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dsl ◊ 2024-11-27 23:58	Page revamped from initial posting which only covered eps 4-8, so 1-3 added plus a lot of supplementaries for the others. Set in 1986-87, and basically a trashy bonkbuster - ominously it's based on the second of a series of 13 so there's lots of potential for sequels. Full of wooden 2-dimensional panto characters and soap opera plots. That said, it eventually develops some three-dimensionality for a handful of them, is well produced for visuals, locations, scenery and that sort of thing. Has lots of well chosen nice cars to enjoy, and a few blink-and-miss-it background moments of incidental humour which made me chuckle - I got the feeling they all enjoyed making such a frivolous romp. Planes for impdb, both with faked liveries - Concorde for opening of ep1 - last thumb means they reached Mach 1. Cabin scenes apparently inside a real Concorde on museum display - the chopper in "Corinium" livery - it's a fake TV company. 1st thumb credits for every ep, others from eps 1 (2-4) & 7 (5&6)
dsl ◊ 2026-05-19 22:43	First 3 eps of S2 now done; others coming soon - in dribs and drabs as they drop the eps. Follows on immediately after S1, so still 1986-87 and possibly explaining several dud plates. Recipe pretty much the same as S1, but they've pushed the boat out to get some interesting vehicles and spectacular locations. There'll be a few more chopper shots for impdb, but I'll save them into a single batch for whole of S2. A tiny Saab parked here for the moment, waiting for a better opportunity

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◊ 2024-11-27 23:58

Page revamped from initial posting which only covered eps 4-8, so 1-3 added plus a lot of supplementaries for the others.

Set in 1986-87, and basically a trashy bonkbuster - ominously it's based on the second of a series of 13 so there's lots of potential for sequels. Full of wooden 2-dimensional panto characters and soap opera plots. That said, it eventually develops some three-dimensionality for a handful of them, is well produced for visuals, locations, scenery and that sort of thing. Has lots of well chosen nice cars to enjoy, and a few blink-and-miss-it background moments of incidental humour which made me chuckle - I got the feeling they all enjoyed making such a frivolous romp.

Planes for impdb, both with faked liveries

- Concorde for opening of ep1 - last thumb means they reached Mach 1. Cabin scenes apparently inside a real Concorde on museum display

- the chopper in "Corinium" livery - it's a fake TV company. 1st thumb credits for every ep, others from eps 1 (2-4) & 7 (5&6)

dsl

◊ 2026-05-19 22:43

First 3 eps of S2 now done; others coming soon - in dribs and drabs as they drop the eps. Follows on immediately after S1, so still 1986-87 and possibly explaining several dud plates. Recipe pretty much the same as S1, but they've pushed the boat out to get some interesting vehicles and spectacular locations.

There'll be a few more chopper shots for impdb, but I'll save them into a single batch for whole of S2.

A tiny Saab parked here for the moment, waiting for a better opportunity

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	Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
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	Background vehicle
	Unknown vehicle role
	Seen only in preview/trailer
	Seen only in deleted scenes
	Seen only in an alternative ending
	Seen only in an extra DVD contents

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