i love watching these older shows when people were still well mannered,polite, well dressed, well spoken, no gratuitous violence, swearing, nudity and sex, when the actual acting and plot was important not the way the people looked, what cars they drove, where they lived etc. The shows nowdays are just so shallow compared to earlier
These are great. Thanks so much! I remember watching these way back in the 80's and loving them. So satisfying that they are even better than I remember!
'If ever you find true goodness you'll know the difference' 'All of us have something that we're ashamed and sorry about, You've learnt something about yourself and now you have to live with that knowledge and it's shaken your confidence' 'In order to understand and forgive other people we can only do that when we have learnt to do that to ourselves' - I kind of like Mary Taylor
It's a great quote. As we get older, we understand things better as we look back on our lives. The last part reminds me of "treat others as you'd like to be treated".....
And as guest, would not consume tea or anything else served by anyone there either. In real life, now very cautious when it comes to taking prescription medication, which is said to be the third leading cause of death, after only cancer and heart disease. If remember correctly, half of such deaths occur by using the medication as it was prescribed. Read the inserts... 😮
Among her other comments, found Sister Ralph expressing her bitter resentment towards men especially comical: "Most men are professionally vain, I find. I've never yet met a surgeon who wasn't convinced he ranked only one degree lower than Almighty God." Often true about MD's - females included, though - to have some type of a god complex.
During the moment when Dalgliesh and the Matron are discussing him not being able to advise her if one of her staff turned out to be the murderer, it looked like they were about to have a great big snog. If this was redone today, they probably would have filmed it like that.
Besides the informative comment regarding different school caps, did anyone find these comments about the nurses hats an addition to the story? The only way they could have been more meaningful was if they had added the ubiquitous emojis.
Most movies or shows lack realistic medical portrayals. I could never watch House, the series featuring the fake doctor, who was really just a pompous ass and unaided addict, because there was nothing remotely realistic. Most of the show is just made up nonsense. A “funny” aspect of these murder mysteries is how fast the poisoned people croak! I love Poirot but cyanide or nicotine poison does not kill nearly instantly. A favorite method portrayed is the nicotine laced cigarettes killing the victim in a few puffs!! Impossible in reality but I doubt we would have many entertaining shows if strict adherence to reality was maintained??
No rhinestones.The buckles are openwork silver-colored metal, and they glint under the intense studio lighting. Take a look at the buckle in this NHS photo (click on the buckle to magnify it): www.rdehospital.nhs.uk/images/trust/pr/2014/nhsuniform2.jpg
Dalgliesh is investigating murders, not misdemeanors. Almost all the people he talks to are lying to him, obstructing, tightening their ranks, or are just cold blooded murderers! I guess we should always be kind, compassionate, and empathetic in every circumstance but I find him amazingly professional yet probing in dealing with these ordinary people. More elite people are even worse due to hubris. He is charged with separating a lot of nastiness and humanity to find justice and stop more murders.
The wrinkled, rather ordinary loking and no longer young Sister having an affair with the quite good looking married pharmacist? What does he see her? It would be more believable if she were more attractive physically.
myo min: Sexist and ageist much? They were equally matched in terms of attractiveness (I found both fairly attractive -- middle-aged and a little pudgy is not a deterrent to many of us). .... I notice you haven't commented on the total ludicrousness of this production telling us that young, free-spirited, and gorgeous Jo slept with the grey/balding, pudgy, boring, OLD surgeon -- that would NOT have happened in real life. (An opportunistic man or woman might sleep with a much older and unattractive person for job advancement, but that's not who Jo was.)
J J how dare you. Joss Ackland is, was and forever shall be gorgeous. He could have any woman he wanted and still can at 90. His voice is like rich, weave spun sateen dipped in smoked honey and he could possibly be the most exciting man in history. Add that to the fact he's a surgeon with diplomatic immunity then he's what can only be referred to as a 'pussy magnet.'
Hilarity: There's no such thing as a ''pussy magnet'' (you're quite the charmer) any more than there's a ''cock magnet'' -- as in, no human being will appeal to everyone or even the majority of the population. Joss Ackland can't have ''any woman'' he wants (I wouldn't sleep with him, nor would any woman I know), nor can *any* man have ''any woman'' he wants. But TV continues to present this ludicrous fantasy that no matter how old, fat, or otherwise unattractive a man is, loads of young, slim, beautiful women are longing to bed him. Bad enough that this nonsense was peddled for so long, worse that it still is. Look at the dozens of contemporary sitcoms in which some fat and/or nondescript guy has a thin, sexy, well-dressed wife. It's untrue in real life, and it's a misogynistic trope that does everyone a disservice. BTW, sociologists have proven that the vast majority of couples are well-matched in terms of physical attractiveness -- sixes with other sixes, tens with other tens -- and any fool can see it on every high street or main street in the world.
