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Blondeshavemorefun · 02/03/2013 12:31

sexy david tennant 'blonde drools' plays a police officer who investigate a childs body found on the beach :(

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everlong · 05/03/2013 08:53

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RussiansOnTheSpree · 05/03/2013 08:59

Everlong yes I would. But the distance she ran was > 5 miles. In that dress and in those shoes - and she showed up at the beach looking not the slightest bit sweaty. It's just not credible.

RussiansOnTheSpree · 05/03/2013 09:01

AF - the power cut, the diesel, the wirecutters, the girl feeling sick in the morning, the mum oversleeping massively......

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RussiansOnTheSpree · 05/03/2013 09:04

Everlong - are you actually familiar with the area? If you were you'd know why the epic run made me Hmm Grin

youfhearted · 05/03/2013 09:06

well most of us wouldnt be familiar with the area, or know it was 5 miles, how do you know? you are just picking holes Wink

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RussiansOnTheSpree · 05/03/2013 09:11

I'm not just picking holes FFS. Some of my Dd1's schoolfriends live round there, we live a bit of a way away (opposite end of the school bus run, really) but we go there quite a lot being taxi service of mum and dad. I pointed out that for me knowing the area the run was funny rather than upsetting which meant I didn't have to switch off. And then someone else was all 'if it was your child' and basically, no, the laws of the physical world wouldn't magically change if it was my child. Hmm

RussiansOnTheSpree · 05/03/2013 09:13

Ever long no I haven't missed the point. You missed the point about my post saying why I'd been able to watch something I wouldn't normally even consider watching. I even said, in that post, that obviously for people who didn't live locally it would be different. But you missed that point and had a go at me instead.

AnyFucker · 05/03/2013 09:14

I am not familiar with the area

I can suspend judgement to lose myself in the emotion of that moment. Isn't that what telly/film is all about ?

I don't watch telly much, so am probably easily fooled, however

I didn't pick up on the other "clues" either

Girl feeling sick, diesel, wirecutters.....missed 'em all Smile

youfhearted · 05/03/2013 09:16

i dont think anyone had a go at you russian.

everlong · 05/03/2013 09:16

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AnyFucker · 05/03/2013 09:16

Hoi, no bunfights about a bloody telly programme ! Grin

mumfordanddaughters · 05/03/2013 09:16

We live in Chester and used to watch Hollyoaks: it was all people turning a corner and ending up the other side of town. That's telly, it doesn't matter, does it? She was worried about her son so she ran. It didn't look like 5 miles to me, not knowing the area, it looked like maybe half a mile. Quite credible.
Agree about the accents, it is to distinguish incomers from the proper locals. There will be a Divide, you mark my words :)

youfhearted · 05/03/2013 09:17

i did worry briefly about the mother leaving her car in the traffic, admittedly. and i was also cross with the policemen for manhandling the mother away. so i admit to not being properly immersed in the story.

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youfhearted · 05/03/2013 09:19

oh, plus i wondered briefly how olivia coleman would drive the dad home safely from the ? mortuary, due to her being in tears

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bottleofbeer · 05/03/2013 10:14

At the beginning, the boy WAS at the top of the cliff, wasn't he?

guineapiglet · 05/03/2013 10:28

Watched it and found it very upsetting -especially the mum's frantic run and the dad's grief when confronted with his son ( wished he could have kissed him goodbye) - it was moving, and like others on here, compared it to my feelings about May Day- and realised I didn't really care about the characters in May Day that much, found it all rather contrived - but will still watch to see how it resolves.

I have a 12 year old boy, and am not sure he would have reacted like the policewoman's son( crying, but then deleting texts and relevant stuff on computer, so obviously has some knowledge/involvement) - many boys of that age would have surely been overwhelmed and told their parents what was going on? Or am I being too soft?

I love that part of Dorset, it really is stunning, and for those of you who live there, very envious, get out on the beach for all of us who are miles from the sea ( well 15 - but still!). Lucky you!

DioneTheDiabolist · 05/03/2013 10:28

He was on a cliff, but not the one he was found at the bottom of.

bottleofbeer · 05/03/2013 10:35

Ah, I see. I did miss a couple of minutes around that time because one of the kids came down for a drink. I was just a bit puzzled as to why they were later saying he never was on the cliff above where he was found when he obviously had been on a cliff at the beginning. Thanks Dione :)

bigbadbarry · 05/03/2013 10:36

guinea I thought that was the least realistic touch, the boy deleting texts and emails.

youfhearted · 05/03/2013 10:41

but the son of the policewoman had asked her specifically, will you, the police, question me, hence the deleting texts.
danny's mobile needs to be found.

poshme · 05/03/2013 10:41

I enjoyed it but argh the accents. I live in dorset and I don't know anyone who talks like that!
Looking forward to next week.