No shade on the charity, which is brilliant, but I find the latest Children in need TV advert really creepy, I know the adult is meant to be supporting the boy, but he comes across as too interested in him. If this was a soap, everyone would assume that it is a grooming storyline. Am I the only one?

I remember as a kid, late 70s to early 80s.
A thriller one off programme. Tv thriller etc. He was blind, he had an intruder in his house. The man finds the intruder who has been tormenting him, has killed his dog. The dog is in the swimming pool.

A film, American I’m sure. A teen girl was kidnapped, she was buried alive in a coffin.

Loved 2point4 Children when I was younger, it was a staple of British TV sitcoms in the 90s. RIP to Georgina, who also achieved stardom as an adult actor as Kimmie in the Jackass Bad Grandpa films.

These stand out to me. These are the ones written by Lynda La Plante. They have a certain ‘grit’ and suspense to them. Really good television.

I like how ‘of its time’ 1 was. How it highlighted the sexist work environment and what Jane was up against. How she had to navigate through that and gradually won the respect and trust of her team. And such clever writing keeping you in doubt right until the end.

What she was up against continues through 2 (racism) and 3 (corruption and homophobia).

3 was very confronting and shone a light on a very dark side of London.
Jane’s tenacity blew things open and she wasn’t scared off.

The others just seem to lack something in comparison. Not the acting. Lots of good actors.

I’m not a fan of the 3 episode format of 4.
I couldn’t take it seriously that it was a different actor playing George Marlow and I’m not a fan of the copycat story.

I like Jane’s relationship with Kernan. I find him quite funny. It’s a shame we didn’t see more of him in the later ones, but I guess that would’ve been unrealistic.

Overall, it was good to see Jane’s journey through the years. I enjoyed the moments when she either outwitting, ignoring or subtly threatening her superiors. 😄

I first saw this when it was on TV in 1999 at the age of 10 crazy to think one of the young lads in it who signed up was only 14 so just given it a rewatch at the age of 37 hits different when you've learnt so much more of the history. My great grandad was in ww1. It made me realise how lukcy i am my whole bloodline even exists to this day. I'd wish they'd make more historical war dramas or TV movies like this one of the 90s Sharpe, Hornblower etc TV and I don't know if it's rose tinted glasses or the nostalgia but the actors of then were so much more iconic than any of those of today. But then it would be hard and unfair to put anyone on par with Sir David Jason, Frost, del boy or Sean Bean, Major Richard Sharpe.

How on Erath has Paddy Considine made a career out of acting! He is crap in everything, so wooden and trying to play the hard man just doesn't work.

Everyone else in the series is ace, especially Pierce Brosnan