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Watched this for the first time this evening, but found it very disappointing. Good actor as James Norton is, his heart didn't seem to be in it, and it didn't convince me or draw me in. One of the main problems is Robson Green, who is very fond of himself, and has been saddled with the gimmick of always wearing a shabby coat, even though it was warm enough to swim in the river at the start of the episode. And the whole thing was spoiled by what ruins all ITV dramas: 3 ad breaks in the hour, which completely ruins the dramatic flow. It used to be only two, until a few years ago the powers that be allowed an increase to 3, which renders some dramas (Downton, for one) almost unwatchable, at least for me.
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Shaney, the Agatha Raisin tv series was nothing like the books, either. It is always the case, with the exception of Morse where the author carried on writing the books after the tv series began. Morse in the books became more and more like John Thaw's Morse as time went on.
I find it best to try and watch the tv series with no expectations and no comparisons to the books.
On the other hand, I much prefer the Father Brown tv series to the books.
I find it best to try and watch the tv series with no expectations and no comparisons to the books.
On the other hand, I much prefer the Father Brown tv series to the books.
My main gripe about TV dramas (as anyone who has read previous posts on AB by me on the subject) is poor casting - in Grantchester's case, Robson Green. I think one of the reasons Happy Valley (for example) is so good, and has been such a success, is that it is very well cast throughout, with no weak links, making it really believable and absorbing
That's my trouble .I read the books first and compare them.
I haven't seen the Agatha Raisin series .I think it was on Sky which we don't have .Had I done I'd probably have been shouting at the screen having read them all.
Never read the Father Brown books so really enjoyed those series without any shouting :)
I haven't seen the Agatha Raisin series .I think it was on Sky which we don't have .Had I done I'd probably have been shouting at the screen having read them all.
Never read the Father Brown books so really enjoyed those series without any shouting :)
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