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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996)
Ahead of its time
Remember watching this on initial showing and loved it. Would have been a 10/10.
Waching now in 2022,this would fit perfectly into the current clamour for female rights/equality. Hetty is basically a stubborn bully,all the male characters are portrayed as weak/idiotic and all the culprits are all male and white,with the exception of 'Lost Chords' where the villain if female and white,though her actions are due to ,yes, a white male.
A script where the gender roles are reversed would have ended in the bin one assumes.4/10.
The Polar Bear Family and Me (2013)
Do us a favour
Show us the wildlife,not your mug constantly in shot. People watch wildlife programs for the animals but with Buchanan you get endless shots of him. Him putting the bins to his face,him riding a snow ski,him pouring the drinks,basically him him him.
This episode consisted of a few boring shots of a Polar bear and her young,not much else really,15 minutes of them and 45 minutes of oh so serious and passionate wildlife film maker Gordon in front of the camera.
To be fair,the bears dont lead a great social life so not easy to make it interesting but this was tedium beyond words and this guy is no Attenborough.
Time to get back to the basics Gordon and give your ego a rest.