I have enjoyed.the series so far. Reasonably true to the book. Agree that's its a bit slow, but that's not always a bad thing if it builds to a good finish. I hope they are setting the scene for a long running series.
Coming as i do from that part of Devon, i will admit to being annoyed by the lack of genuine North Devon accents. The media seem to think that there is some sort of generic west Country accent that we all use when there are lots of accents. North Devon is very different from South Devon. The accents in Doc Martin, for example, bear no relationship to the North Cornwall accent and are so awful I can't bear to watch it.
If the accents in Vera were as awful as they are here there would be riots in the streets of Newcastle.
Given that the Mathew Venn Actor, Ben Aldridge, comes from Exeter i would have expected better, but then they are a posher lot in Exeter.
Coming as i do from that part of Devon, i will admit to being annoyed by the lack of genuine North Devon accents. The media seem to think that there is some sort of generic west Country accent that we all use when there are lots of accents. North Devon is very different from South Devon. The accents in Doc Martin, for example, bear no relationship to the North Cornwall accent and are so awful I can't bear to watch it.
If the accents in Vera were as awful as they are here there would be riots in the streets of Newcastle.
Given that the Mathew Venn Actor, Ben Aldridge, comes from Exeter i would have expected better, but then they are a posher lot in Exeter.