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Did anyone see the first in the new series just then?  Top notch stuff imo, Jimmy McGovern's the master of brooding, miserable, overwhelming suspense.  Loved Clocking Off and previous series' of The Street.  Oh, and Dockers was good too.

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Anna Friel stars in this tonight:

 

Anna Friel plays a single mother who turns to prostitution to pay her debts and provide for her sons' schooling. Things seem to be going well, and when her boiler breaks, romance beckons with the arrival of a handsome plumber. However, her life turns sour when his father recognises her and warns her off his son and grand-daughter, just as she is beginning to fall in love. Also starring David Bradley and Daniel Mays.

 

I love this show, but I admit to being a sucker for Northern misery.

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I didn't see any of the 1st 2 series? Worth getting on dvd?

 

I saw maybe 2/3 of each series and they were absolutely brilliant.  Better than this series I'd say because the stories and characters overlapped a lot more frequently, whereas that element's been a bit tenuous and brief this time round, e.g. the lad today bumping into Anna Friel when she dropped her shopping.  Also Bob Hoskins, Anna Friel and Robin Hood fella are great but I think they've pandered to the big stars a bit much this time round, although it's still one of the best things on TV.

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Anna Friel stars in this tonight:

 

Anna Friel plays a single mother who turns to prostitution to pay her debts and provide for her sons' schooling. Things seem to be going well, and when her boiler breaks, romance beckons with the arrival of a handsome plumber. However, her life turns sour when his father recognises her and warns her off his son and grand-daughter, just as she is beginning to fall in love. Also starring David Bradley and Daniel Mays.

 

I love this show, but I admit to being a sucker for Northern misery.

 

Did they steal the plot from a porno? :lol:

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New Jimmy McGovern drama 'Accused' starts on BBC1 in a minute.  A must-watch if you like intense Northern miserabilism like me.

 

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Eh? :lol: His shows are Northern and miserable (and normally really good).

 

meant you. T'was a gash joke.

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New Jimmy McGovern drama 'Accused' starts on BBC1 in a minute.  A must-watch if you like intense Northern miserabilism like me.

 

stereotype

 

Eh? :lol: His shows are Northern and miserable (and normally really good).

 

Ahh nice one. Has it been as good as The Street so far? Might have to catch it on iPlayer, can't believe i'm wasting my time with I'm a fucking Celebrity. :lol:

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New Jimmy McGovern drama 'Accused' starts on BBC1 in a minute.  A must-watch if you like intense Northern miserabilism like me.

 

stereotype

 

Eh? :lol: His shows are Northern and miserable (and normally really good).

 

Ahh nice one. Has it been as good as The Street so far? Might have to catch it on iPlayer, can't believe i'm wasting my time with I'm a fucking Celebrity. :lol:

 

Started off a bit poorly but it's getting really fucking good.

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You can tell Shameless isn't filming at the moment, they're all in these!!

 

Haha I know.  Tbh it wasn't that exceptional tonight but it's good telly. 

 

 

He's got a very specific formula though: Family Man>Everything's hunky-dory>Ooooh, or is it?>Fuck me, he's in the shit now like>Ah nah, he's going to get away with it actually>Oh OK, he's well fucked.

 

 

Always involves a lot of "what would I do?" scenarios though, and he's good at pacing it so that the pressure's cranked right up towards the end.

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You can tell Shameless isn't filming at the moment, they're all in these!!

He's got a very specific formula though: Family Man>Everything's hunky-dory>Ooooh, or is it?>Fuck me, he's in the shit now like>Ah nah, he's going to get away with it actually>Oh OK, he's well fucked.

 

Errr... Spoiler tags? Bellend.

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