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Re: I liked it (spoilers) snoopcester Send a noteboard - 23/08/2011 11:36:01 PM
I did not think there was a Soviet spy at all, so I had no theories on who it might be. But it does fit.


Ah, I probably had the advantage of knowing it was in the era when a Soviet spy ring was operating in the UK - the Cambridge 5. It made it seem very likely there would be one.

Yes, the BBC is very good at ending series at the right time and leaving people wanting more... but, you know, to go with your description, it would be doable to go and cut in and out on a different passage of time in the future.


Fair point in terms of cutting in and out but the main story lines are wrapped up now so it would feel, to me at least, like it is forced while this series felt more natural. Tacking another series risks cheapening it too much - to do another season they'd have to replace the spy mystery story line, come up with a replacement for Soviet-Hungry and the Suez Crisis and really the main characters are mostly well set up to go their own ways so they'd have to be brought back together.

I guess they could just make a different show next time, though. The characters are good, but not that iconic that they can't be replaced.


I think it works better like that - if the writer is good enough they should, hopefully, be able to come up with something new.
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The Hour (BBC / BBC America) - anyone else watching it? Legolas - 19/08/2011 09:23:22 PM 1378 Views
Yes. Chas - 19/08/2011 09:56:27 PM 979 Views
Right, watched it all now. It's quite good. *spoiler* Chas - 30/08/2011 10:07:35 PM 998 Views
Yes. snoopcester - 19/08/2011 11:33:34 PM 991 Views
I like Lix too - best I've ever seen Chancellor. (spoilers, I guess). Legolas - 19/08/2011 11:52:32 PM 1059 Views
Re: I like Lix too - best I've ever seen Chancellor. (spoilers, I guess). snoopcester - 20/08/2011 12:31:49 AM 1138 Views
Oh, and also (still perhaps spoilers) snoopcester - 20/08/2011 12:40:03 AM 983 Views
Especially considering Chas - 30/08/2011 10:12:16 PM 993 Views
I don't know about that. Legolas - 30/08/2011 10:33:45 PM 1115 Views
Haven't mananged to see it yet, though I intend to watch it. Stephen - 20/08/2011 12:24:29 AM 942 Views
I fully intend to Camilla - 20/08/2011 03:27:50 PM 992 Views
And if you liked The Hour, you should try an see Glorious 39 that was on recently snoopcester - 20/08/2011 04:14:52 PM 1009 Views
That's the new Steven Poliakoff one, right? Stephen - 20/08/2011 05:55:58 PM 990 Views
If you are implying that I am posting about The Hour just because of Romola Garai... Legolas - 20/08/2011 06:53:40 PM 1109 Views
I wasn't snoopcester - 21/08/2011 07:31:22 PM 1075 Views
Really liked that! Kallichore - 20/08/2011 06:58:04 PM 1225 Views
The first episode is slow, but the episodes get better and better as they go Kallichore - 20/08/2011 07:00:20 PM 1157 Views
Now that's what I call going out with a bang... I did not expect the final episode to be this good. Legolas - 23/08/2011 10:41:14 PM 989 Views
I liked it (spoilers) snoopcester - 23/08/2011 11:01:36 PM 970 Views
Re: I liked it (spoilers) Legolas - 23/08/2011 11:16:03 PM 978 Views
Re: I liked it (spoilers) snoopcester - 23/08/2011 11:36:01 PM 1098 Views
Having now seen it, I liked it quite a bit Camilla - 31/08/2011 08:41:46 PM 1067 Views
How far off? *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2011 10:25:13 PM 467 Views
Rather far Camilla - 01/09/2011 06:32:06 AM 939 Views
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