Advantages: Fantastic cast, very engaging story - all-round good 2-part tv drama Disadvantages: Emily Mortimer, some dubbing
...with the same name by Rosamunde Pilcher (which I haven't read - sorry!)
The drama is set in 1930s/1940s Cornwall, and centers around Judith Dunbarr (Keira Knightly and Emily Mortimer). Her family move to Singapore when she is 11 or 12 and she is left in England going to boarding school, staying with her aunt Louise (Penelope Keith). There, she meets her best friend Loveday Carey-Lewis (Katie Ryder Richardson), whose (Joanna Lumley) own a lush stately ... ...The plot then leads on to Judith and Loveday growing up, switching actresses and living through World War II, but fighting issues still relevant today - such as shagging and love and all that sort of stuff!
The whole thing is really brilliant - the cast speak for themselves! Emily Mortimer isn't all that great, but not so bad so that it detracts from the story - but Katie Ryder Richardson gives a really excellent performance. Joanna Lumley is fabulous, ...
chazzero 30.05.2008
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Advantages: Brilliant casting, beautiful locations and gripping, charming story. Disadvantages: Some plot changes from book, also some dubbing.
...a celebration of the author Rosamunde Pilcher and serves to enthrall the viewer throughout. The plot is charming, following the young Judith Dunbar (Keira Knightley, later Emily Mortier) and her growing from naivete to a young woman who endures the ravages of war and adolsence to finally "come home". She is sent to boarding school in England while her parents live in Singapore, where she meets Loveday Carey Lewis (Poppy Martin, later Katie Ryder-Richardson). ... ...her to the ghastly Billy Fawcett, whose advances frighten her and taint her vision of men for a while.Loveday introduces Judith to her family (her parents are played perfectly by the legendary Joanna Lumley and Peter O'Toole) and the exciting world of Nancherrow (Wrotham Park, incidentally where Cheryl Cole was married!), the glamour of which enthralls Judith. As the years pass, Judith spends more time with the family, loving their generosity, following ...
xdidox 06.10.2009
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Peter O'Toole, Joanna Lumley and Emily Mortimer star in this heart-rending story of ... more
shattered innocence.When Judith Dunbar is sent to boarding school she makes friends with the wild and carefree Loveday Carey-Lewis.Loveday introduces Judith to her glam...
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