Month: January 2024

The SAS Rogue Heroes welcomed their French compatriots with open arms resulting in one almighty brawl which included a number of missing teeth, a couple of broken jaws and an arm. Nevertheless, they all ended up as big buddies by the end of the episode having developed themselves with some teamwork. My other choice was…

Judge Deed was trying an interesting liability case whilst juggling his love life and dealing with his wayward daughter and rescued dog. I spent the remainder of the night on YouTube but still refuse to join. I went to bed around ten and was soon asleep. The familiar sound of rain on the roof reminded…

Lewis was my main choice for evening entertainment. I hardly remembered the plot from the time before although it began to come together nearer the end. I was watching something else which was so stimulating, I fell asleep which was annoying. Hardly surprising having eaten and adopted a prone position in a warm environment. Maya…

The night passed with one interruption from Maya who wanted to go out. Until recently, she’s been outside all night so could pee at will. She must now ask permission as I don’t think she’d make it through the crack under the door. The van door fits where it touches so there’s plenty of ventilation…

Bright and shiny was the moon as we wandered past the caravan and pickup parked opposite our field exit. There were a further three vans in the car park. We walked as usual to Azzuro with the daily visit to the diminishing corpse. With the boys back at the van I set off again with…

I can see how the kiddies of the 70’s enjoyed The Tomorrow People as it contains just the right ingredients. However, it’s not really lasted the test of time unless you’re a really devoted fan. From reviews, I can see things change in series two as some of the acting in the first three episodes…

The Tomorrow People are a group of young people who are here to save the planet. They are called to the group but, inevitably, there is another group, probably the baddies, who are trying to prevent them. I’ve only seen the first episode so I know little more. It has some similarities to Blake’s Seven.…

Following the antics of Martin Shaw as Judge John Deed once more as he pushes every legal limit whilst attracting a number of women. I can’t help liking the character as well as the way the part is played by Shaw. Further viewing included Dangerfield and then YouTube, just for a change. Morning arrived bright,…

After a visit to India with the Good Karma Hospital, I tried Mr Selfridge, the story about how the Selfridges business started in an unfashionable part of London. It will be interesting to see how it develops. The next item was the second series of Sanditon which I find to be harmless and unchallenging viewing.…

Hercule found himself in a distinguished boarding school for girls to present an award. He was then asked to stay to help find a successor for the head who planned to step back. Naturally, it wasn’t long before the first of several murders occurred. Hercule had to deal with a fishy princess, serving and former…

Supper was late due to external activities so the evening was consequently shorter which was not necessarily a bad thing. I watched Heartbeat and The Crash Detectives. The incident, which consumed the entire episode, examined a young man killed during a hit-and-run on a dark road in the middle of the night. The young man…

The Friday Night Viewing was eclectic, starting with Spooks and various plots to overturn governments. I wonder if the plot is incidental. A quick visit to Slade Prison to find Fletcher in need of peace and quiet and then a series of interesting videos about electrical installations. It pays to keep up.. The morning dawned…

Things are not going well at Grantchester as the curate has been accused of Gross Indecency and been arrested. Meanwhile, the perpetrator of a murder, disguised as suicide, was tracked down and also apprehended. The series is set in the sixties so moral values are still very strict regarding homosexuality; consenting relationships are yet to…

Jack was winding up the army by interfering with their ‘accident’ investigation which turned out to be murder by accident. The crack shot missed his intended target and killed a bystander complicating the deduction process. Jack’s heavenly stay with rooms above the local curry house come to an end when his mere presence puts off…

A very exciting episode of Endeavour where Morse is poking around in historical goings on at a local institution for orphaned boys. This investigation was triggered by a series of apparently unrelated murders. Morse uncovers information about the Great and The Good who’d been helping themselves to some of the inmates. Thursday gets shot and…

I watched the final part of Hetty Winthrop which I missed when falling asleep. It was too late in the evening to have started watching anyway. I went under the North Sea for the latest update with Vigil. The second murder has now taken place and suspicions are pointed in the direction of the coxswain…

