Does anyone remember the Andrew Davies BBC adaptation of this? It was probably one of the first adaptations he did [I could be wrong] and I was glued to the telly each week. However, I decided to read the book before I watched the last episode, taped it, and, you can guess the rest; never got round to reading the book and then lost the recording. Anyways, my son bought me the dvd a couple of years ago and, in my new capacity of 'lady who lounges on the sofa at night watching telly' I've been re watching the whole series. No wonder I loved it so much first time round. Phillip Glennister played dear old faithful Dobbin [what a brilliant name for such a character and who would think he would one day become a sex symbol as an anachronistic chauvinist; couldn't be further removed from Dobbin!]. Realised that there has been a film made since with Reese Witherspoon as Becky [pouquoi??], but may buy is because Gabriel Byrne is in it also [sigh].SPOILER ALERT. The only thing I feel different about this time is that, towards the end I started to wish that Dobbin would walk away from dull Amelia and have a 'good time' with bitchy Becky. Oh it were wonderful. Jayne Austen meets Sex and the City......
Crimson
. It's very quirky. Perhaps I liked it because of my teenage passion for reading Georgette Heyer Regency Romances.He has done it! The toolmakers son has resigned!
People we do actually admire? Are there any?
