The Marlow Murder Club.

It’s far too slow moving I like a mystery that has an ending in a couple of hours the very long ones just pad it out to fill more time.

Lovely gentle viewing (despite the subject matter)

Sir William Borlase Grammar School which featured in episode 2 was where my DS went. The school is 400 years old this year, useless info I know 🤪

We watched both episodes this afternoon, gentle, lovely backdrops, thoroughly enjoyable.

gave up half way through, just didn't do it for me

I’m enjoying it - watching on UKTV, they seem to flip over the ad breaks!

Rubbish and totally unrealistic but pleasant viewing all the same.

Binge watched it… loved it… easy watching 👀

I thought that the TV programme had altered the book quite a bit .

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I e joyed it very much. Very lovely easy watching. Excellent acting and glorious scenery.

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Have also just finished the Darby&Joan series on Drama. Absolutely glorious Greta Scacchi and Bryan Brown - two great actors playing their ages (and looking wonderful).

Basic story - she's living in England, happily married, husband in Spain on business. He dies. In Australia! She goes there to find out why he was there. Hires a motorhome. Bumps (literamlly) into ex-cop Bryan Brown. He travels with her to help solve her mystery.

Great scenery (Queensland) and storyline with humour.

Don't know if it's available on Catchup but really recommend it (If not, suggest that you get a teenager to show you how to link up your laptop to your television and access just about every show and series there's ever been!).

Anyone else watched Darby&Joan? I'm hoping that there'll be a Season 2 telling his story.

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Anyone watching this, Drama Channel, Part 2 on now.

I haven’t read this, the first book, but have read ‘Death Comes To Marlow’ the second in the series,

Starring Samantha Bond as a busybody amateur murder investigator, accompanied by dog walker Susie and vicar’s wife Becks.

Bit like ‘The Thursday Murder Club’.

Far fetched, whimsical, beautiful properties in Bucks.

Incidentally, Susie is now black, don’t think she was in the book, not that it matters of course.

So why mention it!

So why mention it

I just thought I would, that’s all.

There was a Darby and Joan thread Barbadosbelle, and I think it was enjoyed by all.

And Darby and Joan is available on the Drama channel.

For Lady Gracie, ("nothing to watch") - well, the Dogs Behaving Badly show (Tuesdays, C5) is very funny, educational too. The Paradise spin-off (set in Devon) should be back soon, if the trailer the other day is to be believed. Drama Channel also has the Darby & Joan series, a similar 'easy watch', but set in Australia. If you can get the Talking Pictures channel, that has a mass of past TV & films, eg Rumpole of the Bailey (Thurs evening), & Worzel Gummidge.