Apple Tree Yard

It was an excellent book, so I'm looking forward to Sunday with eager anticipation!

Definitely on our ' to be watched' list

Read the book a couple of years ago, very good. I shall watch the dramatisation and hope it does the book justice. Emily Watson plays the female lead and have always thought she's a very good actress in everything else I've seen her in.

I enjoyed the book and am in two minds about watching the serial because so often the dramatisation doesn't live up to the pictures I have created in my mind. However, enough time has passed since I read it, so most likely I will leave the TV on.

I also enjoyed the book - have just set the sky box to record!

I read the book a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the television adaptation - just hope it lives up to expectations!

I haven't read the book and I m looking forward to it

This looks very good, maybe better than the book which I found so-so.

Well that didn't hold me, hope it gets better, I m not chomping at the bit for next week

Humm - haven't read the book. But what is going on? Is she being set up by him because of her work? How does the rapist know about her 'affair' - I kept thinking it was a bit sordid tbh without wanting to sound prudish. I suppose I can't help but think that at her age I'd have been wanting a big comfy bed to dtd in

I just thought her knickers were up and down like a hotel lift all in one hour .... hope it ll improve I was looking forward to it

The constant background noise (?music) annnoyed me. I think I will be following it though.

PLEASE FLAG IT UP IF YOU'RE POSTING SPOILERS - I haven't watched all of the first episode yet, nor have I read the book.

I wondered whether her knickers were control panties, she took so long to get them off. I'm finding it difficult to swallow that a scientist would fall for such a superficial character, but then what do I know? ?

Will watch again, I like Emily Watson.

DH kept muttering, "Why has that never happened to me?" I told him to ring the help line number given out at the end?

Glad we watched though to the end. Otherwise we probably wouldn't be bothering to continue with it.

I've just read a review where her lover is described as oleaginous (I had to look it up) and I agree - oily. How could she fall for such an oily character?

When is something interesting going to happen? I asked DH .It did at the end so will continue to watch next time.I had forgotten it was a kind of flashback.

I didn't like it; I thought it was sordid and God knows I'm no prude. I also can't imagine anyone with that much intelligence being enveigled into fumbling in dark corners with a snake like him!

I agree Greyduster although we shall probably watch to the end just to see what the beginning was all about - other than the fumbling and groaning.

To be fair the TV version does seem to be a true reflection of the book.

Yes I thought so Alima, I had forgotten some of the plot, but remember I found the book engrossing but possibly not from the start where there's a lot of grunting and groaning, but I recall the momentum did build once the book got going. I think the general concensus is from those that have read the book that it was a real page turner.

I fell asleep......
nothing more to be said

I thought it was slow and fairly boring. There was no sexual chemistry between them so it was very unconvincing. He was a little creep.
Nobody with any sense would go into a small broom cupboard while a strange man held the door.
Very disappointing for me.

I was disappointed, though I might persist into the next episode to see if it gathers momentum. I think the lack of pace in the first episode might have lost the BBC a lot of viewers already. Alternatively, I might just re-read the book.