With the cable repaired, I was able to stream an episode of Martin Shaw as Judge John Deed. I’ve seen most of them before but might have missed out on some episodes. Apparently, Shaw preferred the stage to TV although he had some very successful TV series including Inspector George Gently, The Chief and The…

Due to the cable fault, there was no reliable Internet access so I watched Perry Mason which was recorded. It was a bit of an uneventful evening. There was an arrival around three as I discovered in the morning. We were out just before seven to a beautiful sky and a reasonably warm and very…

Forgotten is becoming more complicated now that the pieces of the jigsaw are coming together. Slade Prison was next and from here to India to the Good Karma Hospital and then a little YouTube before bed. All this and spaghettini bolognaise too! The morning was very windy. I examined the weather and came to the…

As well as my orgy of vegetables, I watched Lewis and Dangerfield. The case for Lewis and Hathaway was extremely complicated as there was a number of suspects with axes to grind. They finally solved the problem and the murderer turned out to be a woman. Easy once the motive was understood. There was rain…

I watched an episode of The Gentle Touch which was a little farcical and fanciful but nevertheless entertaining. This was preceded by Hetty Wainthropp investigating a murder and abduction by a rogue police officer. The remainder of the soirée was spent with YouTube. For the first time in a while, I actually felt hungry managing…

Hetty Winthrop and her associate provided entertainment whilst I ate my fakes which were so good, I decided to have some more this evening! I then had an orgy of YouTube before retiring to bed AFTER TEN! Obi and Sasha decided they needed to go out during the night. Sasha was quick enough to get…

An evening with the American police. Perry Mason solving the mysterious toupee murder, Bosch continuing his investigations in his usual fashion and finally to an evening with Julia Mackenzie and Anton Rodgers as they set off on the Orient Express for their anniversary. Another early night soothed with some heavy rain then thunder and lightening…

Spooks kept me amused then the accident detectives. They were trying to work out how a woman drove the wrong way up the M4 finally hitting a BMW head on. The woman died but the man in the BM was saved by german technology. I was early to bed and to sleep again. There was…

Hercule saved a condemned man from the gallows in a complicated story. I went next to Oz for the third episode of Ten Pound Pom. Meanwhile, I was munching my way through some elderly beans excavated from the fridge. I was in bed by nine and asleep not that long after. The night was quite…

The North Sea is a cold and dark place particularly in a submarine deep under the water. Intrigue intensifies as more information comes to light about past events and cover-ups. American contractors cooked due to high-pressure steam leaks from the reactor and a poisoning. An enlightening DW documentary about how the Amish are evolving in…

I went to Cornwall for the penultimate Wycliffe. An interesting story but I was mistaken about whodunit. Zoe was responsible for my evening meal which was most enjoyable. Especially the peppers! I didn’t hang around late as I was falling asleep. There was an extra Crazy Bitch on the walk as Iera was waiting outside…

Luftwaffe bases and facilities were the target of the SAS. Stirling finally managed to pull off a daring feat but not without the loss of many good men. Not during the attacks themselves but as a result of their arrival during a desert storm which disabled or killed a large proportion of his contingent. The…

In contrast, after Luther, who was having a difficult time, I watched Signs Of The Times about interior decorations. Poor Luther was avoiding hitmen whilst trying to catch a slightly unstable man who systematically killed people then ate one or more of their major organs. The problem was laid to rest when Luther’s accomplice emptied…

Things are hotting up in series six of Line Of Duty which I followed with a burst of the Good Karma Hospital to round off the evening. No rain was forecast so I was surprised when there were squally showers. I eventually got up and took the dogs for a tour of The Promontory at…

I watched some TV, laboriously had something to eat and was in bed by nine. I slept until 23:45 when the usual, annoying Festive Fireworks began. Only Luis was barking. I’d left music on to try to hide most of the bangs. I went back to sleep around twelve-fifteen. Considering I’d been asleep all day……