love UK crime dramas - General Discussion Discussion

[–] wickerman (31) 8 years ago

Have you seen the Red Riding trilogy? A little different as it's not so much a series but three connected films made for UK television. It's excellent.

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

sounds like a series I would enjoy

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[–] lennonforever (2453) 8 years ago

Loved it !! With David Morrisey.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

People were talking up this Red Riding series on the True Detective board way back when season 1 was heating up. First part stars Andrew Garfield.

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[–] neverstandinalone (641) 8 years ago

I've watched everything Netflix, Amazon, and TV has offered. I like them more for the lack of flashbacks or Pointing out something which should be obvious to anyone. America tends to think her citizens are simple minded in this respect.

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

they actually kill people without guns.

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[–] neverstandinalone (641) 8 years ago

That too, and apparently there are more, and different ways to kill someone in the UK. Americans also according to 'them' have no imaginations either.

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[–] Iain (32) 8 years ago

Because it's difficult to kill by any other means.

Drawbacks of guns are noise, visual flash, easily traceable bullets and gunshot residue.

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[–] lennonforever (2453) 8 years ago

They are excellent! British have great actors.

I've seen so many good series on PBS. The one with Helen Mirren, and the trilogy "Red Riding".

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

They just posted season 2 of Hinterland and Season 4 of Wallander on Netflix. I'm in heaven.

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[–] neverstandinalone (641) 8 years ago

That's why I don't 'remove series?' from my viewing activity on Netflix. I'm ready when they add the last series. I do check to see what'll be falling off and binge..again.

I even enjoyed the slowww pace of the humorous Detectorists.

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

Season 2 of Hinterland was great.
Season 4 of Wallander was mixed. The South African episode was out of place.
Anyone know if Wallander is finished ??

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[–] Popcorn Kernel (2368) 8 years ago

I think Wallander is finished because
(spoilers about season 4)

because in both the British version (with Kenneth Branagh) and the Swedish series (with Krister Henriksen), it ends with him having Alzheimers and retiring. I can't really imagine how it could continue after that unless it was a spinoff with his daughter or other side characters. Like Inspector Llewellen spun off from Inspector Morse.

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[–] [deleted] 8 years ago

you are right its over.

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[–] Popcorn Kernel (2368) 8 years ago

oh and I also agree that South African one was completely odd and didn't fit.
Kind of like the season of Wire in the Blood that was set in Texas. Or I should say, set in some British mythologized wackadoodle version of Texas. As written by someone who has never been there and only seen it in movies at least 25 years old.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

We were watching Unforgotten Season 3 today

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I watched this good British crime drama called "Hyena" from 2014. It's really brutal.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I haven't seen this one. Thanks.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

It is a movie, not a TV show. Just putting that out there.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Yes, they are really enthralling. Loved Happy Valley. Try these, if you haven’t already watched:

Shetland
Bodyguard (2018)
Unforgotten (with Nicola Walker)
Broadchurch
Collateral (with Carrie Mulligan)
The Tunnel (plot gets kind of convoluted but the actor who played Stannis from GoTs is in it and he makes it interesting)
Vera
Prime Suspect (older, from the 90s, but with thegreat Helen Mirren)

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[–] slimone (7996) 6 years ago

I think I've seen just about all of them but by favorites are, not in any particular order:
New Tricks
Taggart
Lovejoy
Midsomer Murders
Inspector Morse
Inspector Lewis
Luther
Zen
Poirot
George Gently
Zen

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