TV watch: New Tricks

[callmemadam]

I love New Tricks, however far fetched the stories are. I wondered how the new set up would work but I’m liking Nicholas Lyndhurst as Danny; I love the way he knows everything. Yesterday’s episode was particularly good, venturing into the realms of psychogeography. Two murders connected with London’s underground River Fleet and a spooky trip into the sewers were just part of the fun. All that stuff about the river demanding blood? I was expecting Peter Ackroyd to get a credit at the end! See my review here of London Under.



Nicholas Lyndhurst, photo BBC

Comments

[lizarfau.livejournal.com]

Weird to think he's now old enough to play an old bloke!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I know!

[gwendraith.livejournal.com]

I love it too. I can't look at Nicholas Lyndhurst without thinking of Rodney. He fits in well with the rest of the characters, though.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

It's hard when a really good actor gets identified with a single role. I rate him and think he deserves some good parts.

[mimmimmim.livejournal.com]

I wondered if the writers had been reading Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May novels; a lot of the stuff about the history of London is the sort of thing Arthur Bryant comes out with.

I really enjoyed that episode. Glad to see the show is still strong. My husband hates it but I force him to sit through it!

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I've been wondering if those books are any good. Now I'm intrigued!

It was my favourite episode so far in the current series. Your husband may learn to love it :-)

[mimmimmim.livejournal.com]

I really like them. I'm a country mouse, but Christopher Fowler knows so many of the hidden stories about London, the place is as much a characters as the actual characters. It's refreshing to have a couple of older people as the lead characters - very little relationship guff, which I cannot abide - and a lot of quirky facts. Fowler's made me love London.

New Tricks

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like they are trying to ride on Ben Aaronovitches coat tails too.
My sister recommends New tricks but I'm Rather torn between the actors I do like in it and the ones I dont.

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Oh, my goodness. I still think of him as he was in 'Butterflies'. I'm trying to both update my mental image while also avoiding the implications for my own age.

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

Alas, it's the same for all of us. I'm forever seeing some actor I used to like a lot and thinking, 'Gosh, he looks old!' forgetting that I do, too. Mirrors, pah!