The Bay (2019)

Watchseries; Overall a good series with splendid actors. A bit dark throughout with everyone's family issues. The working cop mother overload is getting to be an old theme in these series from the UK. All the adults seemed oblivious to their teens lives. The teens do make it difficult these days. Like I said above, it's a good binge watch, there's nothing gruesome and it moves along, for the most part.

Overall a good series with splendid actors. A bit dark throughout with everyone's family issues. The working cop mother overload is getting to be an old theme in these series from the UK. All the adults seemed oblivious to their teens lives. The teens do make it difficult these days. Like I said above, it's a good binge watch, there's nothing gruesome and it moves along, for the most part.

The Bay watchseries. Was watching midsomer murder episode with the same actress Small just the week before. And I finally realized why midsomer is so popular. Midsomer offers a counterpoint of grisly murders with fun, positive family life and humorous work environment (think Sykes).

In Bay, everyone has their problems, bad marriages, alcoholism, illness, parents with dementia. The only difference between police and the victims is that the victims have the added problem of having a murder and murderer.

Luckily I fast forward the protagonist's problems with her ex, mother, and teenage kids....what a bore and stuck with the police procedural. Cuts the episodes in half.

It's not the accents or the actors that are the problem, it's the boring and unbelievable story. None and I mean NONE of the main characters are remotely likeable or sympathetic. The main character is probably the least likeable of all. I just can't enjoy a show where there isn't really anyone to root for.

Unbelievable that there are some criticisms about not understanding the accents in this programme. So what? In Britain vast majority can understand differing regional accents and this is a BRITISH programme made for BRITISH native English speakers. If you don't understand put the subtitles on your tv. Do you complain about not understanding Spanish , French or other foreign shows???? It's not particularly good by British drama standards but the accents have nothing to do with it. Deal with or or don't watch!!!

I like the series, but found the subplots of the investigator's children a bit distracting, it's almost like the writers were looking to fill some time. As for the criticism of the accents. I had not problem understanding them.

Having watched this drama being filmed in and around Morecambe, last Summer, I was looking forward to seeing how the first episode would look. I wasn't disappointed...the dramatic backdrop of the bay and the brooding soundtrack helped to draw you in. As for the accents...yep...they're northern...but what would you expect to hear.

Lokking forward to seeing how the characters develope over the coming episodes.