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Originally Posted by Hitch
Yeah, they are pretty lame. It's also a shame because this series had legs for a while.
The guy playing whoosiewhatsits, the inspector...I hope he's at least getting some decent pay because he's damn sure not getting any decent play and the Sargeant...he's just utterly wasted, which is also a shame because he's a likable character.
Hitch
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Yeah, I'm a long-time tube watcher, and it's rare I've seen a successful show just squander all its assets. 🙄 Just found out the BBC is under severe attack from the current Tory government, so one can see a reason for the cost cutting and general programming weirdness. But FB is a clear example of a showrunner/producer/new writers that are simply not up to the game; have no real feel for the material--or in the showrunner's case, might have gotten this gig because he could bring eps in under budget no matter what. 😡
Yep, Tom Chambers is extremely talented. He's got amazing range in addition to his dancing skills. Heh--his villain on Waterloo Road was so viciously calculating and awful, one wanted (as my grandmother would say) to jump into the set and punch him out. 😂😂 One of the tragedies of these two seasons is how he's been wasted here. Sullivan is a fascinating mix of by-the-book reserved-British steel and underlying vulnerability, and the trash-job that's being done on him is straight-up horrible. And John Burton is wonderful. Goodfellow could be given a lot more than he has, but since the show is all about panto crap--and swearing that Devine is all that and twenty bags of adorable chips and giving her endless undeserved airtime, well...😡