The Accident Ch4

So my idea is Regionalist?

Thora Hird anyone?

Sarah Lancashire doesn't always do "Northern" parts and anyway we don't make such comments about southern actors.

In think she's done some great parts but The Accident is, in my view, badly written and unbelievable.

Thought it was total rubbish!

Turned off after 10 minutes, couldn't hear a word Sarah Lancashire was saying.

Not picking a fight! Yes, she often plays Northern parts, but sounded very different in Last Tango.

OK here we go, let's pick a fight about a throw away comment.

SL in my mind excels as a northern actress. I love the breed, Siobhon Finneran, Sally Lindsay, Katherine Kelly and many more.
Of course they can play other parts and other accents.

Where has the "girl code" gone with regard to SLs weight it would be a sad world if we where all the same size,lets have no more fat shaming on GN.

I am glad someone else couldn’t hear it properly. I thought my ears were broken. That did mean I missed much of the dialogue in the “revolting scene” between SL and the husband. I find I am watching it transfixed wondering why I am watching it and will it get any better. I read a review after the first episode and the critic was raving about it, 5 stars no less. For those of you willing to give Sarah Lancashire the benefit of the doubt they are at this moment filming a new series of Last Tango in Halifax. I am beyond ecstatic, just hope all the older actors manage to get through till the end of filming.

In the end on reflection did not bother with episode two.

grapefruitpip

Is there something wrong with being a ‘Northern’ actress, as opposed to a ‘Southern’ actress?

It IS unreal I don’t even find the Domestiv Violence scenes at all believable I was BORED last night and didn’t expect to say that about either Sarah Lancashire or Mark Lewis Jones as I like them both as actors and they are usually in good dramas
They ve misjudged this one and I m glad it’s only four episodes

Well......gave the Accident another chance and I lasted 10 minutes! I usually love anything with sarah Lancashire, but, I just couldn’t hack this! Usual complaints, very dis jointed, lack of any clues to what was the back story and too many advert breaks!and overly graphic abuse scenes.
Ps Gonegirl what has Sarah Lancashire’s shape got to do with anybody else?

I watched the first episode last week but didn't enjoy it. It felt odd and unreal. waste of good actors.
I recorded last night but don't think I will bother watching after reading the comments here....it's just not very good is it?

gonegirl

shameful comment. fat shaming her!

I was a bit low last night and thought to myself " I'll give that Sarah Lancashire thing another go".

Lasted 5 minutes. Depressing and I'm sorry but she is a Northern actress to me.

Oh and her size is irrelevant.

I agree with grapefruit pip watched the first one but won't be watching anymore

I am finding this very frustrating. When it started with the scene between Sarah Lancashire and her daughter I thought it was promising but it quickly went downhill. Many things weren’t explained properly. I fell asleep halfway through last night’s episode and woke up just as the revolting scene between Sarah Lancashire and her husband came on. Yes I realise it was to portray his long term physical and mental abuse of her but the language used was too graphic for me. The only character I have any sympathy for is the deaf lady.

I would have thought Sarah Lancashire could be more choosy with the roles she takes - this is a far cry from Last Tango In Halifax or Happy Valley.

Very much the same thoughts, from me.
Not impressed.
Has Sarah Lancashire just taken the next role.?
Many TV stories etc go to far when they put the same actor in a similar situation.
Happy Valley worked as it was, and it was excellent. Stop when you are winning.
Leave your audience wanting more.

Sarah Lancashire is getting to be a big lass isn't she!

I couldn't hear what was being said and, as I was watching on catch-up, couldn't have subtitles. Gave up on it.

I think you can tell a good actor partly by their diction. These weren't very good.

Boringly bizarre

Will decide after episode two.

I was out so missed the first episode. After reading these posts I’m unlikely to watch it now!
Thanks for stopping me wasting my time on it!

I was looking forward to it too. Sarah Lancashire is usually very good but I didn't find her convincing in this role - or indeed any of the other actors. It was such a tragic accident but it was strangely unmoving and people's reactions seemed phony somehow.

I agree that the scene where her husband beat her up was unbelievable and I found it very distasteful - her appearing to comfort her husband after such sickening violence.

Very disappointing.

I've yet to watch it but I do like Sarah Lancashire.