The Jetty

It’s a discussion, not right or wrong mernice. It seems most of us , including you, have made our minds up

Nannan2

There was a stable?

How could you miss the stable 🤷‍♀️

Make your own mind up. Some of us like it.

Amy, the girl who died, reminded me of a girl at my school - the daughter of a well respected optician. She was an awful bully and made my life hell for a while.

Also, I don't actually know what she got up to, but rumours were rife about her outrageous behaviour outside school

She had a friend - very nice and quite 'innocent' who followed her in a way reminiscent of Kitty's behaviour. Her parent's were terribly worried about her friendship.

Some parts of it definitely made no sense. The wife was a detective for goodness sake.Is that what made him turn over a new leaf? Or is that a job she took on after he died? &is that it,theyre just going to pin it on the other dead guy?Nothing explained enough.

The more I’ve reflected on The Jetty, the more I’ve disliked it. Gratuitous sex between an adult male and 15 year old girl sex that didn’t need to be demonstrated to prove it was happening. Jenna Coleman’s final message to another expoloited 15 year old implied perpetrators could have redeeming features - said no detective ever

Oh yes, with that twisted girl- totally unnessary and added nothing to storyline except to show she was twisted & showed her level of depravity.I also can't understand how malachy/mac would be so entranced by jenna's character that he wanted to change overnight& be agood person all of a sudden & want to marry her yet he STILL wanted to sleep with the twisted girl same night she died? (cant even remember her name?)

There was a stable?

I’ve watched it all. It wasn’t so bad and had no problem whatsoever with that sound or dialogue. It’s definitely more than “just a programme about grooming”.

Clawdy
Anyone watching? I like Jenna Coleman, but not sure we need another child grooming story. Also hadn't realised there were two different time scales!
Clawdy,
We binged the whole series this week & it wasn’t entirely clear in the first episode that we were actually viewing two different time scales , Though I did say to my husband ‘they’ve gone back ‘ prior to it becoming clearer .
At the beginning of the first episode, we were ready to turn off as thought it wasn’t going to be that watchable for us , but we really got into it .
POSTSCRIPT:
I posted too early as I was going to also add that the sex scenes were unnecessary & we commented on just “WHY” the writer would be adding the stable scenerio !
Like everyone else , a lifetime of film &TV viewing has never before that I have watched & know of shown this type of act !
Absolutely disgusting, can’t wait for critics reaction in the media .

Clawdy

Anyone watching? I like Jenna Coleman, but not sure we need another child grooming story. Also hadn't realised there were two different time scales!

Clawdy,
We binged the whole series this week & it wasn’t entirely clear in the first episode that we were actually viewing two different time scales , Though I did say to my husband ‘they’ve gone back ‘ prior to it becoming clearer .
At the beginning of the first episode, we were ready to turn off as thought it wasn’t going to be that watchable for us , but we really got into it & thoroughly enjoyed it 👌

Gave up on it

As well as the stable scene, there was the scene with the two young couples having sex lying side by side. Both girls were said to be 15. Neither scene added anything to the storyline. Unnecessary and voyeuristic

Iam64

Me three - in fact everyone has commented negatively. Beasteality involving an under age vulnerable, damaged girl - disgusting

Iam64.
Absolutely. I am no prude and definitely ancient enough to know about life, but I found this bestiality scene stomach-churning. I was also very glad I was on my own. Had others been there, I would have been beyond embarrassed!

Totally underwhelmed. Not going to watch anymore.

Me three - in fact everyone has commented negatively. Beasteality involving an under age vulnerable, damaged girl - disgusting

petra

LauraNorderr

If the stable scene was what I thought it was then the BBC has reached new depths of depravity.

Yes it was what you thought it was. That’s when I switched off 😡

I agree, Laura, me too Petra.

Agree with Athrawes the sets were often murky. I kept wondering if my tv was needing a reset.
Jenna Coleman was playing a 34 year old so looked the part. Her small stature, loose long hair and alternative clothes were attractive but - no police detective in RL looks like that. Unless they’re under cover in drug world

Yes, disappointing in the end, and the sound was very poor.

I just couldn't get into it - partly because the sound seemed muffled and much of the sets [in my view] were murky. Also I thought Jenna Colman looked too young for the part. Disappointing.

Iam64

I’ve just finished it. I enjoyed the scenery of course, wild northern countryside and Hollingsworth Lake always a treat.
I read Jenna Coleman has previously turned down roles as a detective but liked this one.
Some interesting themes but I found the way sone filming seemed to be done in the dark a challenge.
I’d give happy valley and line of duty 12 out of 10. I’ll join Doodledog in giving this a 6 out of 10

If you are correct and Jenna Colman liked this drama after turning others down, then she has gone WAY down in my estimation.
We haven’t seen her for a while until now though, so maybe she needed the money.
She isn’t the world’s best actress but surely she can do better than this.

I really disliked this drama.
I was shocked by the stable scene, which was totally revolting, I failed to see why it was even there as it was not a necessary part of the story at all.
Jenna Coleman’s acting is wooden. The other actors are as bad if not worse. Even the usually ok Amelia Bullimore was poor. (I think she must have been desperate for a part to lower herself to this).
I tried to like this, because I normally like the main actors and the story sounded good but I was very disappointed in this. I really can’t bring myself to watch any more. I have a cutlery drawer that needs tidying and that will be much more entertaining and far less disgusting!
Come on, BBC, you can surely do better than this!

Wae have just watched episode 3. I have no idea what us going on at all.

I’ve just finished it. I enjoyed the scenery of course, wild northern countryside and Hollingsworth Lake always a treat.
I read Jenna Coleman has previously turned down roles as a detective but liked this one.
Some interesting themes but I found the way sone filming seemed to be done in the dark a challenge.
I’d give happy valley and line of duty 12 out of 10. I’ll join Doodledog in giving this a 6 out of 10

There are so many holes in the plot, which I won’t mention until the series is finished. The script is dire too.