BBC I: The Control Room

Mr G and I both stuck with it because we thought it might improve - it didn't.

I'm glad I stuck it out, although that was touch and go during the second episode. The final episode had all (well, nearly all!) the pieces of the jigsaw falling into place so I'm glad I persisted. Not so improbable as one might think......

I got right to the last 19 mins but got too tired and achy so went to bed...don't know what happened but could probably hazard a good guess.

Watched for 20 minutes , couldn't make head nor tail of it ! Bored , so gave up .

You were right, Pittcity. That's three hours I won't see again. I'm not sure I care enough, but if I decide I need to know the finer points I will have to find a synopsis, because as I suspected, I wasn't paying much attention.

Aww TOPSYIRENE06 that must have been amazing....I couldn't figure out where Sam's flat was ....I grew up near Hampden so know Langside well...Get the feeling Gaybo isn't as innocent as he looks...Find out tonight

I thought the opening sequence first episode was pretty good, then it veered off all over the place, I've seen two episodes so far I'll probably stick with it for the final part if for no other reason that to admire Gabe's rucksack which I thought was quite stylish [envy}

That's a shame. I'd planned to see the last episode tonight then +1 the Ch5 one, as I did last night. After investing 2 hours in it, it seems a shame not to see it through, but experience shows that I won't watch it properly anyway, so I'll be no wiser at the end than I was at the beginning.

I stuck it out and the ending wasn't worth waiting for.

Juliet27 No not a lot of steps. I am in a modern block with 5 steps at the front and none at the back.
I had my head out of the window until the director told me to put it inside whilst they filmed Sam and Gabo walking past in episode 1.

They told us that other filming took place in Stirling, Paisley and Glasgow city centre.

I'm watching it but can't understand a lot of it! Either the sound is dodgy or the diction is poor. It's a bit like some of the Welsh dramas - gloom, doom and a bit scary - but not half as good. Last episode tonight I think

There seems to be a fashion for this type of TV drama - a seemingly random string of mysteries that, quite soon, viewers couldn’t care less about.

I watched the first episode, then didn't bother after that. Pleased to hear Witness Number 3 is better, as I'm planning to binge-watch that one.

Thanks for your post Doodledog. I had wondered about watching Witness Number 3 last night, but persevered with Control Room for half an hour and then gave up. It’s absolute rubbish. However I’ll have a go with Witness Number 3 tonight on your recommendation.
We’re loving Spiral on iPlayer at the moment. Watch an episode nearly every night.

why do writers think we want to watch such mixed up rubbish is my opinion

I thought it was another one with a good premise that quickly spiralled into daftness. I gave the first one the benefit of the doubt, and when the second clashed with Witness Number 3 on Ch5, I decided to stick with it and move to 5+1 afterwards. There was no comparison. Witness Number 3 was good, IMO, and I'd really lost interest in Control Room by the end. My acid test is whether I care about at least a couple of the characters in a drama, and I can't say I'm bothered about any of them in CR. The little boy seems quite sweet, but we know he grows up to be numptie Gabriel, so there's not even much point in hoping for the best there.

After reading all these comments, glad I didn’t start watching it.

Rubbish!

When characters start doing ridiculous things, I give up in irritation.... and this was a case in point by the end of episode 1.

I E watched 2 episodes, not bothered if I see any more.

Oh Topsy, couldn’t you have sneaked in on the filming! That’s a lot of steps to your apartment!

It's not just this though is it?... so many dramas make the characters do totally improbable things... and not just once. They go on making more and more ridiculous and unlikely decisions.

I thought this had possibles at first. Good idea initially... Less so now - I only watched one episode.

I was thinking is this just me !

I have recorded it , watched the first episode , started watching the second and got so bored so switched off .

Why would anyone get so involved that deep , enough to ruin his life and lose his job , but I guess I'll just have to sit through it and find out

How exciting topsy
I seem to be totally out of line with everybody else’s I m finding it ok, ok enough to want to see the end and ok enough not to fall asleep
After the absolute absence of anything at all to watch lately if your not a sports fan I m happy with it

Mine. Part of it was filmed outside my front window. We had the film crew with us for one week which was very exciting. Sam's apartment is just above mine and is in Langside.
I would have given up watching but I persisted for obvious reasons.