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This is my first review but felt the need due to the criticism of the accents/dialect of the character's. Here in the UK we make programmes and films covering a wide range of accents and dialect. We don't adapt these especially so that none UK residents can understand them. They are what they are and represent the whole of the UK. So to slate a programme for the accents of the actors who are representing a particular part of Britain is rude in my book. I wouldn't do that about American shows.

Enjoying this. If you don't understand the accents, put subtitles on. This is a British drama made for a British audience, and we can understand it! Seriously I put on subtitles when I can't understand some drawling US accents

I really don't understand the negative remarks about this new series.. People seem to watch one episode and pass judgement on a storyline that hasn't even gotten started yet. I really enjoyed the first episode.The characters look real and believable and the underlining storyline,that is developing.

Lisa was the main character in both first seasons, so sending her to London in S03 was shooting themselves in the foot. S03 didn't feel like previous ones. I couldn't finish the first episode.

So after reading some of the other reviews and complaints about accents I don't know what everyone's problem is. I am not from the UK I'm Australian and had no problem understanding the accents. Maybe because I watch a lot of TV Series with a wide range of accents but seriously if people are having problems with this maybe they should learn to appreciate that other parts of the world speak differently. Anyway, I really enjoyed the mostly realistic story. I found the characters relatable and likeable. Which speaks to the actors skills. It was an enjoyable journey being convinced one suspect committed the crime and then a different one the next episode. I always thoroughly enjoy a female lead also. Here's hoping there will be a season 2.

The first two series were good. Not great, but good. Season 3, has a new lead Marsha Thompson who replaced Morven Christie who left the program after series 2. I'm not sure what they're trying to do here. Thompson is a FLO which means Family Liason Officer. It is her job to maintain contact with victims and their families. The show (IMHO) spends too much time showing how the police care about victims' families and how they help, blah, blah. The victim is a Muslim so we now go through Muslim customs regarding death, and the victims brother who is deaf. It is great when we see the actual police work, which is what we're supposed to see in a police dramashow. But half the show deals with the family and the problems Thompson is going through in her personal life. She is not a likeable person in theis series. Neither is her son or her boyfriends daughter. This show has a lot of unlikeable peole and those are just the good guys! Series three is a big zero I hated it.

Had been looking forward to this as I'm a big fan of Broadchurch type drama and it didn't let me down. Can't wait for the next episode. I didn't have an issue with the accents at all, being from the UK I'm very used to hearing all different accents.

I like the series, but found the subplots of the investigator's children a bit distracting, it's almost like the writers were looking to fill some time. As for the criticism of the accents. I had not problem understanding them.

I am on episode 5 and I love it. Not sure what people are complaining about in regards to the accents. I am Canadian and I have no problems understanding what the characters are saying

The Bay, with Series two is on, I thought I'd revisit the first, and I have to be honest, my ideas haven't altered since watching this for the first time. Series one is a bit of a mixed bag, It's hit and miss, a good story, good concept, a shock twist, but irritations, mostly with Lisa. Series two, I binge watched over two days, it had me absolutely engrossed, I loved it.

Morven Christie is a wonderful actress, to begin with, I didn't like Lisa, she's smart, but her tantrums make her appear like a sixteen year old, she puts her job before all else, in series two, she's grown up, and has the balance right. She goes from being a character it's hard to trust, to someone you wish to see succeed.

I really like the setup, I loved the twist in the first episode, that gave Lisa a very different look on the case, the revelation in the concluding episode of series one is also well done. She really is made to pay for her mistakes, and has a hell of a job to get her pride and rank back.

It takes time to warm to the characters, but you will, Lisa is the driving force, Med is a big wet behind the ears.

Beautifully produced and shot, Morecambe has never looked so good.

A good series 7/10.

Having watched this drama being filmed in and around Morecambe, last Summer, I was looking forward to seeing how the first episode would look. I wasn't disappointed...the dramatic backdrop of the bay and the brooding soundtrack helped to draw you in. As for the accents...yep...they're northern...but what would you expect to hear.

Lokking forward to seeing how the characters develope over the coming episodes.

I was so excited to see this show was back for Season 3! Unfortunately it's boring. The woman who replaced Lisa seemed pretty interesting the first few minutes but she quickly because very dull, one dimensional & flat. I couldn't care less what happens to any of the people in the show(it's that boring). The saddest part is the fact that they have a few good actors in the show but unfortunately they have very few liners. I love Gary Lewis but so far he's only had a few lines and I'm almost done with episode 2. Sadly I don't think he can save the show and I'm done with it. It's already taken me a few days to get through these two episodes. I'm giving the show 6/10 here but the first two seasons were excellent. The low rating is for season 3:(

Morven Christie was captivating and very believable in series 1 and 2, both of which had good storylines and well written scripts.

Series 3 without Morven Christie is terribly lame. A mundane script, shallow characters and pretty poor acting all contribute to a massive downturn in this series.

Lots of tropes - disfunctional families, stroppy teenagers, alcoholism and etc all make this depressing, uninspiring viewing.

