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The Long Call and Shetland.

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Calendargirl Sat 30-Oct-21 11:13:11

Haven’t seen any posts about either of these since they aired.

Gave up on TLC after two episodes, have read the book but found it rather dreary, couldn’t remember the outcome and didn’t really care. Matthew Venn is no Jimmy Perez, but Jimmy looks a bit jowly and could do with a shave. I know he has a lot on his plate though, with murders, bereavement and a dad with dementia.

Lizzie72 Wed 24-Nov-21 18:46:14

The preview for tonight’s (last) episode says “It turns out Donna has one last surprise in store”……….

Calendargirl Wed 24-Nov-21 20:27:58

The big question on tonight’s Shetland….. no, not who is the murderer?

Will Jimmy have had a much needed shave?

Lizzie72 Wed 24-Nov-21 20:32:41

Ooh, no, I like an unshaven man grin

BlueBelle Wed 24-Nov-21 22:00:44

Oh well that’s a bit of a cliff hanger for the next series

Calistemon Wed 24-Nov-21 22:10:52

I'm not keen on cliffhangers that hang around for a year.

Atqui Wed 24-Nov-21 22:24:51

Poor Jimmy.?.

Atqui Wed 24-Nov-21 22:25:12

Sorry wrong emoji

merlotgran Wed 24-Nov-21 22:35:32

What a miserable lot they all are.

Gwyneth Wed 24-Nov-21 22:45:54

So is Tosh pregnant? I couldn’t see the result on the test properly!!!

Charleygirl5 Wed 24-Nov-21 22:55:09

Gwyneth neither could I! I have forgotten who the father is.

Calistemon I could not agree more- even in a month I will have forgotten why he is in that situation.

Calistemon Wed 24-Nov-21 22:56:28

I've no idea how to read one of those pregnancy testing kits, sorry, Gwyneth

They weren't around in the dim and distant past, we had to rely on old-fashioned methods ?

Calistemon Wed 24-Nov-21 22:58:47

Charleygirl5

Gwyneth neither could I! I have forgotten who the father is.

Calistemon I could not agree more- even in a month I will have forgotten why he is in that situation.

It was difficult enough working out what was going on and remembering last week's episode. I did wonder at the start of this one if I'd missed last week's but I think I nodded off for 10 minutes towards the end last week ?

silverlining48 Wed 24-Nov-21 23:05:43

I saw a blue line of that helps,
Think it pregnant but can’t be sure, these things weren’t around in my day,

Gwyneth Wed 24-Nov-21 23:07:37

Thank you posters glad it wasn’t just me who couldn’t make it out. I couldn’t really tell from her facial expression either. Just hope she will be in next series. Wouldn’t be the same without Tosh I really like her.

Gwyneth Wed 24-Nov-21 23:11:14

And you’re right Calistemon and Silver even if I had seen it clearly I wouldn’t have been sure re positive or negative. They weren’t around in my day either!

muse Thu 25-Nov-21 00:12:53

Such a brilliant series. They've all been gripping.

Definitely going to be series 7. BBC site says they are already filming it and we get to see it in 2022. Hope we don't have to wait a full year though.

Test showed that Tosh is pregnant?

BlueBelle Thu 25-Nov-21 04:31:39

I too hadn’t a clue about the pregnancy I guessed it was a yes , so is that rather drippy computer bloke her husband ?
I seem to ask myself more questions than I know answers
I find all the names difficult to work out who’s who but having said all that I throughly enjoyed it

BlueBelle Thu 25-Nov-21 04:31:39

I too hadn’t a clue about the pregnancy I guessed it was a yes , so is that rather drippy computer bloke her husband ?
I seem to ask myself more questions than I know answers
I find all the names difficult to work out who’s who but having said all that I throughly enjoyed it

Calendargirl Thu 25-Nov-21 06:47:24

I nodded off, so who was the murderer?

silverlining48 Thu 25-Nov-21 07:52:22

The politician wife of the man who was shot ()Galbraith?)

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 25-Nov-21 08:09:46

Well, Tosh is pregnant. I could make out the symbols. I like her boyfriend. But, generally what a disappointment. Half of the next series, which apparently they’ve already made, will be taken up with the mess Donna left behind and clearing Perez.

Grammaretto Thu 25-Nov-21 08:13:48

It fell flat like a Shetland Summer.

Too many Murrders and not enough fun. Do you really clamp someone in handcuffs at the police station when he is the chief detective?

I thought the computer bloke and the policewoman were about to confess to a crime not that they were expecting a baby.

I watched it mainly because my pal's DD is one of the actors. and another worked with Mark Bonnar at Edinburgh council before he was famous.

Curlywhirly Thu 25-Nov-21 08:25:57

I enjoyed it - but contrary to most people on this thread I think Dougie Henshall (Perez) is not a very good actor; I think he's quite 'wooden' and not very convincing. Sorry to all those Dougie fans on here!

Ladyleftfieldlover Thu 25-Nov-21 08:58:59

Does anyone remember him in Anna Karenina playing Levin?

Calendargirl Thu 25-Nov-21 09:14:28

Thanks Silverlining I will probably re-watch as I missed other bits also.