"collateral" Last Night On Bbc 2

[mikey4444]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09s7hcl?suggid=b09s7hcl

I was looking forward to this, as its written by David Hare. But I am not sure if I will continue watching....anybody else watched it ?

[Rosie29]

Yes I watched it. I usually like David Hare's work and thought Carey M was excellent. Didn't you like it Mikey?

[emmie]

might do a catch up, as i have with other programmes,

[mikey4444]

Rosie....not saying that I didn't like it, but it all got a bit complicated towards the end of the episode !

Yes....I will probably watch it again next week. Nice acting from everybody.

[Peter Pedant]

yeah really good
glad you have started a thread,

got all the bits I like - English - various nationalities and lines of drama. Lines like - "why the frack arent you speaking English - you;re in London!" -

Clues - like - "we have a dead Syrian immigrant and MI5 seem not to give a toss, where are they?"

The crazy muvver who hears the shots shrugs her shoulders and closes her door ( we wouldnt do that in Manch I can tell you!)

so yeah must watch

Mikey you may spend too long on AB - so if a sentence has words more than one syllable you hold your hands up in surrender - keep on trying!

[Rosie29]

I do think his passionate interest in social and political issues might be better suited to theatre - might come across a bit heavy handed on TV.

[zebo]

I enjoyed it even though it's very PC points-scoring, it's one of those things that will start to make more sense in Episode 2, tonight, hopefully.

[cashier]

It's not on tonight Zebo, Shetland starts again tonight. Next episode will be next Monday

[chrissa1]

Afraid you’ll have to wait until next week, zebo.

[Spicerack]

Zebo might be thinking of the other new drama with John Simm that began last night. Trauma. That's on tonight. (and Wednesday night)

[Backdrifter]

I thought it was okay enough to give the 2nd episode a go. But why do so many things, especially dramas, have to be directed and edited to within an inch of their lives? I nearly gave up on it in the first couple of minutes with all the repeat-jump-cuts. It's as though there's this thought process of, "this is a hard-hitting drama, let's stick in a load of jump cuts, it'll make it all urgent and edgy, and stuff, like." It's what billings love to refer to as "gritty".

[Eleena]

Hi mikey, I've just watched it, a bit confused. I'll watch the second episode. Love Carey Mulligan/ Billie Piper.

[mikey4444]

Well....its episode 2 and I am still confused !

It all looks marvelous and very atmospheric, lots of high production values....but can anybody please tell me what is going on ?

[Eleena]

People traffickers, drug runners,illegal immigrants, mistaken identity?
" Did I get the right one" .. Where does the female soldier fit in? Let's watch the 3rd episode mikey ;0)

[vetuste_ennemi]

Certainly respect Hare as a competent formulaic script-writer. From a generation of talented writers, but leftist idealogues.

Any dramatic surprises, do you think?