Midsummer Murders

[horselady]

I think they're overdoing the making sure they have a good mix of ethnicity now.

[EcclesCake]

AOG, you clearly have never come across the firm of builders who slogan on the side of their van is 'You've tried the cowboys, now try the Indians'.

[mushroom25]

//also an Asian builder if it comes to that.//

AOG, I take it you've never lived in Bristol - in the seventies there was a Bristol building firm called Patel Brothers, and the slogan on their van was
"you've had the cowboys, now try the Indians"....

[Mamyalynne]

No AOG I guess there isn't a problem just seemed a bit monotonous is all after a few weeks of 'oooh ethnicity in Midsomer'.

Still lots of repeats on TV.


I'll keep my oar out and just watch it :-)

[Bazile]

Ahh - Susan Hampshire - i remember watching her in the Pallisers ( can't remember what it was all about though )

Midsummer Murders is like Cabot Cove , in Murder She Wrote - is there anyone left living there ?

[mushroom25]

//He spoke absolutely perfect English complete with a (shall we say) working class accent, but his sons didn't. //

his offspring were probably portrayed as speakers of "Multicultural London English" - see here

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fss/projects/linguistics/multicultural/overview.htm

[Smowball]

I think if you lived there you'd have to make sure your life insurance was up to date!

[anotheoldgit]

EcclesCake

/// AOG, you clearly have never come across the firm of builders who slogan on the side of their van is 'You've tried the cowboys, now try the
Indians'. ///

Brilliant, LMAO.

[anotheoldgit]

mushroom25

/// AOG, I take it you've never lived in Bristol - in the seventies there was a Bristol building firm called Patel Brothers, and the slogan on their van was
"you've had the cowboys, now try the Indians".... ///

Hasn't got the same ring today, somehow.

"You've had the cowboys, now try the Native Americans"

[mushroom25]

even that's old hat now AOG. officially they're "First Nation Peoples".