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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
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Just finished watching this
and thoroughly enjoyed it. Mercifully free of TV producer "treatment", touching, amusing, and feel-good. The rapport between the two is a delight.
A different opinion
Last edited by oddoneout; 23-08-24, 16:43.
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I've just started watching 'The Trial of Harold Shipman' on Channel 5. At the time I was not convinced that the prosecution had actually proved beyond reasonable doubt that Shipman was guilty of murder, (as opposed to the jury just wanting him to be) so this programme was of interest to me.
As so often with TV documentaries, though, I think I'd have been happier with just a printed transcript of the case or a radio talk. Here they seem keen to make it 'entertaining', with constant music, and the actors acting a bit too much as they do in American court-case films. However, the comments from people who were actually involved are worth hearing.
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post.
... much enjoying on itvx the 1993 Jimmy McGovern Cracker which I missed first time round - Robbie Coltrane, Christopher Ecclestone, Geraldine Somerville, Adrian Dunbar &c (all so young !) - marvellous script, and Coltrane absolutely compelling...
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
... for Maigret on the telly I think the Rupert Davies episodes were comparatively weak. If I remember they were an hour long, which meant the stories were trimmed and scampered through; Rupert Davies himself was all right but the other actors were often abysmal, dragged out of rep - and the cardboard scenery often wobbled. But - they did have some authentic Paris filming. The Michael Gambon series was stronger, but only ran for twelve episodes ; it was mainly filmed in Budapest. The Rowan Atkinson series I gave up on : he just didn't convince as Maigret.
I think the Bruno Cremer series has been outstanding. Tragically he died not long after : in the final episode his voice had to be dubbed because of the the throat cancer that was to kill him.
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Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
... for Maigret on the telly ...
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I think the Bruno Cremer series has been outstanding.
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Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Complete re-run on TPTV on Wednesdays starting at 9.05 p.m. on 18th September.
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Fascinating to watch the re-runs (BBCFour, Monday evenings) of two staples in the Armstrong household in the 1970s: Call My Bluff and Going For A Song
I’m enjoying Call My Bluff more - Patrick Campbell in particular is a joy, and it’s great to see people like Antony Hopkins (yes, the musical one), Edward Fox etc., with some pretty timeless repartee…
… whereas Going For A Song seems a bit dated and po-faced in comparison. Nice to see Arthur Negus caressing his bits of furniture though, and last week’s was interesting with a musical specialist and hence some rare early instruments under consideration.Last edited by Nick Armstrong; 27-08-24, 01:11."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostFascinating to watch the re-runs (BBCFour, Monday evenings) of two staples in the Armstrong household in the 1970s: Call My Bluff and Going For A Song
I’m enjoying Call My Bluff more - Patrick Campbell in particular is a joy, and it’s great to see people like Antony Hopkins (yes, the musical one), Edward Fox etc., with some pretty timeless repartee…
… whereas Going For A Song seems a bit dated and po-faced in comparison. Nice to see Arthur Negus caressing his bits of furniture though, and last week’s was interesting with a musical specialist and hence some rare early instruments under consideration.
Another 1970s repeat which I'm currently enjoying is 'Budgie' on TPTV.
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostFascinating indeed, but a bit of a shock to see panellists smoking or at least brandishing cigarettes (or a cheroot in Miles Kington's case).
(Footnote: I always thought her surname was pronounced ‘Jeeson’ but they all said ‘Gheeson’ and Judy was there so presumably that’s definitive!)"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by LMcD View Post
Fascinating indeed, but a bit of a shock to see panellists smoking or at least brandishing cigarettes (or a cheroot in Miles Kington's case).
Another 1970s repeat which I'm currently enjoying is 'Budgie' on TPTV.
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