And don't get me started on the 30 year old schoolboy!

I loved the series with Morven Christie as DS Lisa Armstrong and was eagerly awaiting the new seasons. The side story line with her family was good and interesting.

The new DS Jenn Townsend ( Marsha Thomason) is so bad I almost switced it off. She is bad as a mother, stepmother, partner and colleague. I like grumpy characters when they are good, but she is just in constant bad mood, failing all her roles. Very unlikeable character.

I don't know if it is a bad script or just plain bad acting. I love the other characters and like the story line. It was a different league with Morven Christie as DS Lisa Armstrong.

Season 1 and 2 where great. Season 3 is a total mess. In Season 3 Each show pretty much rehashes the same discussions and arguments of the previous episodes. There never really seems to be progress until the last one. Hope season 4 is thought through.

(After viewing the first season/series). It's not a top UK crime drama, but, then again, the UK sets the gold standard for Crime Dramas (or do they call them Police Procedurals). The lead actress seems to have one setting for all the different dramas in her life which limits the credibility of her character. The location is magnificent. The script doesn't leave enough breadcrumbs to allow the viewer to solve the crime before or along with the police so it remains a mystery until the writers decide to declare the criminal. I'm still going to give the first season a 7 (ok) out of 10 and hope for better in the second season. {Crime Drama}

Morven Christie was amazing in Seasons 1 and 2. I would give the first 2 seasons 9 Stars. I know she wanted to leave the show so when they changed the actress we lost the original children, the mother, the ex and a whole bunch of characters that had been developed in the first couple of seasons. They should have renamed it the Bay 2 or something because Season 3 is the same formula but now you have to relearn half the cast.. It just isn't the same show in Season 3. The shoes of Morven Christie were just too big to fill. Seasons 1 and 2 were excellent but I won't be watching any more new seasons of The Bay.

I enjoyed seasons 1 and 2, and even when I heard they were recasting the lead, I still had high hopes for season 3. I've liked Marsha Thomason in other series and thought she would be a good fit. But I was wrong. Not her as an actress, but the character they decided to create for her. Season 3 is just a total mess. She's not good at her job, not good with her kids, and not good with her partner and partner's daughter. As an example ( there are dozens). In one scene, she gets her nose bloodied, and instead of cleaning up her face, and changing her shirt to protect her kids and new family from seeing her like that, she just rolls into dinner late bleeding and with blood on her clothes. It's all so "look at me". In another scene, after complaining she can't connect with her partners' kid, the kid tries to engage her in a conversation, for the first time, and she just runs her off and then sighs as if she is bothered. It just goes on and on at home and work. She's not good at anything, including simple things like talking to people.

Watch seasons 1 and 2, and pretend the series ends there.

Season 1 started a bit slow, will this be a family drama more than a detective story I wondered.

Ok, a little too much family-related, but good acting performances.

Unfortunately it ends in season 3, already after 15 minutes I realize it. This is not going to be good, I feel.

Still tries to look further but then gives up. No empathy, no sense of acting...everything feels so amateurish now.

It feels tragic to release such bad new actors who are worse than worst.

Descended into an astonishingly dull Hollyoaks parody with extra, unnecessary profanity. Wooden acting bratty kids, characters noone cares about and a murder that is barely referred to. There is absolutely no reason why this set in Morecambe and apart from some scenic opening shots you would not think it is. There is zero chemistry between the couples with the lead speaking in a drab monotone that matches the tedious plot. I guess this will be the last series...

I binged on the show. Couldn't stop watching. Some of the reviewers complained about the accent, or not being as good as Broadchurch. About the accent...put subtitles as I did. And about comparing to Broadchurch, I think it was as good. Why compare? Just enjoy a show. Nothing is new under the horizon, but the story was good, characters were believable and had a bit of enjoyment to know that even in a police family it can happen.... Watch it! It is good!

The first 2 seasons were great but S3 was just a massive waste of time. I like Marsha but she doesn't cut it in this as the writing is so bad. With S3 you could just watch ep1 and Ep6 and skip the dross that's the other 4 episodes. Never before have the filler episodes been so dull and pointless. It's obvious who killed him in ep1 as the writers made sure that the sneaky looks between filler characters were super obvious. I'm giving it a 6 because the first two were an 8 but S3 is a 3 at best. As I'm from Preston and now live in the US I love watching TV from my county so I'll watch s4 next year and hope it redeems itself.

Was watching midsomer murder episode with the same actress Small just the week before. And I finally realized why midsomer is so popular. Midsomer offers a counterpoint of grisly murders with fun, positive family life and humorous work environment (think Sykes).

In Bay, everyone has their problems, bad marriages, alcoholism, illness, parents with dementia. The only difference between police and the victims is that the victims have the added problem of having a murder and murderer.

Luckily I fast forward the protagonist's problems with her ex, mother, and teenage kids....what a bore and stuck with the police procedural. Cuts the episodes in half.

Episode 1 was quite good. Easy to understand if you speak English, and I'm hard of hearing.