The whole lot of it has been wooden acting and dodgy scripts from the start, I don't get the hype. I'll let the young bloke off with his acting as it must take some effort to act with an accent.
I thought it was all Brum based.
I had subtitles on, and even then, I couldn't keep up with the acronyms
The Bill was quite good in the halcyon daysI wasn't criticising it from a Police technical POV, I've no idea how it stands up there nor really care as I don't expect shows like that to nail authenticity to the process as in reality it would then become tediously boring.
From an acting and scripting POV though it's not exactly The Wire is it? The way people drone on about it it's like Tinker Tailor or something, it's barely any better than The Bill lol.
The Bill was quite good in the halcyon days
Bob Cryer would soon sort this lot out. Burnside wouldn’t stand for such nonsense either.It even had Lily Savage in a couple of episodes, which is more than can be said for Line of Duty.
It even had Lily Savage
Wasn't she a native of the city?
I wasn't criticising it from a Police technical POV, I've no idea how it stands up there nor really care as I don't expect shows like that to nail authenticity to the process as in reality it would then become tediously boring.
From an acting and scripting POV though it's not exactly The Wire is it? The way people drone on about it it's like Tinker Tailor or something, it's barely any better than The Bill lol.
Birkenhead - the one-eyed city', as my mother used to say.
I remember Birkenhead (in the 70s/80s); across the river from L'pool. Bit of a non-event as a shopping centre as I remember. Not exactly prepossessing in the suburbs I drove through either. Surely can't be a city; one-eyed or not.
I had subtitles on, and even then, I couldn't keep up with the acronyms
I didn't realise this was a Line of Duty fan thread, the observations are justified given the hype but each to his own, you can even cosplay it up if you so wish, truncheon in hand, saying "cheers Guv" to the missus and everything ;-)Well don't watch it then, it's that simple! However, if you could let the rest of us enjoy it that would be great, thanks
I didn't realise this was a Line of Duty fan thread, the observations are justified given the hype but each to his own, you can even cosplay it up if you so wish, truncheon in hand, saying "cheers Guv" to the missus and everything ;-)
Well don't watch it then, it's that simple! However, if you could let the rest of us enjoy it that would be great, thanks
I don't watch it, I started watching from the beginning based on the hype but had to give up.
The acting was like watching a kids program, the worst bit that grates is the constant explaining the situation in simple terms when a new piece of evidence is uncovered, like we're all too thick to understand it's relevance.
Bloodlands really was poor, Nesbitt has lost the ability to act post hair transplant.I've enjoyed it for years, but do find the dialogue clunky at times. I'm enjoying Unforgotten over on ITV more then LoD; better writing and acting imho. Both however are preferable to the godawful Bloodlands / James Nesbitt thing a few weeks back.