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GRACE S3 - Sunday 8-10pm - ITV. TV PACE NO SPOILERS

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Blondeshavemorefun · 17/03/2023 12:13

Whoop. Grace is back. 3 x 2hr episodes

Grace season 3 continues the trend of adapting one novel from Peter James's Roy Grace book series (www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/grace-itv-books-future/) per episode, with the team continuing to adapt them in the order in which they were released.

This year's season contains three episodes, adapted from the following books:

• Dead Like You (2010) (www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Like-You-Roy-Grace/dp/1509898859?tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-1649127)

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Dead Man's Grip (2011) (www.amazon.co.uk/Dead-Mans-Grip-Roy-Grace/dp/1509898883?tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-1649127)

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Not Dead Yet (2012) (www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Dead-Yet-Roy-Grace/dp/1509898905?tag=radtim0b-21&ascsubtag=radiotimes-1649127)

The synopsis for Dead Like You says: "A chilling event at the Royal Edward hotel on the night of Assistant Chief Constable, Alison Vosper’s leaving do forces Grace and Branson into a difficult position when they must investigate all hotel guests, including high ranking East Sussex police attendees.

"Something about the incident is causing a deep unease in Grace - he knows he’s seen this before. Has a sinister offender from Grace’s past dubbed the Brighton Prowler resurfaced or is this a copycat? As the attacks continue, Grace is convinced it’s the same man - and delving into the past may be the key to saving the next victim."

The synopsis for Dead Man's Grip says: "Grace and his team are called to the site of a tragic road traffic collision involving three vehicles: an articulated lorry, a car and a blue pickup truck.

An unexpected discovery at the scene, found on the victim, soon suggests there could be far more to this particular accident than meets the eye, sparking an unsettling chain of events which leads Grace and Branson on a tense, desperate game of cat and mouse through the city of Brighton to save an innocent life before time runs out."

Meanwhile, the synopsis for the final episode, Not Dead Yet, says: "A rising music star, Gaia Lafayette, receives the opportunity of a lifetime, and the same night that she excitedly announces to her devoted fans that she and her band are headed to LA, a shocking turn of events leads Grace and Branson to believe someone may be trying to harm her.

"With a perpetrator on the loose, Roy must deduce who of Gaia’s fanbase may be concealing sinister intentions. Meanwhile, a grisly discovery on a remote Sussex pig farm puts Roy under serious pressure, forcing him to split his team in order to investigate two impossible lines of enquiry."

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Blueberrycreampie · 20/03/2023 23:23

I'm struggling to understand how a woman could switch the bodies - on her own?

diddl · 21/03/2023 07:45

Still not reading as only on S2, but have to say loving Craig Parkinson in this.

Is he similar to his LoD character?

Never heard anyone say Spanish Archer for elbow before!

burnoutbabe · 21/03/2023 08:23

diddl · 21/03/2023 07:45

Still not reading as only on S2, but have to say loving Craig Parkinson in this.

Is he similar to his LoD character?

Never heard anyone say Spanish Archer for elbow before!

Well he is a decent cop but has slightly old fashioned views in this show.

In lod he was a lot more complicated-and sad at times. And killed people.

diddl · 21/03/2023 08:31

In lod he was a lot more complicated-and sad at times. And killed people.

Sorry-yes I've seen LoD.

It's the sardonic one liners that were making me think of Dot.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 12:34

E2 grace and Branson are called to the site of a tragic road traffic incident where an unexpected discovery suggests more to the case then meets the eye

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diddl · 26/03/2023 12:52

Just caught up & watched Ep 1.

Can't believe there are so few comments about Sandy!

Is she part of a cult?

If so, willingly or not?

I think it was a given that she would be alive.

Don't like the relationship between Grace & Cleo.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 12:54

I know. I said I was surprised no one mentioned sandy at the end

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diddl · 26/03/2023 14:23

Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 12:54

I know. I said I was surprised no one mentioned sandy at the end

I saw that.

I thought that I'd mention it again to see if anyone bites!

She did come across badly didn't she?

Trying to persuade him to have a drink when he was on call because it was his bday.

Yes-40th not 18th!

And then asking him not to answer the phone!

I do wonder how often detectives work on a big case that consumes them.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 16:09

diddl · 26/03/2023 14:23

I saw that.

I thought that I'd mention it again to see if anyone bites!

She did come across badly didn't she?

Trying to persuade him to have a drink when he was on call because it was his bday.

Yes-40th not 18th!

And then asking him not to answer the phone!

I do wonder how often detectives work on a big case that consumes them.

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She seems very needy

nit sure if the books portray her a needy or if their relation who was good

but firm what we have been shown it wasn’t

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 20:09

Dashes in

Im few mins behind

But by the time ads starts would have caught up

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 20:52

Oh. Druggie gf from unforgotten is in it

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justasking111 · 26/03/2023 21:09

Not feeling this one nor is DP. He said it's disjointed with too many red 🐟 for him

burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 21:19

I am suspecting the parents from new York -mafia people! Tracking down anyone who did their son wrong.

daffodilandtulip · 26/03/2023 21:24

Feels a bit of an empty storyline.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 21:34

Mafia parents

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 21:34

burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 21:19

I am suspecting the parents from new York -mafia people! Tracking down anyone who did their son wrong.

Squints eyes

Have you read the books

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burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 21:35

Yeah. The mum seemed very "cold" at the morgue.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 21:51

Carly swerved and crashed so didn't hit Tony

So shy is she being targeted

And why did the blue truck hit him in the first place

Or was that just a fluke

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burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 21:59

She was drunk and swerved to avoid hitting him, I thibk sending him also swerving into path of blue truck that hit him and sent him under the big truck

So in effect she caused the whole chain I think.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 22:03

Ab right

So the blue truck didn't target him

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Blondeshavemorefun · 26/03/2023 22:03

And

Is grace a daddy ?

Why did she dissapeer for 8yrs

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daffodilandtulip · 26/03/2023 22:07

I'm so annoyed that she's turned up now to ruin his happy ending.

burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 22:10

Sure seems suspicious that his wife disappeared 8-10 years ago and she has a child of that age.

If they didn't want us to think that, her child would be a baby so no risk of it being his (unless sperm stolen under cover of night and turkey vaster later used!)

Clawdy · 26/03/2023 22:24

For me, tonight's episode jumped the shark, it was like a very poor American gangster movie. Ludicrous storyline.

burnoutbabe · 26/03/2023 22:41

Though Grace may say he had the snip/mumps as a child so then we know not his son /cheating going on/hence why she left.