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ginandtonic

22/4/2014 at 10:07pm
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Bit better tonight. Had to concentrate though!

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22/4/2014 at 11:20pm
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There have been loads of complaints about the sound quality and muffled dialogue in episode 1. I didn't get round to watching tonight to see if it was better; there's a good story in there somewhere, but it was a bit too murky for me really.

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23/4/2014 at 12:18am
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Quote: Originally posted by badger54 on 22/4/2014
The BBC have apparently had loads of complaints about this, but it appears to be a growing trend in TV dramas. I gave up with 'Shetland' as I could neither hear nor understand the dialogue.

Nooooooooooo..Shetland IMHO is a brilliant programme and i understood most of it

Asked the other half who is scottish if i didnt understand...so i had an advantage

honest its agreat series to watch IMHO

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23/4/2014 at 7:33am
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Quote: Originally posted by ginandtonic on 22/4/2014
Bit better tonight. Had to concentrate though!

I turned over to see and yes they have tweaked the sound but it sounds unrealistic now - almost like it's been dubbed.

The lead actress is terrible - she mumbles, whispers, does not open her mouth fully and the accent is more Suffolk than Cornish.

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23/4/2014 at 8:04am
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Story so far, girl stays with aunt and uncle in Inn and finds out he is a wrecker and a sinister man. Sinister Aunt creeps round the Inn and puts up with violence from her husband. Girl walks up and down the moor and occasionally dresses as a man. Local vicar has sinister sister and girl gets muddy dress/trousers from wandering on moor and tells tales on her uncle.

Not sure of the reasons for any of his because the characters all have a mumbling problem, probably caused by the local water.

Star of the show is the sinister Inn itself which is not somewhere anyone would want to stay. Even in those days Inns had to offer some kind of comfort.

Hedgehugger

23/4/2014 at 10:09am
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I managed fine with the dialogue and the dialect in Shetland; they definitely goofed with Jamaica Inn.

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23/4/2014 at 1:34pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Romaway on 23/4/2014
Story so far, girl stays with aunt and uncle in Inn and finds out he is a wrecker and a sinister man. Sinister Aunt creeps round the Inn and puts up with violence from her husband. Girl walks up and down the moor and occasionally dresses as a man. Local vicar has sinister sister and girl gets muddy dress/trousers from wandering on moor and tells tales on her uncle.

Not sure of the reasons for any of his because the characters all have a mumbling problem, probably caused by the local water.

Star of the show is the sinister Inn itself which is not somewhere anyone would want to stay. Even in those days Inns had to offer some kind of comfort.

Lol, I love the way you describe this! It's so correct. You should write for the Radio Times!x

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Loved Shetland..could understand every word and amazing scenery!
Jamaica Inn...gave me a headache because I had to try to lip read..nigh on impossible!

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23/4/2014 at 6:16pm
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/23/jamaica-inn-bbc-cornish-accents-ropey

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Hedgehugger

23/4/2014 at 6:27pm
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Makers of Cornish epic 'Poldark', please note. We want to hear what the characters are saying!

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Romaway

24/4/2014 at 9:02am
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Have to say the final episode was very good indeed. I truly winced at the scene of the wrecking and it made me think of all the horrors of those times. The fear and dread became the focus and I was gripped by the emotion of it all and the sense of loathing was overwhelming. As good as any other horror story but with a twist of period reality crime. More a credit to Daphne Du Maurier than the BBC though.

Why on earth did they spoil the start of what could have been a major production coup.

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24/4/2014 at 10:47am
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This was on the news yesterday, talking about the mumbling, apparently 700 people phoned in to complain.

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