The Pembrokeshire Murders

[Elwood Blues]

Did anyone see this.

I thought it was one of the best pieces of TV I have seen in a long time. Luke Evans and Keith Cooper were superb as were the rest of the cast

Yet the Telegraph review gave it two stars out of five and praised its realism but thought it was dull.

Janet Street Porter thought that Luke Evans lacked "charisma"


What did you lot think?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Did anyone see this.

I thought it was one of the best pieces of TV I have seen in a long time. Luke Evans and Keith Cooper were superb as were the rest of the cast

Yet the Telegraph review gave it two stars out of five and praised its realism but thought it was dull.

Janet Street Porter thought that Luke Evans lacked "charisma"


What did you lot think?

Keith Cooper , ex ref from pontypridd who's son is in charge of the cavemen from West Wales?

Christ , he's branched out

[Former Labour leader]

Re: The Pembrokeshire Murders

Did anyone see this.

I thought it was one of the best pieces of TV I have seen in a long time. Luke Evans and Keith Cooper were superb as were the rest of the cast

Yet the Telegraph review gave it two stars out of five and praised its realism but thought it was dull.

Janet Street Porter thought that Luke Evans lacked "charisma"


What did you lot think?

Not funny as I live in the same village. Quite unsettling although I obviously knew all about this.

[J R Hartley]

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Keith Allen

Apart from the 2 main characters I thought the rest of the actors were shite, low budget Welsh actors.

The story itself he was one evil bastard John Cooper.

[Elwood Blues]

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Keith Cooper , ex ref from pontypridd who's son is in charge of the cavemen from West Wales?

Christ , he's branched out

Whoops Keith Allen playing John Cooper I meant of course

[Elwood Blues]

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Keith Allen

Apart from the 2 main characters I thought the rest of the actors were shite, low budget Welsh actors.

The story itself he was one evil bastard John Cooper.

Disagree about the acting. Charles Dale and Owen Teale couldn't be described as low budget, but I though the cast was uniformly excellent

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Disagree about the acting. Charles Dale and Owen Teale couldn't be described as low budget, but I though the cast was uniformly excellent

I thought that the lead actor had a bit of the Dominic West about him. For dramatic purposes it seemed like there was no evidence whatsoever up until the last minute when it arrived by the shed load (and not all due to the DNA evidence).
It seemed very middling as a drama.

I went back to watching the Norwegian series 'Monster' in Channel 4's 'Walter Presents' section. A tad dark and total fiction but well worth a watch.

[sneggyblubird]

Re: The Pembrokeshire Murders

Did anyone see this.

I thought it was one of the best pieces of TV I have seen in a long time. Luke Evans and Keith Cooper were superb as were the rest of the cast

Yet the Telegraph review gave it two stars out of five and praised its realism but thought it was dull.

Janet Street Porter thought that Luke Evans lacked "charisma"


What did you lot think?

Agree with the telegraph here.It had a documentary feel about it but was nevertheless watchable.

[Majorblue]

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Yes, it was watchable but not as slick as some others.

Watch Serpent , which is also based on a real life crime and that, for me, is a different class.

[The Bloop]

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Very watchable, partly though because the crime is well known in South Wales.
Remember one of the more recent ITV dramas set in Wales had Sarah Lancashire trying (and failing) to pull off a generic Welsh accent, so it was good to see Welsh actors getting the roles.

[IanD]

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Nowhere near as good as Hinterland. I agree, main character did lack charisma and was.....boring. There was a lack of tension, intrigue (we knew whodunnit from the start) and the dialogue sounded like a read script for the most part. Some of the graphics were just laughable.
Two stars.
In My Skin....on BBC 3 catchup....thoroughly recommended. Best described as a dark comedy. Laugh out loud at times. At others, shockingly realistic. Set in Cardiff, the dialogue is spot on as is the story line.

[Cyncoed Slumdog]

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Disagree about the acting. Charles Dale and Owen Teale couldn't be described as low budget, but I though the cast was uniformly excellent

I'm with you. I thought it was excellent.

[J R Hartley]

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Disagree about the acting. Charles Dale and Owen Teale couldn't be described as low budget, but I though the cast was uniformly excellent

Owen Teale was barely in it and Charles Dale is better when hes playing a cheeky chappy rather than a serious role. As for Steven Meo, couldnt take him serious as detective at all.

[BLUETIT]

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Nowhere near as good as Hinterland. I agree, main character did lack charisma and was.....boring. There was a lack of tension, intrigue (we knew whodunnit from the start) and the dialogue sounded like a read script for the most part. Some of the graphics were just laughable.
Two stars.
In My Skin....on BBC 3 catchup....thoroughly recommended. Best described as a dark comedy. Laugh out loud at times. At others, shockingly realistic. Set in Cardiff, the dialogue is spot on as is the story line.

Hinterland isn’t real !!!!!!

They did stick to the same words that were actually spoken at the time.

There are people out there, still alive, who were all consulted, before this was aired.

Watch, The Making of the Pembrokeshire Murders tonight, it might just change your mind

Excellent viewing

PS:—-/ The actual leading officer was in the final scenes when the verdict was read out

[BLUETIT]

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I'm with you. I thought it was excellent.

Same here, brilliant viewing

Can’t wait till tonight to watch the making of The Pembrokeshire Murders