Grace

NanKate

Has anyone seen or read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ? Is it worth reading/watching ?

I preferred the Scandi version. There is also another version with Daniel Craig. As for the books, I found them a bit strange.

Watched it last night, thoroughly enjoyed it, we’ve read all the books too.

Sarnia

NanKate

I’m enjoying it especially as my DS lives near Brighton so I recognise many of the places.

Now I’ll get a lot of flak for this. I wish the police woman with the short hair would grow it to cover her ears. 👂👂

Shock horror! Laura Elphinstone is clearly happy in her own skin. Good for her when she works in an industry heavily influenced by looks and cosmetic procedures. Nasty remarks are best left unsaid.

I agree Sarnia.. in fact I think she looks very striking and rather lovely.. and thank goodness for difference

Well said Sarnia !

Sarnia I didn’t mean to be nasty, just a statement of fact imo.

Completely agree with you. John Simm is excellent as Roy Grace and just as I imagine him when reading the Roy Grace books by Peter James. I’ve read all the Roy Grace books and enjoyed every one of them. There’s just one book where the killer gets away. I hope he resurfaces at some point

NanKate

I’m enjoying it especially as my DS lives near Brighton so I recognise many of the places.

Now I’ll get a lot of flak for this. I wish the police woman with the short hair would grow it to cover her ears. 👂👂

Shock horror! Laura Elphinstone is clearly happy in her own skin. Good for her when she works in an industry heavily influenced by looks and cosmetic procedures. Nasty remarks are best left unsaid.

Just had a look and all episodes of grace are available to stream , enjoy I think it’s really good !

NanKate

Has anyone seen or read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ? Is it worth reading/watching ?

Yes both worth reading and watching.

I've just started watching Grace but itvx in their infinite wisdom have decided not to put series 1 episodes 2 & 3 out there for watching 🤷🏻‍♀️ good job there stand alone episodes

Has anyone seen or read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ? Is it worth reading/watching ?

NannyMags thanks for your support.

CalandarGirl 😆👍

I like psychological thrillers, especially Scandi ones, but I find the Grace books are really extreme in their violence.. I no longer read them and if I watch the films it's to see if I recognise the locations really..

Georgesgran
Totally agree with you about John Simm as Grace. I love him in other things ( eg Life on Mars) but Ive read the books and he doesn’t look like how Grace is described and also doesn’t act like Grace is described as being in the books .
Watched one episode of series 1 and was so disappointed that I haven’t watched any since . Maybe I should give it another chance?

NanKate

I’m enjoying it especially as my DS lives near Brighton so I recognise many of the places.

Now I’ll get a lot of flak for this. I wish the police woman with the short hair would grow it to cover her ears. 👂👂

She didn’t look like this in the books either!

I've read the books and think all the main characters are miscast, John Simm is closer to Roy Grace or my idea of him, but not perfect by any means. The actor who plays Norman Potting from my memory is almost his polar opposite. That's the problem in the disconnect with the book and the drama, the characters don't always tally with what's in your mind's eye.

NanKate, I have to agree, her ears are very off putting. She definitely needs to grow it and change the style.

Calendargirl

I’ve read all the books.

No, John Simm isn’t ‘Grace’, neither is the actress playing his partner ‘Clio’.

But it’s a pleasant ‘ish’ way to spend two hours on a Sunday evening.

I forgot Sherwood was on at the same time, a much grittier watch.

We found Sherwood much more gripping.

Georgesgran

I’ve read the books, but I just can’t ‘warm’ to John Simm as Grace.

Same here. Wasn't he a nurse in some long-running series? It's stuck in my head and he doesn't seem to have the gravitas a policeman needs.

I’m enjoying it especially as my DS lives near Brighton so I recognise many of the places.

Now I’ll get a lot of flak for this. I wish the police woman with the short hair would grow it to cover her ears. 👂👂

Susieq62

Love the books as set in Brighton but the characters are totally mis -cast as far as I am concerned ! So I cannot watch it again 🤞

Oh I do agree

Love the books as set in Brighton but the characters are totally mis -cast as far as I am concerned ! So I cannot watch it again 🤞

I love the Grace books but have to agree that John Simm is not my idea of Grace. I normally love John Simm and I probably would have done if I hadn't had an image of Grace firmly implanted in my mind. I also think that they haven't really done the sub plot of Grace's missing wife justice either. I know what it is all about but my DH was somewhat confused.

I’m with Boolya. Too convoluted for me too, nodded off and then completely lost the plot. Loved the books though.

I've never read the books but I really like the series, John Simm is fine for me probaby because I've not read the books.