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Martina Cole "The Runaway" tonight on Sky 1
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We're quite excited about this, it looks good, and it has Ken Stott in it:D one of our favourite actors:D anyone else watching it?:)
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I'd forgotten it was on tonight :rolleyes:
Loved the take and have just bought a huge bundle of most of Martina Cole books on ebay too..can start reading now as have just finished my last Jodi Picoult today.
Ian.
The cast was good but the script was so stuffed with cliches it wasn't true.
Sky seem to think that including as much swearing as possible is 'controversial'. It's not. It actually becomes meaningless after a while, thereby undermining its power. :yawn:
The violence was borderline comedy - especially when the guy got stabbed in the neck and blood went everywhere. Just hilarious - not 'excrutiatingly violent' at all from where I was sat.
And the period detail was really poor. Why bother identifying the year as 1966 when the production was then just given an extremely 'generic sixties' look.
Yet another example of Sky not really being able to come up with the good when it comes to original drama. A shame, as I hade hoped this might dent and bring down ITV's cesspit of mediocrity, Monroe - but, now I've seen it, I'm guessing not.
I'd give it 3/10.
Ian.
we missed that! and i remember it being on too!
i think i've had her books out on loan from the library before and i couldnt get into them but i might give them another go after this
not bad as it turned out, it's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but i didnt see ken stott tonight, hope they give him another part other than a copper!! would be a change to see him as a different character ,on the wrong side of the law for a change
love keith allen in this but his wig is dire!:o:p
Obviously the book is far better than the TV adaptation (they always are) and, as for the swearing, there is far more in the actual book!
I think it will get better as the storyline develops a little more ... I remember what happens and it will be interesting to see how Sky manage to do this. I did notice that Martina Cole was involved in the production so obviously will not want the programme to stray too far from the book (one hopes!!
Is Keith Allen wearing that wig for a bet ?
didnt they have bald / shaven headed men in the sixties? he looks much better left as he is!
I sort of agree. I'll give it another try next week, but it's very formulaic, like a comic strip.
...and then see by how much they increase in the 'officials'.
I'm a HUGE fan of Martina Cole and have read most of her books.
I've recorded this so will try and catch up with it over the weekend but I've always enjoyed her tv adaptations, however, like you say, they're never as good as the books.
Thanks in advance.
One of the worst syrup's I've ever seen on the telly.:D
im sure the wig was supposed to be obvious. In the clip for next week's episode he is bald!
I hope so, though Mark Billingham was involved in the Thorne series and that changed the plot and ending of one of his books completely!
Not as as attention grabbing on the first episode as The Take i must say. Ive read The Runaway and vaguely remember it. I am looking forward to seeing Alan Cumming, think he is great. Hopefully the next five episodes will be good.
Watched tonight as it was shown on Sky 2 (and for those wondering when it's going to shown again, look on tvguide. co.uk, click on the programme and it should show when it's going to be broadcast again) and erm....I quite like it! It's got me wondering how all of this is going to end, so I'll be tuning in next week.
I could have sworn the bit in future episodes shown on the trailer where it looks like she gets to Central London and is befriended by a transsexual drag queen, hasn't this been done in another drama? I can't remember the name but when I saw the trailer, I felt that I had seen certain parts before.
cant see ur piont, with the take maggie was 14 in the book, but in the film she was like 18, also in the book jimmy found out that freddie raped maggie but in the film he didnt have a clue, so just give it a chance
Sky 2 Monday 9