is because we were all rooting for Sean and Rachel and thought she would get him off. She didn't, but then how often do things turn out all right? I thought the idea that he felt he actually deserved punishment was really vital.

grapefruitpip Wed 09-Oct-19 09:14:03

Oh no.....downhill for me. The initial character driven drama became overtaken by tech twaddle . The ending was meh.

TerriBull Wed 09-Oct-19 08:45:16

Very good series and thought provoking, thought both the male and female leads were excellent. The closing scene left the viewer with the an inkling there may be a follow up.

Grannyknot Wed 09-Oct-19 08:34:43

Well, I felt that the ending was most unsatisfactory!

Sean locked up unjustly - what a mess.

And Rachel and her sudden turnaround after all those impassioned speeches - I didn't buy it.

Gonegirl Tue 08-Oct-19 23:02:59

I'm hoping for a second series.

trisher Tue 08-Oct-19 22:59:24

I think she's going to get up to things paddyann. Her conversion was a bit sudden and she did hide the sim card in the photo frame first (insurance?)

paddyann Tue 08-Oct-19 22:53:37

Good series ,kept me interested until the end.I wonder if there will be a follow up series with Rachel in her new role

Grannyknot Tue 08-Oct-19 21:17:15

It has taken me until tonight to realise that Rachel's young sister is Margo from the Durrells ... smile

BlueBelle Sat 05-Oct-19 22:45:18

I was alright up to episode 5 then got completely muddled with who was what and what was who

grannyticktock Sat 05-Oct-19 21:22:40

Yes, thank you granny knot, perhaps I'll start some knitting and see if it helps my concentration, as I was getting a bit befuddled as to who's good and who's bad.

Nannylovesshopping Sat 05-Oct-19 11:10:24

grannyknot thank you, great explanation, now understand what’s going on? enjoying very much even not understanding what’s going on, IYSWIM

Calendargirl Sat 05-Oct-19 10:58:27

I think he, Sean, looks like a young Richard Gere.

lemongrove Thu 03-Oct-19 21:16:26

Just watched the 5th episode,so one more to go, this series gets better and better.

trisher Thu 03-Oct-19 20:24:22

It is so good and now there is a threat to his little girl. It's nail-biting stuff

Grannyknot Thu 03-Oct-19 20:13:45

This is what I think (if I still remember from last night's viewing!):

The Human Rights barrister (Hannah) got involved in a plot with a bunch - that also includes the young soldier's male solicitor - to stage an incident that would prove that the previous terrorist case (the one where Rachel, the female policeman's lover is involved in) was staged and an innocent man was sent to jail. His sister is also involved with this group.

So they faked the CCTV that showed Sean assaulting Hannah. The plan was that Hannah would remain hidden and then it would be unveiled when Sean went to Court that CCTV could be faked (and that the terrorist one was faked), and she would reappear in a big reveal.

Then (I'm a bit fuzzy here smile ) - something to do with the CCTV video of the assault being leaked online - the CIA got involved with the British intelligence, and decided that Hannah had to be disposed of so they found out where Hannah was hidden, and killed her shock so that their fakery in the terrorist case would not be exposed.

Rachel (the female cop) has figured this out and she now knows that Sean is innocent, and her and Sean have teamed up to expose the whole caboodle. Plus Rachel was the one who alerted the CIA/Brit intelligence unwittingly, because she was asking her old team in the intelligence department, for help and feeding them info as to how the case was progressing.

This is as much as I know, from faking full-on attention whilst also knitting.

Whitewavemark2 Wed 02-Oct-19 21:41:55

kitty ? that’s why I had nothing to add to my agree. I couldn’t!!

I reckon the CIA are running the UK

kittylester Wed 02-Oct-19 21:39:37

I love it! Can someone explain what's going on please?