By: skyskooter - 20th February 2017 at 20:09
Very disappointed by the first episode. Dark, no pace, jumbled story line and unintelligible dialogue. Killed it for me.
By: Bradburger - 20th February 2017 at 17:10
Saw the first episode and agree the Spitfire CGI sequence was pants.
I thought the dialog issue might have been me, but it seems it wasn’t!
If James Cosmo, with his Scottish twang, had played Detective Superintendent Douglas Archer I could have understood him better than this Sam Riley/Christian Bale-wannabe chappie…
James Cosmo played Jamie in the Battle of Britain film btw.
Cheers
Paul
By: Southern Air99 - 20th February 2017 at 16:30
Saw this last night and I have to say, I was really looking forward to it. My view of it after watching however are mixed.
On the one hand the concept is fascinating and chilling (I will certainly read the book however the series goes) and it’s interesting to see how Britain might’ve been under Nazi rule.
The camera work was good and I think from a production standpoint it’s quite well shot.
However…aside from the dodgy CGI Mk IX and the use of a Mk IX in any case, I thought it was quite hard to make much of a connection with the main character Archer, partly because he does mumble quite a bit, but also because not much is shown of his background. Of course this may come to light as the series progresses. However for a first episode, not much was given away except he may or may not be a collaborator, he works fro the Met Police, he has a kid, his wife died and he likes talking to random women in restaurants. Oh and likes a good mumble xD
In contrast I did however think the chap who plays Dr Huth really got the ruthlessness that such a nasty Nazi requires, in fact I think he played the SS Officer Karl Strasser in Foyle’s war and I remember that was a chilling portrayal too.
I’m waiting for the resistance plot to really take off and the murder investigation to gather speed, but overall I don’t think the show is as awful as some make it out to be, especially the press.
One thing I have to say, I can’t believe they killed off ‘Air ace Helmut Wick’ after that fantastic display of flying between the buildings of London!
By: Bob - 20th February 2017 at 16:21
If James Cosmo, with his Scottish twang, had played Detective Superintendent Douglas Archer I could have understood him better than this Sam Riley/Christian Bale-wannabe chappie…
By: Bunsen Honeydew - 20th February 2017 at 13:10
I was there, a very surreal moment seeing a Spit parked on the Queen’s driveway…
Must have been for the same programme, I was taking some people from India round Greenwich and found our way through the old navel COllege blocked by German lorries and a sentry box with road barrier. They didn’t realsie the implicaitons of the uniforms and so on but coming out of the other side of the building we saw a row of gallows on the steps. That too was surreal
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th February 2017 at 12:53
Yet another BBC drama that I feel will be blighted by complaints of unintelligible dialogue.
But its artistic, just like the (totally unconvincing) CGI Spit. Made by loveys for loveys. It’ll win lots of BAFTA’s.
By: Pen Pusher - 20th February 2017 at 12:33
The first episode of alternative history drama SS-GB has been criticised by viewers over its sound quality, with many complaining that lead character Douglas Archer (Sam Riley) and several of his colleagues were difficult to understand.
Such criticisms have previously been levelled at series like Jamaica Inn and most recently Tom Hardy’s Taboo, with viewers taking to Twitter to express their displeasure over the 1941-set thriller (which imagines a world where the Nazis won World War Two, based on Len Deighton’s novel) and its supposedly muffled audio.
radiotimes.com/bbc-drama-ss-gb-criticised-for-mumbling-and-bad-sound-quality-in-first-episode
Brian
By: Chris D - 20th February 2017 at 10:05
Must admit I agree with Bob,
Had the volume up so loud the windows rattled, and still missed most of the tosh the main character was mumbling.
I was looking forward to this show, but it is relegated to ‘I might watch on catch up, but not bothered if I miss it’.
By: Bob - 19th February 2017 at 22:27
What is it with actors these days that by mumbling or speaking in a “gravelly” voice they feel it adds to their character? The Met cop sounds like he’s trying to do a poor impersonation of the latest incarnations of Batman!
Yet another BBC drama that I feel will be blighted by complaints of unintelligible dialogue.
Can I stand mumble mumble week mumble mumble of it?…
By: trumper - 19th February 2017 at 22:18
Just started 10 mins ago, on BBC1
The flying Spitfire CGI sequence makes one pine for the days when people filmed real aeroplanes. It just looks a bit pony ( and trap ) .
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It was and you have to ask why bother to be honest ,pretty awful.
By: Propstrike - 19th February 2017 at 21:10
Just started 10 mins ago, on BBC1
The flying Spitfire CGI sequence makes one pine for the days when people filmed real aeroplanes. It just looks a bit pony ( and trap ) .
Other than that, looks quite promising. The novel was pretty good.
By: Blue_2 - 20th January 2016 at 12:01
Sorry it is a couple of days late! A couple of pics I took on my phone of the filming on Sunday
By: Flanker_man - 19th January 2016 at 08:53
Whether or not the TV series will do it justice is another matter, of course.
A couple of quotes from the above linked Daily Mail article says not……….
based on the 1978 novel written by Len Deighton
has been adapted from the novel
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have written a gripping screenplay that pays homage to Len Deighton’s novel.
Ken
By: redvanner - 19th January 2016 at 08:31
Sounds as though you are all too young to have read the Deighton book. An excellent read – strongly recommend it. Whether or not the TV series will do it justice is another matter, of course.
Read the German translation about 30 + years ago, and I fully support your recommendation. Though IMHO some (few) scenes are a bit weak and not fully convincing IIRC, it is a very good book. But maybe the translation didn´t come even with the original. I prefer to read books by English speaking authors in the original version, as I found out that a lot of (paperback) translations suck. I always thought it would make a good movie story.
By: charliehunt - 19th January 2016 at 05:51
Sounds as though you are all too young to have read the Deighton book. An excellent read – strongly recommend it. Whether or not the TV series will do it justice is another matter, of course.
By: snafu - 18th January 2016 at 20:57
Link won’t work for me.
Its the Daily Mail – you are so lucky, with their history the plot won’t be a million miles from from the result they originally wanted…;o)
By: snibble - 18th January 2016 at 18:46
curious – the invasion stripes seem to have been converted into something like part-swastikas
Well if you read the report it’s a fictionalised German occupation, that could represent “Surrender markings” to disguise the 1944 scheme in a 1940 setting. Most viewers won’t notice.
By: DazDaMan - 18th January 2016 at 14:29
Link won’t work for me.
By: Mark12 - 18th January 2016 at 13:25
Looks to be Terry Arlow’s very fine metal replica.
Mark
By: jeepman - 18th January 2016 at 12:42
curious – the invasion stripes seem to have been converted into something like part-swastikas
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