Class of '76

[emma_landray]

Anyone watch it last night, it was really good, ITV seem to have surpassed themselves just recently with their Drama's, BBC should take a leaf out of their book.

[Peri]

Hi emma - watched a lot of it last night but was dozing so missed a bit - could you fill me in.  Basically what I got was that some classmates had died starting with a 10 year old girl who was murdered and they think the rest were murdered.  They are looking into a pic of a blond boy who still seems to be a boy today - a bit supernatural.  Did I get the full gist ?

[natalie_1982]

Peri, the beardy man (Colin) was run over but lived and he says that a boy comes to see him (the boy in the photo nobody remembers him from school) and calls him.  This boy has not grown up in 30 years.  I think tonight's one will make sense of it.  Then the beardy man collapsed with brain tumours or something.

Apparently, 7 people knew about Aiden Thomsen killing the little girl, and 4 of the 7 are now dead.

Tis a bit weirdy but I love it and can't wait for tonights!

[emma_landray]

Peri - There was also mention that the shadowy figure of the boy in the photo may have also been involved in the murder of the little girl, they said the way she was killed a child couldn't have done it, and that someone went back and attempted to hide the body, and also Aiden Thompson is dead, or so they think? I don't want to admit i'm a wimp or anything, but it freaked me out a bit, coz as soon as i saw the pic i had a feeling it may be something superntural i.e. ghost, i hope that they can end it well, and not explain it with some scientific jargon that i don't understand.

[Peri]

Thanks both of you.  Just remind me who aiden thompson is exactly then I will have it all down pat.  I agree that sometimes these things fall flat at the end - hope this doesnt.  If I could give you both stars I would thanks. 

[natalie_1982]

Aiden Thompsen was young teenager when the little girl was murdered in 76, everyone thought he did it but he was released as there was not enough evidence (apparently he told 7 people he did it).  Shortly after that Aiden and his mum disappeared, assumed dead, though his brother (the construction worker) still lives in the village and said he has nothing to do with Aiden, though got a bit rattled when Robert Carlyse went back again and got a bit mean.

(Peri, did you really watch any of it?  You must have dozed from the opening credits!  lol)

[emma_landray]

Aiden's mum gave him an alibi, thats how he got off, even though he admitted it to those other children.

Peri: I agree with Natalie, did you fall asleep at the beginning?

[dothawkes]

everyone at work has been talking about this show but as i have missed the first i will wait for the repeat

[Peri]

I did actually fall asleep in the first half hour or at least dozed in and out and then woke up and was fully awake by the end so it had got my interest. What did you all think of the ending ?

[natalie_1982]

I kind of guessed it, I thought either she was mental or the dead brother was possessing her or something.  Other stuff didn't add up though - who was that fella in the bed dying who said he'd give Robert Carlyle the location of the body?  And why did they kill themselves?

I thought it was good, but like they couldn't think of a really good ending and that was the best they could do.

And why was he looking at a trip to Bangladesh on his compy (when he realised about Kate) when she'd actually been to India??  Maybe I just overanalyse things......!

[emma_landray]

The fella in the bed dying was someone who Monroe had convicted years before, for another crime, but he'd never confessed to the crime, he always claimed he was innocent even though all the evidence pointed to him.

The Bangladesh thing, well she said she'd lived in Bangladesh between 1988 & 1990, can't remember what significance was, i think he must have looked on the internet and realised some connection, i missed what Aiden Thompson's mother said in the hospital, was she Kate's mum? had she given her and Antony up for adoption?

[natalie_1982]

I realise who the fella who was dying was, but what did he have to do with it?

I didn't hear what aiden's mum said either, but she had given the twins up for adoption.

Ne'er mind.....

[spinchimp]

I am really fed up of these programmes - all superficial moody photography and meaningful looks into the middle distance. The denoument was the usual cop out - a totally mad person who in real life would not be able to hold down a job, never mind be a doctor in a hospital (don't use Shipman as a counter-example, he wasn't mad, didn't think he was possessed by his dead half brother, and was in fact a calculating cold blooded killer). A ghost in a photo for goodness sake!!!

[emma_landray]

Spinchimp: Theres no need to be so melodramatic, it's only a tv programme! I might also add that there has been real life proof of ghosts in photographs. The thought of Shipman never even crossed my mind!

Perhaps you enjoy ruining other people's fun, seems as how you already put most of this message in someone elses thread!

I'm sure Natalie_1982 & Peri agree with me!

[spinchimp]

Well pardon me for having an opinion - I didn't realise you only wanted comments from people who agreed with you, please accept my apologies.

By the way I would love to see this proof of ghosts in photos - as Victor Meldrew would say - I don't believe it!

[emma_landray]

Why don't we just agree to disgaree?

[Peri]

I agree with Emma.  When I watch television I watch to enjoy it and have a fun conversation about it - not to over analyse afterwards.  I did suspect (when I was awake that is) the girl and thought she was a scitzo (how do you spell that word - am too lazy for dictionary)

[emma_landray]

Schizophrenia or Schizo

[pinkcandy]

I taped this as I was away and thought the first part was really interesting but managed to tape the wrong side the second time, has anybody heard if they will be repeating it on itv2 or anything?

thanks

[dothawkes]

I agree

[spinchimp]

I agree to disagree.

However - for peri- the condition where a person allegedly has more than one personality is not schizophrenia, it is multiple personality disorder/syndrome ,also known as dissociative identity disorder. It is hugely controversial and many psychiatrists don't recognise it as a real condition. Schizophrenia refers to a psychotic disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech, and disorganized thinking, among others.