What TV show did you last watch?

I wasn't sure where to put this, and it doesn't warrant a new thread, so...

I didn't see "Life on Mars" when broadcast originally, but noticed that it is being repeated on Drama - Great, I thought, a chance to see what all the fuss is about; however, given that it was a BBC show, was it a one hour drama (less a minute or two of BBC ads)? If so, that means that as it only has an hour on Drama, they must be cutting a fair chunk to fit the time slot on a commercial channel, meaning that it's not worth bothering with?

(22-04-2017 18:08 )Censorship :-( Wrote:  I wasn't sure where to put this, and it doesn't warrant a new thread, so...

I didn't see "Life on Mars" when broadcast originally, but noticed that it is being repeated on Drama - Great, I thought, a chance to see what all the fuss is about; however, given that it was a BBC show, was it a one hour drama (less a minute or two of BBC ads)? If so, that means that as it only has an hour on Drama, they must be cutting a fair chunk to fit the time slot on a commercial channel, meaning that it's not worth bothering with?

It was a one hour drama. This happens all the time, you only have to look at New Tricks for example. This coming Friday, Life on Mars is sandwiched between two episodes, the first one being one hour, the second one, one hour and twenty minutes.

Generally any show lasting one hour and twenty is complete, from what I have seen.

I have watched all the first run episodes of Death in Paradise, and it looks to me as though cuts are made at the beginning before the titles start, and I am pretty sure the same happens before the end credits. One scene, where they had to make use of what they had around them to take fingerprints, was chopped completely.

^ As I feared - I won't bother, then.

Bloody stupid, though Why not just show everything they broadcast in full - they're still going to have 'plenty' of ads...

^

It is ridiculous. They even manage to make cuts to episodes of "Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em." There were three in one I watched recently.

The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Ep 19 & 20.

The first in the new series of Versailles

Agents Of Shield: LMD s4 ep 13 "Boom"

The Crucible : 40 Golden Snooker Years

A really good documentary fronted by six time world champion Steve Davis.Covering all the talking points and iconic moments from the tournament since 1977.

The Real Ghostbusters Season 1 Ep 21.

Highway Patrol Australia.