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26-11-16, 01:39 PM
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Close to the Enemy BBC2
I wonder if anyone else has any thoughts on this BBC2 drama Series on Thursday evenings ?
The hero ( if you can call him that ) is a member of T Force who at the end of WW2 is trying to get a captured German Scientist to work for the British Government and design a new aircraft engine that will break the sound barrier. I had rather hoped that after a ( what I thought was ) poor beginning the series might improve, but in my opinion the whole story just gets more and more bizarre and unbelievable. The best thing so far is that some scenes have been shot at the old airfield at Hooton on the Wirral and presumably a fee has been paid for the use of the old hangers for which there is a fund for their restoration and any fee will hopefully be added to that fund. You do wonder if some of the stuff on TV would ever have made it there if the writer had been an unknown. P.B.
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26-11-16, 02:23 PM
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The only thing that caught my eye was a scene which was shot in Sefton Park, Liverpool. Other than that it was not grabbing my attention as much as I hoped
Paul
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26-11-16, 03:26 PM
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Peter,
I agree absolutely. Having studied T Force in detail and having spent 25 years in the Intelligence Corps, I am finding it implausible. Like you I watched Episode 2 in the hope it would be an improvement on Episode 1 - but I was disappointed. I do find the dangerously fast Jeep driving amusing - and the fact that vehicles are all badged either Airborne Forces or 49 Inf Div. I haven't spotted a Routemaster bus yet, but it will be along shortly! Attached a sample of the actuality of T Force with 5 King's to the fore. Mike T Force.37 5 Kings LRC Place unknown.jpgT Force.16 HQ 5 Kings 53 Div Sign.jpg Last edited by Mike Jackson; 26-11-16 at 05:49 PM. Reason: Typo
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26-11-16, 05:10 PM
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Yes, I've been following this. I'm not 'aux fait' with the validity of all the uniform, badges and historical unit correctness (is some dramatic licence permitted?), but it is becoming a 'plot within a plot' saga. Episode one set the scene, but thereafter it drifts, setting up numerous possibilities and outcomes. I'll stick with it, and it's nice to see Alfred Molina back on British TV after years in the US. Is he a Soviet spy? Only my guess!
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26-11-16, 05:54 PM
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Close to the Enemy BBC2
I to have watched all episodes so far, at least I have not spotted any insignia howlers, maybe they will come later . . !
Rob
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27-11-16, 12:00 AM
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We haven't got it here in Canada yet. But Mike, don't those Routemasters usually come in threes?
 David
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