I can't bear it!

[mandragora]

Judge John Deed is on and it's all wrong, wrong, wrong. The court procedure is totally fucked up and no judge would ever do what the judge just did and the Attorney-General wouldn't act like that either ('cos he could be impeached) and, and, and-

Argh!

Haven't these people even heard of research? I know all about dramatic licence, but if The Bill can get police procedure right (and they do) why are the producers of Judge John Deed so unconcerned with reality?

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[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Cos it's not a soap like the Bill, and only soaps matter nowadays...

Sigh. yeah. But there was a time when you could guarantee that drama on the Beeb would be well researched. Now, some of it is, but not enough. Penalty for the fracturing of the viewing audience, I suspect.