The Girl Before
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The Weakest Link is Special
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Dramas that are set in chic modernist buildings of cement and glass have been dying at such a high rate this year. We need to come up with a term for it: Murdernism.
Keeley HAWES was left stranded after her husband, the architect, broke his neck while climbing up stone steps in Finding Alice.
Joanne Froggatt lived in a mausoleum with marble walls and granite worktops as her husband planned to kill her. Not in her home, she lived in a mausoleum.
The same happened to Jo and Connie Nielsen in Close To Me. Elaine Cassidy was in Intruder, an Irish thriller.
Jane moved in straight away. Emma, Simon, Emma’s boyfriend and needy husband (real-life couple Jessica Plummer/Ben Hardy both EastEnders) also moved in. This was confusing at first, but it soon became clear that we were actually watching two stories, each three years apart.
Imax screens larger than Imax screens, and electronic front doors that are bigger than Imax screen windows can lead to bloodshed. A woman thinking about moving in to an apartment with wooden cladding or no staircase might want to call 999.
Jane (Gugu Mbatha – Raw) fails to recognize the dangers. This is yet another episode of The Girl Before (BBC1).
She blundered on, even when her control freak of a landlord handed her a list of 200 rules for minimalist living — including no children, no pets, no plants, no rugs and no books.
Creepy Ed (David Oyelowo), informed Jane that his computers will choose background music, and then monitor Jane in the shower. Jane moved in immediately, even though the rent was affordable.
Emma was also accompanied by Simon, her boyfriend (real-life couple Jessica Plummer & Ben Hardy from EastEnders). It was confusing until we realized that three years had passed between the two stories.
“Gradually” is key. This four-part psychological chiller — adapted by J.P. Delaney from his own novel — is painfully slow. It’s almost like looking at concrete in place.
Jane and Ed take Jane to a café. They wait until they get a table. Then, they order drinks. You can have a cappuccino, but no. Then we pause when our coffees are ready.
This four-part psychological chiller — adapted by J.P. Delaney from his own novel — is painfully slow. It’s almost like looking at a concrete block set in some places.
This is also a very grim situation. The one-woman story is of a stillbirth while the other has been described as a knifepoint rape.
Ed mourns the loss of his wife and child, whom he lost in an accident that occurred while the concrete house still was being constructed. The ‘terrible crushing death’ he feels is like a losing gamble.
It is clear that minimalism is not healthy for the soul. Emma, Jane, and Ed need a three-piece velvet suite with holiday souvenirs. They’ll be happy.
They could also go to Romesh Ranganathan’s revived edition of The Weakest Link Strictly Special (BBC1). The host of the show is now spreading love through the entire neighbourhood, contrary to Anne Robinson’s original show, which was hateful to everyone.
“Right, this sounds very exciting guys. Can you sense it?” He told his celebrities contestants, “I’m going to be very nice to you,”
Romesh said this to Catherine Tyldesley of Corrie: “Catherine. This is a very high compliment.” Bravo!
He’s kept the catchphrase, ‘You are the weakest link — goodbye.’ He prefaces his catchphrase with, “You are the weakest link — goodbye.”
This quiz has the same quality as before, with a lot of quick-fire questions. From the most difficult to the very challenging.
Anton Du Beke will be proud of this. ‘What’s ‘J? is an age in prehistory during dinosaur age?’
Of course, it’s “Jurassic”. Anton, however, stated that it is ‘Germanic.
The proud mum of the weekend: Alan Carr’s mother enjoyed her first trip to the Albert Hall, as her son presented The Royal Variety Performance (ITV).
‘She didn’t know the camera would be on her,’ he admits. “But I kept dropping tips that she should do her hair. Awww.