Red Riding Coming soon on Channel 4

[Orang Utan]

It's fucking grim if it's anything like the book

 

[May Kasahara]

That will suit my mood then

 

[Biddlybee]

Why the hatred for Bean?

Looking forward to this... are the books good OU? Maybe something for bookgroup?

 

[Orang Utan]

Why the hatred for Bean?

Looking forward to this... are the books good OU? Maybe something for bookgroup?

I suggested the first one both this month and last month, but Bill Bryson was chosen instead
They are good, though I'm only on the 2nd, 1977, which has not been filmed or has been squeezed into 1980. They're unrelentingly horrific, so not for the faint-hearted.

 

[ringo]

I finished the fourth one last night.

Definitely recommended for a book group, in fact for anyone. The strands of plot/number of characters/imagery/changes in time would lend themselves to discussion and probably help you keep track of what is going on.

 

[Biddlybee]

I suggested the first one both this month and last month, but Bill Bryson was chosen instead

 

[Orang Utan]

I finished the fourth one last night.

Definitely recommended for a book group, in fact for anyone. The strands of plot/number of characters/imagery/changes in time would lend themselves to discussion and probably help you keep track of what is going on.

From what I can tell from the cast lists, I think they've messed with the books considerably - it looks like they've amalgamated quite a few of the copper characters and changed their names and jigged the timeline around a lot.

 

[ringo]

From what I can tell from the cast lists, I think they've messed with the books considerably - it looks like they've amalgamated quite a few of the copper characters and changed their names and jigged the timeline around a lot.

I suppose that's to be expected, hope they do justice to it and don't clean it up too much.

 

[susie12]

[/Looks like it is about some kind of serial killer up north.
QUOTE] The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe

 

[Orang Utan]

Not quite.

 

[susie12]

Based in I think

 

[Orang Utan]

Based in I think

I beg your pardon?

 

[susie12]

based on I meant

 

[8den]

Based in I think

No the Ripper Inquiry forms the backdrop to the middle film 1980. The Yorkshire Ripper isn't the major villan.

 

[Part 2]

I was telling everyone at work today about this (so I have some talk to distract from doing any work tomorrow)

"Oh I've heard about that, it the Yorkshire Ripper thing isn't it?" was said quite a few times. I imagine some tabloid or other has made more of the ripper connection than is warranted.

 

[Orang Utan]

The Yorkshire Ripper is in it, but the murders in the books/films...well, I best not say any more

 

[Dillinger4]

Quite looking forward to this, it looks really promising.

 

[Balbi]

Dead good so far, nice and honestly sweary too

 

[snackhead]

Didn't realise this one's two hours long, it's great having a drama that has room to breathe. Smoky pubs seem alien.

 

[8den]

Quite keen to hear people's opinion on this. Particularly whether the plot makes sense, or is coherent, I'm biased I worked on them (mainly '80 and '83) but after being knee deep in them for months I'm curious to see how people react to them.

 

[Talkie Toaster]

I got distracted by mafia wars. It's pretty slow going tbh ..

 

[Balbi]

It's a slow setup - but it's doing it really well, attention to it all is great

 

[Dillinger4]

This is great.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The sepia tint to everything is pissing me off

 

[marty21]

not sure about it, it's very slow moving in parts

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

This is slow moving to the point of being a bit dull tbh.

 

[Dillinger4]

I am all for slow moving. Patience.

 

[snackhead]

I can suspend disbelief with the best of them, but the suburban torture chamber?

 

[Balbi]

This is ace telly

 

[goldenecitrone]

Just caught the ending. Why are they torturing that bloke?