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BBC1 Dickensian 19:00
Prince Monalulu
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vbmfq
In 20 parts, part 1 and 2 tonight 20:30
The Mystery of Edwin Drood they did a few years back was very good, don't know if that's been repeated.
Some of the characters were so good some of us would have accepted a spin off series based on them alone.
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens' critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th-century London.
In 20 parts, part 1 and 2 tonight 20:30
The Mystery of Edwin Drood they did a few years back was very good, don't know if that's been repeated.
Some of the characters were so good some of us would have accepted a spin off series based on them alone.
Drama set within the fictional realms of Charles Dickens' critically acclaimed novels, bringing together some of his most iconic characters as their lives intertwine in 19th-century London.
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Why would it be funny? ;-)
The only real funny bit I find about CD's works were some of the names.
You can point out the gags at the half time interval between pt 1 and pt 2, I haven't spotted any funnies at all.
Was hoping it would be like the TV show Penny Dreadful but with Dickens characters!
God yeah, I remember that, bloody diabolical!
Try...Still open all hours...that's a comedy.
On far too early to be like Penny Dreadful.
I'm enjoying it - period drama with a twist (no pun intended!)
Was that not staring the Peep Show guys ?
Quite good as I recall, if if there's one genre that needs a good a damn good spoofing it's Dickens' boody awful, sentimental novels.
I think you're not supposed to until they mention them by name (the Miss Haversham reveal for example).
A difficult thing to write, pitching this at people who know the novels very well and people who have only a passing knowledge of them. I think they're doing a good job so far.
The man who was killed at the end was Scrooge's partner. He appeared as a ghost in the book. Was he killed by Bill Sykes in this episode?
It's a bit confusing.