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bronxiteforever

(9,287 posts)
2. I saw the first season (there are 2).
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:15 PM
Dec 2021

I thought the first season was a creepy and well acted show. It was slow moving. I could not make it through the second season. It was too slow for me.It is a very dark show.
Just my 2 cents. I like Brit crime shows-but now I am finishing the Spanish show Money Heist on Netflix.

Fla Dem

(23,691 posts)
4. No haven't seen it. But thanks for posting. I watched another Welsh series and really liked it.
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:16 PM
Dec 2021

Hinterland. 3 Seasons 4/5 episodes each.

DCI Tom Mathias has left London and is looking to make a fresh start. But his first case in Aberystwyth, a university town between the Welch coast and the foreboding hinterland, is grisly and mysterious. With the help of DI Mared Rhys, a savvy local, Mathias sets out to solve a series of crimes, not knowing that investigating the murders may lead to his own undoing.


It was a bit dark but the storyline was excellent, the main character a bit booding but I really got to like him. But loved the scenery and being able to see another country. His partner was good too. Loved the accents too.

Believe it was on Netflix, not sure where it's streaming now.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
16. I loved Hinterland, partly because it was filmed near where my great grandfather came from
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 05:20 PM
Dec 2021

Devil's Bridge, the location that was used for the children's home is only a couple of miles from the little village where my ancestors lived. While my husband and I were in the UK in 2019, we visited both the village and Devil's Bridge - took the train from Aberystwyth to Devil's Bridge on a rainy day so we couldn't walk around much, but it was still neat.

The landscape there is beautiful. We got to see the church where my great great grandparents were married, my great grandfather was baptized, and in the churchyard, where my great great grandfather and several of his sons were buried. Then we spent a day at the National Library of Wales doing genealogical research. Fun time!

viva la

(3,303 posts)
8. I think most of the actors are authentically Welsh, which is fun to hear
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:19 PM
Dec 2021

I'm kind of burned out on moody Brit mysteries, but I'll watch S2, I think. I liked S1 because of the voices and the scenery.

vsrazdem

(2,177 posts)
9. I started watching episode 1 yesterday and gave up halfway through. I thought
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 12:25 PM
Dec 2021

it was extremely slow moving.

Vinca

(50,278 posts)
13. I'm so happy to have seen this thread. We're obsessed with British mystery/cop shows.
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 04:21 PM
Dec 2021

There are a few we haven't watched yet - has anyone seen "Shakespeare & Hathaway?"

XanaDUer2

(10,683 posts)
14. I haven't
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 04:23 PM
Dec 2021

We have Acorn and Vera, Agatha Raisin, Above Suspicion, Midsomer Murders, and Dalgleish
Are all excellent. Some seasons are missing for some reason

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
17. Some seasons are on BritBox - such as most Vera seasons
Sun Dec 12, 2021, 05:22 PM
Dec 2021

You just have to search for them from the main menu of whatever you use to stream and you can usually find the 'missing seasons.'

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