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Oh lord I loved this on binge watch , the story of bookish, maybe slightly autistic Mary Bennett ( Ella Bruccoleri) and her journey away from the control of an abusive mother ( Ruth Jones on nasty form) to self realisation
Hils ( Lucy Briers)
So Mary’s very different view of Regency life comes to the fore here. She sees the good in Mr Collins and she massages the change for good in Miss Bingley but her love for Tom Hayward is very deep and their final connection is incredibly moving and real
I loved her relationship with Mrs Gardener ( Indira Varma) her aunt and true supporter and Hils her mother’s housekeeper who delighted in eating Mary’s wedding cake in the final sequence)
A clever reinvention of a new story ….we all love Mary xx
We all are Mary
One of the best costume dramas I have seen in a long while. I really really enjoyed it. Smiled at the TWO wet shirts when they were in the lake - one better than P&P!!!
ReplyDeleteI know , playful homages to the tv version abound including the original Mary playing the lovely hils
DeleteI loved it as well, very thoughtful and a perfect ending, particularly 'goodbye mother'
ReplyDeleteWasn’t she a cow
DeleteThanks for your review! I'm looking forward to watching this when it airs later this year on PBS here in Canada/USA.
ReplyDeleteI really recommend it
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DeleteLee x
Xx enjoy x
DeleteAs I mentioned yesterday, following your recommendation, we watched the first episode, and were hooked. It's so nice to find genuinely good drama on TV nowadays, instead of reality shows and celebrity whatever! xx
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DeleteYes, 💯
ReplyDeleteAlison in Devon x
❤️🙏🌈❤️
DeleteHmm, could be fun,
ReplyDeleteIt’s great fun
DeleteI'm looking forward to watching this, perhaps this weekend. I do love a good binge watch these days.
ReplyDeleteTell me your thoughts x
DeleteI'm a football widow this weekend. This might just be the thing to watch.
ReplyDeleteLet me know what you think
DeleteI remember that actress from Call the Midwives. I'll have to watch for this to come to my PBS station...
ReplyDeleteI thought it was rather gimmicky at first, but it tattled through the Austin story we alll know in order to concentrate on the new story
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ReplyDeleteWill watch for it to be available - ta, John!
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A long way down xx
DeleteThanks for the review. I'll watch for it to land over here.
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that in one scene all we see of Darcy was the fact he hid behind his newspaper, the onus is on the more obscure characters from the original novel
DeleteTotally agree with you John . I binge watched it too ! xx
ReplyDeleteI like the sense and sensibility touch of the rainstorm and vigil
DeleteSpoiler alert!!!!
ReplyDeleteI did put one on albeit late ☹️🥲❤️
DeleteLooking forward to watching this in May! Hope you're having a lovely evening.
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DeleteI am really enjoying it. Just the last episode to watch!
ReplyDeleteWhat a tonic, funny, emotional, great characters, I loved it. Had to binge watch it, even logical Mr C was drawn in, caught him with a tear in his eye!
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