Feel the same as you tigger. I've got all the series (I asked for them as presents etc). It's clear they worked incredibly hard and they caught fantastic fish but I was a bit surprised how 'clunky' some of it was. No real pattern to a lot of episodes. Random features with kids and guests. It seemed a bit all over the shop.
I should say that I think the first set of 3 are the weakest.
I thought Cribbins in front of the camera was a bit annoying sometimes too. Loved him on Passion.
Some of it felt quite amateurish (which is surprising because Hugh Miles is a world class film maker). Shots of Bowler playing fish, unhooking it, getting hooks caught in the net, faffing about with scales and weigh slings etc seem to drag on. Too many "sex" noises when playing fish too.
Positives are the incredible underwater images. The best episode of the whole lot is the final 'bloopers' episode. Not really bloopers but "fish that got away" etc. Just great fun and light hearted.
It's still definitely worth watching (7am?!) but Passion for Angling is in a completely different league of its own.
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I should also say that compared to the garbage that R*bson Gr**n put out it's fantastic to see a more positive side of angling on terrestrial TV.
My criticisms may seem harsh but I think my expectations were too high. They're not "bad" films by any stretch of the imagination. But there is some stuff on Sky channels that are just as good imo. I was expecting a bit more.