What's currently good on the BBC iPlayer?
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Nah. Tom cruise looks too annoyingly like a hamster for me to bother with.
Strangely, all six series of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air have suddenly popped up.
Mr.Bishie
pickled egg
It seems no one's mentioned the documentary on Marcus Rashford and his campaign to carry free school meals through the holidays.
The whole of Spiral (Engrenages), all eight series, is up there, for anyone who fancies watching 56 hours of it to get to the start of the current series.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
We finished The Serpent last night and really enjoyed it although I was in two minds for the first couple of episodes. Stick with it, it really takes-off. It's very nicely filmed in Thailand, surprisingly well acted and tells a compelling story about French conman and serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on hippies in Thailand and India in the 70s. There's some very good procedural stuff about how he was traced and caught, and what happened next!
It actually seemed a bit far-fetched in places and I had never heard of him so I googled the fella and it's pretty much all true. My word he was a proper piece of work!
It actually seemed a bit far-fetched in places and I had never heard of him so I googled the fella and it's pretty much all true. My word he was a proper piece of work!
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Chz
Stark Raving Sane
The first... I dunno, five series are truly brilliant. It just got bizarre after that.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Rick Stein's Cornwall 
We finished The Serpent last night and really enjoyed it although I was in two minds for the first couple of episodes. Stick with it, it really takes-off. It's very nicely filmed in Thailand, surprisingly well acted and tells a compelling story about French conman and serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on hippies in Thailand and India in the 70s. There's some very good procedural stuff about how he was traced and caught, and what happened next!
It actually seemed a bit far-fetched in places and I had never heard of him so I googled the fella and it's pretty much all true. My word he was a proper piece of work!
Just finished it. I do like a good true crime drama and he was about as detestable as they come.
Highly recommended
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Yes, this is absolutely excellent! It gets more gripping as it goes on and you get into the story.
But...avoid if you're eating or have a thing about vomiting, because there's frequent and copious puking!
moody
Member of The Underground.
just watched episode 4, trying to ration them to one per evening.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Same here, we've just seen Episode 3.
I'm going to google the real-life story as soon as we've finished it, but don't want to know yet how it ends obv.
), not my drug of choice but I do love this 
I sat through an episode of Serpent but it felt like about 3 hours long. Think this is just me though as I have never been so bored in my life, but the many things I should/could do seem extremely tedious. Screen watching is a desperate last resort and requires a lot of effort and although I didn't hate this, I am doubtful that I could manage 7 more episodes. No dog and rainy weather - haven't been outside for 2 days (and then it was only to slink to the shop in the dark.) Even so, there are still at least 6hours till bedtime and can only stretch supper for one of those.
miss direct
misfungled
Perfect Planet
We have been binging two series each weekend since the New Year. I had forgotten a lot of the plot but really got back into it. Building up to series 8 with trepidation.
Hollis
bloody furious
Watched this documentary series over the last few days.. it's brilliant but difficult viewing.. especially the final episode covering ISIS.
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Once Upon a Time in Iraq
Pingety Pong
Well-Known Member
Just watched Series 1 over two days. It's so good!
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Just started on this too, and yes it is very good.
Glad there are eight series, with lockdown and that
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
I loved it
My snitty opinion can be ignored to be fair. I seem to have lost my ability to watch anything at all...apart from a few (short) viewings. This is a source of much dismay on my part, especially now. Also seems to have happened with literature - have diminishing amounts of patience and tolerance. I have stuck with it and am now up to e.5. Making some use of fast-forward helps. The fault is entirely mine though, and not indicative of quality.
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