[Vwoolf] Shetland and Woolf

[Jeremy Hawthorn]

And then there is “Vera”! As I lived and worked in Sunderland from 1975 to 1981 I feel that England’s north-east countryside is underappreciated – even in the UK. And the photography in the series is splendid.

Jeremy


From: Sarah M. Hall <smhall123 at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2023 12:10 AM
To: Jeremy Hawthorn <jeremy.hawthorn at ntnu.no>; vwoolf at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu; mhussey at verizon.net
Subject: Re: [Vwoolf] Shetland and Woolf

Thanks, Jeremy. The writer is perceptive on the 'geographical centrality' in TTL, though misses the point that it's not really Skye.

Mark's right, there are numerous British TV series in which the setting is like a main character. I'm a latecomer to Shetland (the TV show) and was in fact watching an episode last night. They're not afraid of a bit of bad weather; positively revel in it actually. It's the nearest we get to Nordic Noir: usually we just borrow the real thing.

For fans of Cornwall, Doc Martin (not legal but medical) has fantastic views of Port Isaac, a coastal village in North Cornwall, and the surrounding countryside. It's always sunny there, of course.

And Morse (and later Lewis and Endeavour) was always good for spotting well-known Oxford sites. I didn't realise how many fictional colleges were featured until recently, some with very convincing names (surely I've been to Wolsey College, and I'm sure that I saw the Beaufort College team on University Challenge).

That's enough British TV for now. -- Ed.



Sarah

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On Thursday, 10 August 2023 at 21:46:44 BST, Mark Hussey via Vwoolf <vwoolf at lists.osu.edu<mailto:vwoolf at lists.osu.edu>> wrote:


Thanks Jeremy. I loved Shetland (one of those shows I watch mainly for the pleasures of nostalgic views of UK countryside). It seems almost mandatory for English (& Scottish) police procedurals to be set in pretty places where every week

Thanks Jeremy. I loved Shetland (one of those shows I watch mainly for the pleasures of nostalgic views of UK countryside). It seems almost mandatory for English (& Scottish) police procedurals to be set in pretty places where every week brings fresh slaughters (Brighton, Oxford, Dorset—all apparently blood-soaked hunting grounds for serial killers!)



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Thoughtful little piece on the British crime series "Shetland," which contains an extended comment on TTL. https: //www. malachytallack. com/heart-of-beyond. html Jeremy H Jeremy Hawthorn Professor Emeritus NTNU 7491 Trondheim Norway

Thoughtful little piece on the British crime series "Shetland," which contains an extended comment on TTL.



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Jeremy Hawthorn

Professor Emeritus

NTNU

7491 Trondheim

Norway


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