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Burn Up

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  • 27-07-2008 8:00pm
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    Gekko
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    Anyone watch this?

    I thought it was pretty good.


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    Basq
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    Never heard of it so had it look it up on TV.com.

    Bradley Whitford and Neve Campbell in a BBC drama? :confused: Could be good though!


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    mike65
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    TV equivilent to a cheap paperback thriller. The only thing missing was badies wearing black hats and smoking.

    Mike.


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    Gekko
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    mike65 wrote: »
    TV equivilent to a cheap paperback thriller. The only thing missing was badies wearing black hats and smoking.

    Mike.

    hhmmm, guess that's one way of describing it. I wouldn't disagree with that, but it did what it said on the tin and entertained for 3 hours with a bit of suspense, a credible storyline and reasonably good acting.


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    grumpytrousers
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    It's another bbc production by Kudos (maybe it was a joint production with a North American outfit) and they don't stray particularly far from a given template

    a) it shall look good
    b) the acting shall be above average
    c) it shall not be highbrow
    d) it will be entertaining

    The other things they've done - Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes, Spooks, Hustle...it's all the same type of thing. Thoroughly enjoyable hokum.

    Mike up there compares it to a cheap paperback thriller and I'd have to agree - although I'd mean it in a good way :D


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