Enjoyed every minute of that - a brilliant adaption of a fantastic book.
Lovely to see the real Nigel make an appearance at the end too - my OH is sat there going - thats the real NIgel:eek:he hadn't known about the cameo part
Need to read the book to get some concept of what Nigel was thinking with this.
Understand its hard for a lad to lose his mum but to be honest he comes across as a bit of an immature ungrateful pratt in this programme and nothing about it seems remotely realistic.
Loved it, Helena Bonham Carter never puts a foot wrong imo. My only complaints would be the cheesy cameo of Nigel Slater and there wasn't enough of Josh the gardener.
Ok, I got a bit of dust in my eye just then when young Nigel smiled at the camera.
Lovely lovely programme.
Yeh; I was just chopping onions. It was brilliant - the best thing on TV for ages, and the two boys who played him had uncannily similar looks and expressions. Very well cast IMO.
I didn't really like this, because Mr. Slater was just so... unlikable.
I mean, Helen Bonham Carter's character wasn't very likable either, but he never even made an EFFORT to like her. I just got frustrated by it all.
He was a nine year old boy who lost his much loved mother was left with an uptight frumpy father who then introduced his mistress who made his life miserable I suspect most small children would be immature and a little mardy under the circumstances
Great bit of telly, I totally expect more negative comments to appear soon... so that will be it from me... no point spoiling a superb program by discussing it with those who only watch things to then slam them.
I agree with the person who said best thing this Christmas
You should really read the book they could have made a series of it to be honest there's so much in there even though its not a great big tome it really is a great read
I enjoyed that a lot and I suspect that there will be a few people buying the book. I haven't read it so will probably be visiting Amazon some time soon.
He was a nine year old boy who lost his much loved mother was left with an uptight frumpy father who then introduced his mistress who made his life miserable I suspect most small children would be immature and a little mardy under the circumstances
Except, in the programme there was very little she did to make his life miserable.
I'm sure there are quite a few kids living in abusive family situations who would snap your arm off for a wicked step mother like this.
I didn't really like this, because Mr. Slater was just so... unlikable.
I mean, Helen Bonham Carter's character wasn't very likable either, but he never even made an EFFORT to like her. I just got frustrated by it all.
I think it was meant to show NS's flaws as well. I liked the programme for that. Too many autobiographies etc. make the subject out to be a saint. This story didn't do that.
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The book.
Lovely to see the real Nigel make an appearance at the end too - my OH is sat there going - thats the real NIgel:eek:he hadn't known about the cameo part
Understand its hard for a lad to lose his mum but to be honest he comes across as a bit of an immature ungrateful pratt in this programme and nothing about it seems remotely realistic.
Last 15 minutes felt very rushed.
It says on Nigel's site that you can download the Dusty Springfield soundtrack from Amazon.
I mean, Helen Bonham Carter's character wasn't very likable either, but he never even made an EFFORT to like her. I just got frustrated by it all.
Yeh; I was just chopping onions. It was brilliant - the best thing on TV for ages, and the two boys who played him had uncannily similar looks and expressions. Very well cast IMO.
Dusty soundtrack download
He was a nine year old boy who lost his much loved mother was left with an uptight frumpy father who then introduced his mistress who made his life miserable I suspect most small children would be immature and a little mardy under the circumstances
I agree with the person who said best thing this Christmas
Probably not, although who knows. Maybe real life got into the process and shone through the screen.
And I hated Paynes chocolate limes!
Except, in the programme there was very little she did to make his life miserable.
I'm sure there are quite a few kids living in abusive family situations who would snap your arm off for a wicked step mother like this.
Just made him come across as a spoilt brat.
I think it was meant to show NS's flaws as well. I liked the programme for that. Too many autobiographies etc. make the subject out to be a saint. This story didn't do that.