A great production and what a lovely surprise to see Brenda Blethyn. Love all her stuff, she has such a way of bringing any part she plays to life. Thanks for the upload.
The two themes are not at all alike. This was composed by Richard Harvey; the "Marco Polo" theme was composed by Daniele Luppi. Please google a little before you post. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UDXrdZ9gRds.html
When this aired in the US, PBS had reduced the number of episodes from 7 to 6. They omitted any reference to Dalgleish's being currently married and and pregnant wife. Why the BBC included this in their adaptation is strange since PD James on a book tour in the US had made it clear that from the beginning her detective hero was a widow and felt that any romance and/or wedding was not a possibility. In fact some of the other adaptations have made material changes which struck me as unnecessary , e.g., Cover Her Face". Having said that I must admit that I have enjoyed all of James' novels either reading them or viewing the films. I have wondered why they have never selected "Innocent Blood" .............
I love all this series and have watched them many times. What always strikes me about this story is that none of the staff think it's odd that the new boss should bring his sister to live there too. Seems a very strange thing for a grown up professional to do .
I know two people who live with siblings. One with her sister and one with her brother. They may or may not decide at some time to change the arrangements but right now it suits them. Nothing any odder than two unrelated people deciding to share a house.
PD James certainly seems to have had a fixation with brother/sister dynamics, didn't she? This, Devices & Desires, Cover Her Face...and other books as well. I was reminded of that rewatching this series again.
Well, i'm pop-eyed to see Brent Blethyn & to have recognised her almost straight off! She has v. little of who she has become... her English only had abit of that particular accentuation she is famous for, or should be. She's gorgeous now, pretty here. Wow, has she changed! And lovely as she is here & already a visibly good actress, who would know what she was to become, the great character actress she is today? V. pleased indeed!
Good grief, what a way to run a laboratory. Extraneous half-siblings and cousins blithering and blundering about and various middle-class women with nothing better to do than have affairs, walk in on business meetings and write unmarketable books. Was this really how we carried on in the late seventies/early eighties?
I love these old British detective shows. Much better than American with all the fake ppl, everyone has to be a dramatic version of reality. Brits have real ppl and not the flash. Normal beauty and not. Real ppl. But this show made one mistake they rarely make. The half sister walking with the pissy doctor had on low high heels but still is heels for a walk in the grass.? No self respecting British woman would wear heels in the countryside. Thank you for these fantastic shows. Better than anything Netflix has bc e do not get the filming flash and…just calming without the new way of filming. New way is good in its place but these old shows are just more relaxing.
"Slightly" hysterical woman here, very etiquette women there.... The ideal publicity for staying bachelor, actually.... Fortunately enough there are some nice cars. And well, who doesn't have to pay alimony still can find some solace in such cars, it doesn't necessarily has to be in toy trains nowadays...
The two "ladies" living together in the rented cottage. I didn't realise that these "relationships" were openly broadcast in the 1980's: today is compulsory to have "same sex" couple in every drama and a extra tick box if they are of mixed race.
Rover made cars for a long time, up until early this century. It is not a Range Rover, which is the top of the line Land Rover. Land Rover and Jaguar were bought by Tata (sp) an Indian company, around 2010 or so. In short, the car in question, is a Rover.
JE Hoyes: Yes, I know that. Did you read my the OP and my reply to the OP? The OP refers to a "step sister" who is in fact a half-sister, because the 2 sibs share one parent, and I corrected the OP. What part of my reply was unclear?
@@JJ21210 all your comments on this post are proving others wrong and criticizing,you really are a nasty piece of work,I’m sure you could of played the half sister perfectly.
