The Fear (Channel 4)

Mr E

4 part drama starting on Monday on Channel 4 (and nothing to do with RTE's poor attempt at comedy). Running on consecutive days, finishing on Thursday.

Looks pretty good!

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-fear

C4 Website wrote:

Peter Mullan stars as Brighton crime boss turned entrepreneur Richie Beckett in Richard Cottan's powerful four-part drama that chronicles the disintegration of a criminal mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8STW1kBt0

Basq

Big Peter Mullan fan so looking forward to this..

JP Liz V1

Looks good

mike65

Four nights on the bounce at 10 pm is a right pain in the arse. Still with +1 and maybe 4seven helping out it can be done.

LETS BE AVN IT

Anyone else watch The Fear on Channel 4. It was unreal a long time since a good crime / gangster drama from the UK.

Mr E

Any other verdicts on The Fear? Didn't get a chance to watch it last night....

AnonoBoy

I've been hearing good things. Have it set to record so might get around to watching it next weekend.

wil

I got the fear, bloody brilliant.
Just watched it tonight, will be watching again
Peter Mullan , fear and menacing in Brighton

ejmaztec

For me it seems like a cross between James Cagney going mental in White Heat and Bob Hoskins also going a bit mental and getting his arse kicked in The Long Good Friday.

Whether The Fear turns out to be a classic obviously depends on what happens next

Cantona's Collars

Great stuff,a few scenes could be hard to watch for those of a sensitive nature.

The part on the beach with Richies's son and the Albanians being one.

Peter Mullan's character,Richie descending into dementia adds to the chaos as his world unravels both around him & in his mind.
Looking forward to the finale tomorrow night.

Basq

Have these stockpiled to watch at the weekend.. looking forward to them!

DuckStab

Fantastic show; plot, acting, production, everything bang on. Reminds me a little of the slew of dark Scandinavian imports doing the rounds, a lot of the usual grim & desolate shots and the overriding negativity throughout.
Perfect pacing too, with only 4 episodes there is absolutely no filler. I very rarely watch TV live any more, usually record to watch later but I'm hooked and can't wait for the finale tonight. I'll be sitting through my first ad breaks in years! The only shame is that it'll be over so soon.

M cebee

ive watched all 3-i usually like this sort of stuff
I thinks its been dissapointing tbh
-the action seems lame and peter mullens gang are soo timid
-his wifes been the best thing in it for me

ejmaztec

M cebee wrote: »

ive watched all 3-i usually like this sort of stuff
I thinks its been dissapointing tbh
-the action seems lame and peter mullens gang are soo timid
-his wifes been the best thing in it for me

I find the way it's been dragging along infuriating, with nothing much going on and old Richie doing a lot of blank staring and repetitive reminiscing. I think it's 95% Alzheimer's related and 5% for everything else.

ejmaztec

Four hours wasted on what went out like a damp squib.:(

It was about as far from being a classic as you can possibly get.

M cebee

ejmaztec wrote: »

Four hours wasted on what went out like a damp squib.:(

It was about as far from being a classic as you can possibly get.

i forgot the last episode
don't think i'll be rushing to catch up on it
he's prob a good actor but the alzheimers and action were dreary enough