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Old Apr 26th 2020, 4:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
He kept watching videos of his late wife,
My memory tells me there was a lot of that first time around too.

Originally Posted by Danny B
Have you seen the 2005 'After Life' with Lesley Sharp & Rick from the Walking Dead?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435937/

IMO, it is one of the most underrated series of all time. I've been trying to download it but cannot find any sources anywhere.
IMDB lists it as Afterlife which could be important in finding it.
There's some on dailymotion but I don't know how much and sometimes it's back to front, which is okay unless there's something important to read
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Old Apr 26th 2020, 4:25 pm
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...IMDB lists it as Afterlife which could be important in finding it.
Yes it is important, I found it a couple of weeks ago, will PM Danny B
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Old Apr 26th 2020, 8:55 pm
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
My memory tells me there was a lot of that first time around too.


IMDB lists it as Afterlife which could be important in finding it.
There's some on dailymotion but I don't know how much and sometimes it's back to front, which is okay unless there's something important to read
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Yes it is important, I found it a couple of weeks ago, will PM Danny B
Thank you muchly.

I have both seasons downloaded now. 14 episodes to be exact, that should keep me busy for a week.
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Old Apr 26th 2020, 9:49 pm
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“Destiny is all”... season 4 of The Last Kingdom has dropped on Netflix.
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Old Apr 27th 2020, 7:49 pm
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Originally Posted by sharkus

Hmm, might need to check out Gangs Of London, sounds Peaky Blinders-ish.
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Gangs of London is similar to Peaky Blinders...but more violent. Watched the first 4 eps last night.
I finished Episode 5 yesterday of Gangs of London.

One of the main characters played one of the brothers in Peaky Blinders (Joe Cole)
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I finished Episode 5 yesterday of Gangs of London.

One of the main characters played one of the brothers in Peaky Blinders (Joe Cole)
finished all the eps last night. Had to cover my eyes in places. I thoroughly enjoyed it, hope they make a 2nd series.
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The main thing stopping me from watching After Life and the sequel is Ricky Gervais. I could not watch The Office as he was just simply too cringeworthy - yes I know that was the whole point - but it really did make my flesh creep. I might give it a go though, the trailer I saw, albeit without sound, did make it look rather good.

Hmm, might need to check out Gangs Of London, sounds Peaky Blinders-ish.
I remember watching this with the family when growing up. Seems as though BritBox does not have all 7 series of it though
Ricky Gervais' Extras was very good. I'm not sure if you can find it on one of the platforms here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extras_(TV_series)

Also check out Life's Too Short which is on HBO.

​​​​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%2...rt_(TV_series)

More recently- and also on HBO Stephen Marchant did Hello Ladies which is hilarious too:

​​​​​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephe...t#Hello_Ladies
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Thanks! I have seen the David Bowie scene from Extras, which was very funny.
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Anyone remember Ashes to Ashes or Life on Mars? I think I'm going to re watch them both.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1008108/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478942/
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Originally Posted by Danny B
Anyone remember Ashes to Ashes or Life on Mars? I think I'm going to re watch them both.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1008108/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478942/
We have been watching Life on Mars on BritBox. They don't have ashes to ashes though
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I just finished Sapranos a show I never would have found the time to watch. Going to start on Homeland next week.
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Does anyone remember this "what names?" aspect of Green Acres - assuming you remember the show of course.

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Watched The Split Series 2, which was recently screened on UK TV. A legal drama, mother and 2 daughters are legal eagles, 3rd daughter doesn’t quite fit into this mould. I have now started to watch Series 1, as I enjoyed the current series.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7631146/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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I'm watching 'Top Boy' on Netflix right now. This is the 1st time I can remember ever having to turn on subtitles for a British show. So much London slang mixed with Jamaican Patois. It's a good show though.
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Originally Posted by Danny B
I'm watching 'Top Boy' on Netflix right now. This is the 1st time I can remember ever having to turn on subtitles for a British show. So much London slang mixed with Jamaican Patois. It's a good show though.
There was a conversation about that show late late last year (I think) You have to check which season you watch first (They are labelled differently on Netflix) because I watched the third series not realizing there is season 1+2.
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