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Old Jan 31st 2020, 8:38 pm
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Originally Posted by fulwood
On Netflix watching a Lebanese production "Al Hayba" which is name of village. It's 30 episodes long but thus far have enjoyed every episode.
I watched a few but I thought it got a bit soapy and gave up.
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Old Jan 31st 2020, 8:46 pm
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Yep it is soapy..
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Old Jan 31st 2020, 10:18 pm
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Sally4Ever on Crave is very funny.
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Old Feb 1st 2020, 9:06 pm
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Anyone watching 'The Stranger' on Netflix. From the same people who brought you 'Safe'. We've got through 2 episodes so far.
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Old Feb 2nd 2020, 11:24 pm
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Final season of Homeland starts next week. Feb 9th.
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The final set of episodes of BoJack Horseman are on Netflix. I think we still have portions of season 5 left, but suspect we'll start on that shortly.

Started to watch "Avenue 5". It's a bit odd. Hugh Laurie doing his American accent again, so I groaned, right up until he slipped into his normal voice, and pretty much started poking fun at the accent It's by Armando Iannucci, so that does somewhat explain the oddness.
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Anyone watching 'The Stranger' on Netflix. From the same people who brought you 'Safe'. We've got through 2 episodes so far.
Finished it last night. It gets better and better with each episode.
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Finished it last night. It gets better and better with each episode.
We watched it all and I read it is filmed in parts in Stockport but none of the nice residential areas looked like any part of Stockport I knew. There were some plot holes in it. Overall very good.
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Anyone watching 'The Stranger' on Netflix. From the same people who brought you 'Safe'. We've got through 2 episodes so far.
Yes we watched it all last weekend , was really good. Was going to comment more but as you've only seen two, i will not.
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Yes we watched it all last weekend , was really good. Was going to comment more but as you've only seen two, i will not.
Seen it all now. A born and bred Canadian who I know watched it all remarked at the difference in housing between where the Price family lived and where Adam Price had lived originally.
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Has anyone mentioned Sex Education? Not one to watch with the kids, but very funny and pithy and the acting is great from a wonderful young cast but a fantastic Gillian Anderson. Try it, and don’t be put off after the first five minutes, I cannot wait for series two.
I gave it a go tonight. You're right, it's good fun. Good soundtrack too. Saw the first two episodes.

Hey, it's Hugo from the very good movie Hugo.

I needed something different to watch tonight saving the last two episodes of Wisting for my Friday night whisky & 7up.

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Sex Education- the 2nd Series is just out on Netflix. Brilliant and very funny - Gillian Anderson, the Mother and Asa Butterfield, the son are superb. So many instantly recognizable types that we’ve all met and can identify immediately.

Not one to watch ‘with’ your teenager (far too cringeworthy) - but required watching for every teenager without their mum. The sort of series that the British do so very well...enjoy
Ugh, that's creepy as naff. I'm surprised Jimmy Saville or Harvey Weinstein didn't make an "appearance."
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Wisting, all done. Very good.

If you can't get BBC iPlayer or too much buffering watch it here
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Hey, it's Hugo from the very good movie Hugo.

Thank you Bristol...I knew I knew the boy from somewhere!

A great favourite of all the family is Hugo...


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Thank you Bristol...I knew I knew the boy from somewhere!

A great favourite of all the family is Hugo...
I only knew because I looked him up.

Saw episode 5 tonight. The "I'm Spartacus" scene was absolutely brilliant.
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