Our lass, despite my strict instructions, has latched onto this Vera police drama. To me she looks like a poor man's Morse dressed as Paddington Bear. That's not the worst aspect, what I can't bear are the cringing NE accents from Brenda Blethyn and the other cast members. Is the accent/accents really that unique and different ... ... or do people around the country find attempts at their accent equally as dire.
Last year, on ship in denmark (work, nowt flash) a crew member asked was I from the same place vera was from because he thought the accent was the same!!!!! I've never watched it so is her accent good, or is mine odd???
My car was in it once. Was a right pain in the arse I didn’t know they were filming they basically had it hostage for 2 hours. The show is gash.
I like trying to spot the locations... She is far to old to do the show, as per David Jason in Frost.. Now if Charlie Therazon was the DCI..that would be good
It's completely cringeworhy, from the daft accents to the awful police procedures, she is the female Jack Frost who both treat their junior officers like **** which would never work in a real police station.
[QUOTE="Nads, post: 13553091, member: 1000465"]My car was in it once. Was a right pain in the arse I didn’t know they were filming they basically had it hostage for 2 hours. The show is gash.[/QUOTE] He’s talking about Vera man, not the antiques roadshow.
Do comedians ever make good detectives ? accents aside, I can't think of any, Rowan Atkinson being the most recent failure in my eyes, and the sheer joy of Jasper Carrot struggling alongside Robert Powell proves little, but gives me a .
Lad I know texted me to say he was going to be in it Texted him back saying no body watches that ****e man He wasn't happy
Ardel O’Hanlon (him off Father Ted) is dreadful in Death in Paradise! Can’t take the programme seriously.
Like Mrs. S. would take any notice . . . . she'd more likely knock you out We tried to watch it once . . . . about a year ago, I think, 'cos Mrs. A.s brother was in it (forklift truck driver working for Dove's ower the watta) and we couldn't believe how bad it was, with the cringeworthy and 'forced' accents. We only watched it once
Its a nightmare, and each episode, I am forced to watch gets worse, and am dreading the next series with a new "star detective" as each one has managed to be worse than the last, the "love" interest in the last series was an all time low, that would have taken some believing on radio never mind television.
steve bruce and Steve cram talk strange now trying to cover they northeast accent ! the detectives series is great, Frost, Cannon, Kojak, Charlies angels' mmmm the best ever if you can call them detectives was the avengers. Try the benny hill detective sketch on you tube.
Harmless escapism. I quite enjoy it and do the spotting locations thing. Love how they “warp” between places at opposite ends of the region just by driving round the corner
The Detectives is one of the most underated comedies. It was just fun. Surprised it isnt repeated regularly.
