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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
dsl ◊ 2026-06-05 22:08	First batch of six S2 eps now completed. Ep 2.06 hardly had any vehicle action. Second batch of six S2 eps (eps 2.07 to 2.12) will drop later in 2026, so for now it's as complete as it can be. Planes for impdb from ep 2.01

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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

dsl

◊ 2026-06-05 22:08

First batch of six S2 eps now completed. Ep 2.06 hardly had any vehicle action. Second batch of six S2 eps (eps 2.07 to 2.12) will drop later in 2026, so for now it's as complete as it can be.

Planes for impdb from ep 2.01

	The vehicle is part of the movie
	Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time
	Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
	Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
	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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