Always enjoyed this programme,until now.Since James Bolam and now Alun Armstrong have gone out from it it's not the same.Denis Lawson doesn't do it for me and Nicholas Lyndhurst looks acts like an older version of Gary Sparrow.
i've not bothered with it after the first 2 episodes and i've watched it since episode 1 season 1. oh well, Angel, Buffy, Stargate, Bones, they knew how to keep their fans.
It may take a couple of episodes to allow the Nicholas Lyndhurst character to bed in to the role. We still have Tamzin Outhwaite to take over from Amanda Redman later in the series leaving only Dennis Waterman as the only original cast member. I still like the programme. Stick with it.
thought Nic Lins character was very original and worked well (and I don't particularly like him in anything other than OFAHorses) loved the original programme/cast and think a complete change of leading actors is not going to sit well with viewers.
An interesting observation.When Sandra Pullman is asked what Griffin's age is, she says he is 52 and recently retired from the met.I note from wikipedia that ,in fact,that is Nicholas Lyndhurst's real age.
The character Holly Griffin, played by Storme Toolis, could become a popular character. She could replace Esther Lane, Susan Jameson's character, who got some of the best lines IMO.