I am surprised that you either missed or chose to omit …"The Sweeney"
Neither, Les, as I have never seen an episode of the
The Sweeney although I was aware of it’s existence. Canberra Television was quite primitive at the time it was showing, we didn’t have a recording device and I was still young and foolish enough to be a workaholic. They might have been the reasons I missed it. It was, I understand, the type of program I would have enjoyed. I vaguely remember watching a few episodes of
Z Cars mainly because it is hard to forget Brian Blessed.
The series I couldn’t get enough of in that period was
The Professionals with Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon Jackson.
(As an aside, I was a fan of the young Dennis Waterman in
Minder and
On the Up, but they are a different genre).
Mkenuk pointed that
Waking the Dead, Dalziel and Pascoe, Life on Mars and its sequel
Ashes to Ashes weren’t on my List.
On Mike’s recommendation, I have purchased from iTunes series 1 of
Waking the Dead. It’ll cost me if I really like it because there are another 8 series.
I can remember watching a few episodes of
Dalziel and Pascoe but for some reason I never became addicted. I should have identified with a roughie like Dalziel but I think I became bored with Pascoe’s marital problems.
I watched a number of episodes of
Life on Mars and enjoyed them. I didn't get to see
Ashes to Ashes. Jacki reminded me about
Inspector Lynley and Havers. I watched a fair few episodes and really liked the feisty Havers but could take or leave Lynley.
Two of the series that I can’t believe I forgot to mention last night were:
- Inspector George Gently. It is a top series. Gently is the type of hero I admire and DS John Bacchus is the type of copper I love to despise.
- Rebus. I read every book by Ian Rankin as soon as they are published. The TV series was a mixed bag. I have nothing against John Hannah in other roles, but he just isn’t Rebus. When Ken Stott took over the role of Rebus, I liked it.
Series I bought to try and couldn’t recommend are
Babylon, Broadchurch, Happy Valley. I am equivocal about
Scott and Bailey.
