tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post4014374491729379957..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-40598661070867936202011-04-05T13:49:19.833-07:002011-04-05T13:49:19.833-07:00Thanks, Anonymous! I don't get the impression...Thanks, Anonymous! I don't get the impression that The Ambassador is an out and out SPY series either, but if spying plays a significant part in a show, I generally try to mention it here, even if it's not the thrust. And it just so happens that spying tended to pop up quite a lot in all of ITV's cop and detective shows throughout the Cold War, which may explain while I like them so much! From Dave Rogers' episode guide, it looks like about half the first season episodes of Bulman feature some sort of espionage plot, and I like those odds!Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-86117366593089533982011-03-22T07:15:16.989-07:002011-03-22T07:15:16.989-07:00Hmmm. Once again, I can't recall THE AMBASSADO...Hmmm. Once again, I can't recall THE AMBASSADOR being shown here in England. Is it my memory, or what?!<br /><br />As for BULMAN, this is a quirky and rather enjoyable series, a spin-off from an earlier police series called STRANGERS (also on Network).<br /><br />The Dugdale character (who popped up occasionally in STRANGERS too) is indeed a crusty but likeable intelligence chief of 'the old school' (eg public school background, Oxford educated type). He appears now and then throughout the BULMAN series.<br /><br />It would be wrong to purchase BULMAN on the basis that it is a *spy* series, because overall it very definitely isn't. Crime series undoubtedly - spy elements only now and then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com