I think this is the most delicious series I have seen. It has lingered in my brain for twenty years .... and it still entrances me. Thank you for sharing it.
I saw this series about 20 years ago and have never forgotten it. It is haunting, evocative and completely fabulous in so many ways. Many thanks for posting it. :)
Amazing...I wish I knew more people to tell about this, and only a few other English dramas that are so good it's almost incomprehensible (especially for someone from the US). I had to look up Stephen Poliakoff. I hope there are more to watch. Thank you.
Power likes rewriting history. SHOOTING THE PAST refers to the way we like to destroy memories, razing buildings, erasing records we dont want, repressing the truth-- such a great miniseries. See Walter Benjamin on Paris Arcades renovation by Hausmann.
Thank you for posting this. I saw it on TV when it first came out and was very impressed and bought the DVD, (it is still available). Being online means I can share it with friends. Thank you.
I've enjoyed this immensely, even though episode 2 is proving elusive. I shall keep searching. Everyone in the cast is brilliant and I'm a great admirer of Poliakoff. Thank you very much, Media Bull.
This was splendid, I cannot remember enjoying a film/series so much in (literally) years; perhaps decades. Thank-You So So-Much for uploading it!!! (It’s going in My ‘Great-Movies’ Collection, and I’ll definitely be recommending it whenever possible.) Note, Re Timothy Spall: Phenomenal performance; his best Work, in My opinion. I think that the reason Timothy was able to play this Role so wonderfully is that the Character is just like him; brilliant, belligerent, creative, obstinate, maddening, endearing, and separate/alone. Watching the movie I couldn’t help thinking that (although for different reasons)… TS is very-likely to end his own Life someday; I sense so much pain and loneliness from him, it’s there in every role. I’m praying that He’ll learn (in time) how very precious and special he is as an Individual; just as himself. Some of Us burn-brightly and love passionately - fighting- hard against a Sea of pain, loneliness, isolation, etc. My Heart breaks for Those who (like Robin Williams) are engulfed, and who finally choose to end their lives in order to escape the Trauma. Thank-You for this!!
17 - 19 May 2024 I watched the three parts of "Shooting the Past". Too early to tell if it changed my life. I am one month short of 75 years of age. "Shooting the Past" has settled me right down.
After his attempt when laying in hospital bed when the camera zooms in on his face I think his head should be in the wax museum..he just has a good neck and head you know😂
What cld she possibly want to know about Oswald that'd be worth all this trouble? I mean nothing he said i found was really mind blowing. And, I've e found with OD's, yu either die or recover-not linger. Atleast with opiods. But great actress!! Only reason i watched
It’s a parable of modern life. Look at how you can interpret the title. “Shooting the past” it can mean A) by taking photographs we are capturing memories which is our history, or B) we destroy the past and destroy who we are. Bring them together and the message of this drama is clear: recognise and come to terms with who you are in-order to move forward.
S1.E3 ∙ Part Three Marilyn arrives just in time to save Oswald's suicide but he is in a deep coma. With time running out and Anderson wavering the team work on a photo montage about a lost family secret. Anderson changes his mind, saving the archive. - imdb
