Mr Selfridge
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Is anyone giving it a second whirl? Wasn't so sure myself but no doubt I will be expected to watch it (that or go and watch something on the smaller telly ............ ;-)
Is anyone giving it a second whirl? Wasn't so sure myself but no doubt I will be expected to watch it (that or go and watch something on the smaller telly ............ ;-)
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It's five years actually. A good move I think, it helped reinvigorate it. I enjoyed the first series but already felt tonight's episode was superior - more conflict, more intrigue, more drama. And it looks gorgeous on screen as always.
I watched the first series although I have to admit I started with more passion than I ended as I felt that it trailed off a little after an initial big build up and the 'excitement' of the store opening and establishing the characters.
Read a little online synopsis of series 1 to remind myself what had happened and who was who before tonight's show and was surprised at how much they had crammed in!
I was a bit skeptical about the big time leap (a bit too Downtown) but actually I think it worked quite well and gave the characters a bit more depth to be able to play an edge of mystery about the intervening years and for the viewer to have to work some things out for themselves.
A good start I thought and I'm looking forward to next week's episode!
I think the time jump has worked well but i didn't realise it was as much as five years.
What has happened to Henri? He looks like he has fallen on hard times?
It may seem trivial, but something that really bothered me was the unauthentic hair and make-up of some of the female characters (Delphine, in particular). I'm fairly sure it wasn't common for women to wear that much eye shadow, mascara and liptick in those days. I believe that pearly pink lipstick wasn't even available until the 1960s.
I'll watch again next week, hoping to be more engaged with the characters and script.
My goodness.
Now that I have made that shallow point. I am quite enjoying this program . I am a bit concerned as to what is going to happen with Selfridge's wife as she has always bored me but thank goodness for Delphine.
Lovely Agnes is back and looking swish...poor Henri looks like he has hit hard times indeed, and Mr. Thackery looks fun (not).
I am very intrigued with Mr. Loxley. Lady Mae seems to have a match after all and he is formidable.
All in all a good episode.
Yes and I think that is who the four kids are with. In the preview for next week it shows him with Kitty and the kids and him complaining about another on the way.
He married Doris, Kitty's friend.
Thanks that has cleared it up! I wondered why if he was with Kitty, she was with Sam West in a nightclub!
Quite right. I always mixed the two of them up. Sorry.
I'm not convinced Mr Selfridge really liked that bust of him though!
I enjoyed it too, agree about the bust !!
Looked absolutely brilliant in HD.
And the story was very good with the new characters.
Overall, we thought this was better than the first series.