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The Stranger - Netflix

Post by jdrobbo » Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:47 pm

Recently released crime drama...set in Greater Manchester. (Bury, Stockport, Didsbury, Eccles) area. Highly recommend it.


Based on the novel, by Harlan Coben.
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Post by TVC15 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:52 pm

Just finished it - was decent.
Some of it was filmed in Read...the bit with the viaduct arches

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Post by jdrobbo » Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:58 pm

Any idea where the old train yard is located?

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Post by TVC15 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:01 pm

Not sure - but my wife recognised the bit in Read from a walk she has done - it actually leads to nowhere I believe (not the programme !!)
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Post by tim_noone » Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:18 pm

TVC15 wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:01 pm
Not sure - but my wife recognised the bit in Read from a walk she has done - it actually leads to nowhere I believe (not the programme !!)
Does the bus go that way?

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Post by Tricky Trevor » Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:14 pm

Enjoy Harlen Coben, Tell No One(french) is a great film. Got proper peed off with the stranger and cobra. I know they have side stories to keep it ticking over but these two had far too many. It got ridiculous. Not everybody in the world has a life full of drama. There are plenty of boring bastards like me.

I might add that it does come to a conclusion. Something else that has ticked me off about recent tv dramas. Mainly set up for a follow up series.
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Post by Jakubclaret » Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:23 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:47 pm
Recently released crime drama...set in Greater Manchester. (Bury, Stockport, Didsbur, Eccles) area. Highly recommend it.


Based on the novel, by Harlan Coben.
Thanks, I’ll add it to my watchlist, it sounds ok especially with it being locally based.

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Post by TVC15 » Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:39 pm

tim_noone wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:18 pm
Does the bus go that way?
Not sure of the road - it’s accessed I think from the great harwood side....beyond the caravan park.
No buses go that way I don’t think.

I agree that it did get a bit silly with too many sub plots. It was decent enough though.
Paul Kaye is in Lillyhammer which is also on Netflix - that’s a completely different series but very good and funny if you haven’t seen it already....3 series. Bit of a mix between Fargo and The Sopranos !!

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Post by Blackrod » Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:48 pm

Yes this is very good. Paul Kaye is very creepy in it. Not at the end yet so no spoilers please.

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Post by MarkGreen » Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:19 am

Great show.

I didn't realise the viaduct was the one in Read, I used to play down by the Calder when visiting my grandparents at the caravan park.

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Post by quoonbeatz » Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:26 pm

jdrobbo wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:58 pm
Any idea where the old train yard is located?
Looks like the ELR yard in Bury.
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Post by JohnMac » Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:13 pm

TVC15 wrote:
Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:39 pm

Paul Kaye is in Lillyhammer which is also on Netflix - that’s a completely different series but very good and funny if you haven’t seen it already....3 series. Bit of a mix between Fargo and The Sopranos !!
I really enjoyed Lillyhammer!

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Post by joey13 » Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:02 pm

Started off ok , with a decent cast , but I thought the ending was atrocious so many holes in the plot

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Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Feb 05, 2020 8:56 pm

Excellent with a really good ending
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Post by Fretters » Sat Feb 08, 2020 4:06 am

Started this last night. As soon as it came on I was convinced Adam was being played by Tom Heaton*, and then he was made to go in goal at the dads v lads footy.


*my eyes aren't what they were.

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Post by Quickenthetempo » Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:50 am

It was a decent watch and nice to see a series actually come to an end.
A lot of people demanding a 2nd series but it would take some writing skills, a lot already happened in the first and came to a conclusion.

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Post by Billy Balfour » Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:58 pm

That's good to know. I might watch this if there's actually an ending.

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Post by Jambounchained » Sat Feb 08, 2020 1:55 pm

Not a bad watch, not as good as a lot of people on Twitter etc have made out.

Nice to watch something and recognise a lot of the locations though.

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Post by Hopey1786 » Sat Feb 08, 2020 2:18 pm

The ending was crap
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Post by claptrappers_union » Mon Feb 10, 2020 11:44 pm

Part way through the first episode, the script is awful, it’s like the actors are using the first draft to work with.

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Post by AlargeClaret » Tue Feb 11, 2020 6:46 am

Thought this was very overhyped bog standard fodder. Was alright though and good to see the locations but some of the cast were terrible ,the chinese copper for one was almost akin to Dave Lee Travis playing Hamlet . It had the feel of that Marvel nonsense that James Nesbit was in about a lucky charm . Perhaps the novel just didn’t translate into the screen that well .

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Post by dushanbe » Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:34 am

Part way through episode three and tend to agree with claptrappers. Contrived storyline and the script is leaden. Also why is it clearly set in the north yet everyone has southern accents?

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Post by damo_whitehead » Sun Feb 23, 2020 9:58 pm

Just watched this in 2 sittings, really enjoyed it although wasn't a huge fan of the ending. Good watch though and kept me interested throughout

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Post by FactualFrank » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:01 pm

Why comment on how good or bad the ending is.

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Post by Steve1956 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:05 pm

Half way through watching this,riveting stuff.

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Post by ClaretAndJew » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:09 pm

Dude spoilers.

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Post by ayrshireclaret83 » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:18 pm

Anyone who enjoyed this I would recommend Safe on Netflix same writer and similar style
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Post by Jakubclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:22 pm

dushanbe wrote:
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:34 am
Part way through episode three and tend to agree with claptrappers. Contrived storyline and the script is leaden. Also why is it clearly set in the north yet everyone has southern accents?
I wondered that, I researched the lead actor he's from Leicester & I think that's as close as you get to the north cast wise.

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Post by MRG » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:24 pm

The main guy reminded me of Carl Froch

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Post by Tinribs » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:41 pm

Quality viewing best I’ve seen in ages,lots of twists and Thorin Oakenshield was fantastic

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Post by Jakubclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:44 pm

MRG wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:24 pm
The main guy reminded me of Carl Froch
Does abit, reminded me of mark Selby abit he's also from Leicester.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:46 pm

Jakubclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:44 pm
Does abit, reminded me of mark Selby abit he's also from Leicester.
Froch is Nottingham, but as a snooker fan, Selby is definitely Leicester.

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Post by Jakubclaret » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:49 pm

FactualFrank wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:46 pm
Froch is Nottingham, but as a snooker fan, Selby is definitely Leicester.
I never knew about froch, but I know about Selby as when he was winning a major snooker tournament it coincided with Leicester winning the league, & on the telly they mentioned it.

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Post by FactualFrank » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:54 pm

Jakubclaret wrote:
Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:49 pm
I never knew about froch, but I know about Selby as when he was winning a major snooker tournament it coincided with Leicester winning the league, & on the telly they mentioned it.
Aye, he's been the jester since 2012 at least. That's when I first noticed him really but I saw him at pool as well.
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Post by THEWELLERNUT70 » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:47 pm

If you enjoyed this watch Safe. Done by the the same team but far superior imo

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Post by Top Claret » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:51 pm

Lot of it was filmed around Ramsbottom. The railway viaduct scene was part of the old Ramsbottom to Helmshore line

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Post by Top Claret » Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:57 pm

Wrong about the viaduct. It is Martholme viaduct, Great Harwood

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Post by claret2018 » Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:11 pm

Started off ok but went downhill very quickly I thought. By episode 2 or 3 I didn't care about a single plotline or character

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Re: The Stranger - Netflix

Post by Steve1956 » Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:07 pm

Binge watched 5 episodes today good tele,bobbins ending though.

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