Dickensian

I'm absolutely loving it! It's always a pleasant surprise finding it on catchup.

Pots,the writer was on the breakfast show,he did say how he had (I think)two thousand characters to choose from.

Came into this a bit late, but am loving it. Not sure why Gyp had to be drowned though, particularly as he originally belonged to Dora in David Copperfield, and wasn't drowned!!! The Bumbles are fantastic, as is Pauline Collins. Goodness knows who the murderer is though!

Jip did die though. But where in Dickens is his replacement dog..that little fluffy thing?

I've got a feeling CD might be turning in his grave. It's a right old mish-mash. But very entertaining and atmospherically in it's own right.

There are a few bits that are definitely more of modern day television than anything Dickens would have written.

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If Dickens was alive today he would probably be writing for television.

True.

I have also come to this late and I am really enjoying it. I am slowly catching up with the episodes I have recorded. I find the way they have stitched so many different Dickens stories together is really clever.

Not that I have ever read much Dickens other that A Tale of Two Cities.

Howver fitting in my Dickensian catch ups just after watching War and Peace is getting me quite muddled at times.

Courting solidiers and young boys from rich families spending or gambling too much of Dads money.

Don't even try; just let it wash over you. That's what I do now. I was getting quite stressed trying to understand what I was watching [especially as I tend to fall asleep watching most things now, even if I'm enjoying them...].

Had an iplayer Dickensian binge in the early hours of this morning so I am bang up to date now. It is a long time since I was so enthralled by a programme.

Maybe we do have to let go of the stories we know and stop looking for continuity when so much license has clearly been taken. I would like to think there are some happier endings in store for some of the characters I have warmed to. I never expected to have a soft spot for Sykes!

Is it just me, or does anyone else think this is in danger of dragging on a bit? I am enjoying it, but there are so many characters who don't seem to be directly allied to the plot, that the plot itself is in danger of being subsumed within their stories. They drag this out into 20 episodes and condense War and Peace into six! Having said that, it is only a personal niggle, and i am enjoying the quality of the acting. Caroline Quentin's Mrs Bumble is brilliant, and Anton Lessing is a wonderful Fagin.

Twenty episodes eh? Ah, happy days to come! As long as the quality of acting is upheld and the plots do not get too twisty and unbelievable. I am a bit frustrated with Arthur ...

The quality of the acting is good all round,the actor playing Bill Sykes manages to convey a lot with facial expressions, and is very menacing.Pauline Collins is superb.

It's easy to see how some characters like Miss Haversham and Nancy might come to the same end as in the books, but I'm not assuming that will happen. It's good to have a little knowledge of the characters, but I don't know all of them so I'm just going with the flow and enjoying the story.

What an episode tonight!

I don't care who murdered Jacob Marley, tonight's storyline is much more exciting! Only four episodes left and I haven't got a clue what is going to happen! Top notch stuff!

Had begun to be just a little bored. Tonight's episode changed that. Looking forward to the next one, rather than think 'I've started so I'll finish'!

Bloomin' good tonight.

DH is driving me mad trying to overthink it.

We knew the baby would live because the child, Esther, is being brought up by her Aunt in Bleak House. I won't spoil it for those who don't know the story.
It seems Dickensian is prequelling the books well and beginning to tie up the loose ends. Fabulously thought out and brilliant acting.

Err. You just did Pittcity! That was a spoiler.

So long as she doesn't just shut the cupboard door and leave the baby in there.

I thought the acting last night was superb; I was totally absorbed [and traumatised by the end of it]. I'm glad of the 'spoiler' as it means I can function properly today #still traumatised

I thought she picked the baby up meaning to take it to her sister and then changed her mind indicating other plans. I don't think she is evil enough to kill it but doesn't want her sister to be happy because she isn't.

I meant that there is more than just the baby living in this story that is hopefully still to come...

Maybe she'll leave it on the Bumbles doorstep?

It could be Estelle ( brought up by Miss Haversham to hate and manipulate all men.)That's the baby, had it been a boy ( are we sure it isn't?) it could then be Oliver.