Dickensian

A very good series.I like Steven Rea as inspector Bucket of the detective as he puts it

peter.

I have to agree it is a bit slow going now, as the initial background story supposedly running throughout - Marley's murder, is going nowhere fast and the ravishing of Miss Haversham is also stop/start almost going backwards at some points. I can understand if some people don't stick with it all the way through, I find myself watching while I'm on my laptop too...not a good sign 

 Perhaps if they had not introduced all the well-known characters at once in the beginning it might have been a bit better - watching and waiting to see who appears next would keep the momentum going?

Alison

That Merryweather Compeson is turning into a nasty piece of work isn't he? But will poor Ms Havisham let him have his wicked way...? Time will tell! 

BTW isn't Caroline Quentin great in this. 

That Merryweather Compeson is turning into a nasty piece of work isn't he? But will poor Ms Havisham let him have his wicked way...? Time will tell! 

BTW isn't Caroline Quentin great in this. 

In normal circumstances we only meet Miss Havirsham much later in her life so its an interesting take to see how maybe she gets to that point. Perhaps there will be a different take on the parents of Estella compared to Great Expectations?

David

Yes, David, I agree it's one of the more intriguing features of this series that we are seeing characters in a slightly different light to the books. I think it's one of the Beeb's better recent offerings. 

Missed so many of the episode I've lost the plot

Missed so many of the episode I've lost the plot

We just set the recorder to record the whole series so that we can watch when we have time.

David

Well, it reaches its climax tomorrow night. I have to say I think it's been one of the Beeb's better efforts. Very imaginative, well produced and well acted. And it's made me want to read some Dickens which years of English teachers singularly failed to do 50 years ago! 

I think its been a clever series. We all know what the outcomes are but the way we reach those outcomes has been the cleaver bit. A lot has got to happen in the final episode and it will be interesting to see how that is handled. I imagine there must be more than enough material to have a second series?

David

I think its been a clever series. We all know what the outcomes are but the way we reach those outcomes has been the cleaver bit. A lot has got to happen in the final episode and it will be interesting to see how that is handled. I imagine there must be more than enough material to have a second series?

David

Write your comments here...We think it is some of the best acting on the TV.