Black Narcissus

I’m a bit late commenting as I didn’t watch the end until last night. I really enjoyed it - not much of a storyline as several people have said, but I thought it was atmospheric and slightly haunting. I did find Mr Dean very attractive - and with such penetrating (sorry if that sounds rude!) undress-me eyes! He seemed to be always there at every little incident which I found a bit odd, and almost laughable, but I liked the sexual tension he brought to the drama. I think he and Sister Clodagh has to really restrain themselves! If she hadn’t been a nun ......! I might read the book now - but not for a while - as I want the images from the programme to wane a bit first. 3 hours of drama which took me away from the Br.... word and the Co.... word!

I saw the original film and enjoyed the new TV series just as much. It is said that fact/truth is stranger than fiction. It certainly was for my Mother who worked in a convent and could not believe how rude, unkind and bitchy the Nuns were about each other. Perhaps being in such close contact like that brought the worst out in them as it did in Sister Ruth and Sister Clodagh.

I’m sure some nuns were indeed no angels. You only need to look as far as the Magdalene Laundries to find that out Judy54.

I enjoyed the scenery in this adaptation but that’s it really.

I enjoyed watching it, but yes it was predictable.I found Sister Clodagh a royal pain in the arse though ( the character, not her acting.)I didn’t find Mr Dean all that attractive, but he didn’t have to be, all he had to be was a fairly alpha male with a sensitive side in a palace full of repressed women.
Wonderful scenery, good acting and a good all round drama.

I didn't find it slow - the events actually unfolded at a reasonable pace, and all that repressed sexuality takes time to build up and convey. Loved the setting and the scenery, and the sexy Mr Dean. I did have my doubts about the laundry arrangements and how they all kept so clean and white. At the end I was half hoping that Dean would sweep Clodagh off her horse and carry her off to his cabin, but of course it would never have worked.