Binge Watch The Hack - tv drama about phone tapping by NoW - starts Wed 24 9pm

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Highly recommended by many who have seen it. Say it will have the same impact as Mr Bates.

This is all ITV has https://www.itv.com/watch/the-hack/10a3293/upcoming

I dont like either David Tennant or Robert Carlyle but really want to watch this!

Although this press release lists some others I think are good!
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-packs/hack

I’m going to watch it too, despite David Tennant.

It looks like all episodes are now available on line for anyone signed up to ITVX.

Or who dont mind not being able to whizz through the ads

https://www.itv.com/watch/the-hack/10a3293

Gosh, it’s got quite the line up! I don’t know when I’ll fit it in, but I’ll give it a go.

Im not massively keen on dramas that break the fourth wall but im going to give it a fair chance

I don’t know if I can get past my loathing of David Tennant to give this a go.

Hadn't realised there were so many of us!

Its a reasonable watch, but nothing new. Would love a drama/docu about impact on lives of ordinary people when their exes/family/friends sell salacious stories to the press. I know people it happened to, complaint against Daily Mail upheld, undertakings to contact "victim" if his ex tried again. Next time she lied bigger, sold wider. Shockingly one or two simple fact checks would have demolished the story. But truth does not sell so well. Celebrities etc can fund and platform their counter stories. Ordinary people have their lives and relationships ruined. Call it "Complaint upheld" . Material publically available on PCC/IPSOS website.

Couldn’t get on with it at all.

But then again, David Tennant 😡🙄

Am really enjoying it, like DT in most things though the advert for Livtichenko (sp) reminded me that was a bit turgid. I think this has a lot going for it though.

I see someone has started another thread (LOOK OUT FOR SHOUTY CAPITALS) that says it is tv pace.

Should this become the binge watch site?

Yes, I’m binging so that’s why I came here! Fine if people want to go slowly but I don’t have the patience. 2 episodes so far.

Okay!

I now officially anounce this is the binge thread. Hope to catch up at the weekend.

But do wonder as suggested up thread whether a documentary might have been better.

I guess I’m happy to have both. Dp says he’s listened to some of the podcasts about the Morgan murder.

I enjoyed the first episode and just read Lucy Mangan review in The Guardian. I'm baffled by her review, she is so cringe. It's like she thinks her job is write something me me me.

I’m here for the binge. Unless I don’t like it!

Loving it.

Can’t be doing with DT looking at the camera . I lasted about 10 minutes!

Anyone noticing a lot of adverts for "soul revival " weekends. Saw one advertised for £3,500 for weekend of chanting, firewalking and dowsing. Albeit Halloween date. Seems an easy way to make money from vulnerable people. New age decades ago wasn't so slick a marketing venture.

Anyone noticing a lot of adverts for "soul revival " weekends. Saw one advertised for £3,500 for weekend of chanting, firewalking and dowsing. Albeit Halloween date. Seems an easy way to make money from vulnerable people. New age decades ago wasn't so slick a marketing venture.

I'm going to try it despite BOTH DT and RC 🤢🤢 they're equally insufferable.

The cast is SO good. I like the breaking fourth wall stuff, it’s fun when things get played around with.

Im on holiday this week and decided to watch a bit of a drama I remember with affection from 1980. It was unwatchably awful. Terrible stiff mannered acting (except Judi Drmch to be fair), mostly bellowing in RP, clunky script, poorly lit and photographed sets. Drama is so infinitely better now.

I really like it so far. One and a half episodes in

Robert Carlyle is FAR too old for those kids!

Great cast but I struggle to care about any of the characters so I do agree with Lucy Mangan - the emotional pull just isn’t there. But I’ve only seen one episode.

I guess I do care about them… in a funny sort of way. I have a bit of a thing for Alan Rusbridger and a sentimental attachment to professional journalism. Play It Again is a great read.