Mark Billingham's - Thorne

Ooh, I love his books so I'm really pleased to hear about this.

Apologies though for a stupid question.... is this based on one of his books or is it a brand new story? :o
 
No I haven't read the book (further back in the thread someone says they changed the killer from the book anyway).

It was pathetic because it's such a well-used device in so many TV shows and films for someone to fake their own death in this way, the policewoman saying the body was "unrecognisable" gave it away.

If anyone has read the book I would like to know who the killer was though out of interest, I'm guessing the doctor as that was who we were supposed to think it was (better spoiler it though unless you want to be called a douchebag).
 
I thought this was very good. I've read the book a few years ago and quite enjoyed it (glad I can't remember who the killer is!).

Brilliantly shot/directed and Morrissey was great as usual.
 
I don't think it was pathetic. It is a well-used device in mystery drama of any form but I think the reference was sufficiently passing for many to have missed it. What would, in your view, have been less pathetic? To have the killer be the obvious person (unsatisfying) or someone completely out of the blue (more unsatisfying)? I too caught the line and thought as you did but given the characters available, I didn't think they did a bad job of it.

Actually, it would have been a real shock if it had been Culver's wife.



I specifically did not to call you a douchebag but you have a point. I love speculation but I have in the past ruined other people's enjoyment of mysteries by doing it and now limit myself to doing it in specific speculation threaRAB or with frienRAB who like to do the same. Spoiler bars may not be a bad idea. Alternatively, perhaps we speculators should start new threaRAB to run in tandem with series threaRAB. Just a thought.
 
So different to the book that it seems pointless having it as Thorne. You could have a new character.

Different killer and, in the books, Thorne never killed anyone.

Add to that all the random characters and a Hendricks that is so unlikable it is difficult to believe that he and Thorne could ever be mates.

It is too flashy and jumpy. A good character drama set in the tone of the books would have been good.
 
Isn't Thorne supposed to be a Londoner? That was the main disappointment for me having read the books that he doesn't have the accent he should have.

I also pictured Thorne as shorter and a bit overweight and as someone else has said, Hendricks would be stick thin. many piercings and shaved head.
 
Talking about Reacher, I've read all of those as well :) I always pictured him a bit like Clint Eastwood, but Lee Child has said that he pictures him like Lawrence Dallaglio.
 
I hope the killer isn't going to turn out to be the other killer's son, the one who supposedly threw himself under a train and the body was unrecognisable because that would be pathetic.
 
It may be my imagination but I thought Thorne was more cockney in the 1st ep?

Also.. his flat is waaay to modern for Thorne!!! I guess the rusty old yellow banger isn't going to feature!
 
The killer in the book was Jeremy Bishop's son (who doesn't exist in the tv version) but was a rather wicked intelligent bloke. From what I can remember, Coburn and Bishop weren't married, and the Coburn's daughter was not the daughter of Bishop, although she does end up being caught up in the case.

From what I recall, they've added an extra set of characters (the gay killer and his son) to mix it up, but I don't think that worked much.
 
Were they meant to be married in the series?

The Calvert case was mentioned in the book with the flashbacks of the little girls, but I don't recall him having a son.

I enjoyed it. I was slightly worried before the series started that I wouldn't enjoy it because I love the books so much. So I decided to disconnect it from the books and just enjoy the story on the screen.
 
:( Oooh dear, that makes me pleased I haven't read the books (yet) because that sort of thing would really annoy me. I'm a terror for saying "It wasn't like that in the book!" although I can understand why they change things sometimes. As it is I'm finding it really enjoyable. I didn't like Hendricks in the first episode and thought he'd really get on my nerves, but he's grown on me.
 
Yes the difference to the book is what spoiled it a bit for me. Hendricks was totally different to his character in the books and I just couldn't get past the accent of Thorne.

Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it but I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't read the books and already knew the characters.
 
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