Dickensian

Haven't the "real police" already beaten a confession out of somebody? In that case Bucket need not turn Mrs C in......

Got it! Thanks, J52.

Pittcity you are right, the other police won't want to lose face so they'll tell Bucket he's wrong and whichever Cratchett it was ( or whoever else) will get off Scott free.

OH that is a point! I'd forgotten about the forced confession, that will explain how the Cratchits all appear intact several years along the line only two more episodes for all to be revealed, or not!!!

If you are keeping up with this - I thought last night's episode was brilliant ... won't give anything away, but so well acted yet again and more story twists and turns to keep us hooked until the last. I've heard there are 18 episodes so that must mean tonight certain things come to a climax ... but I also hope there are sufficient loose ends to warrant another series.

Imperfect - I just caught up with last night's episode, agree with you! Can't comment for fear of spoilers but looking forward to tonight's!

According to Radio Times tonight is 19 of 20 episodes, yet on looking at next week's RT, it's not there....

Oops - it's on tonight, then Sunday for 50 minutes.

I get so engrossed in each episode that it's a real shock when the credits roll. Looking forward to Compeyson getting his comeuppance now cousin Matthew's back. (Hopefully). Superb series!

It was brilliant last night! I hope there's another series, but it will be hard to top this one for meshing all the stories.

It feels like all the stories are coming to an end one by one and like any Dickens novel, so far there's been no happy ending - not even last night, not if you think about it.

Loved the last scenes with the Bumbles -and I was right - the lovely wee boy with the big eyes turned out to be Oliver Twist!

I think this program is a masterpiece and was surprised to discover that the writer was Tony Jordan who writes Eastenders (which I don't watch) but I guess human behaviour has not changed much over the years, and if he were alive today Dickens would be writing a tv soap set in London!
As all of our book club members are enjoying Dickensian we have chosen 'The old curiosity shop' as our next book.
Maybe we will get a second series next Christmas!

Oscar Wilde roses!! This quote neve fails to make me laugh!! FHS, Is this wedding going to be like Jane Eyre with, perhaps, Arthur, at last pulling himself together, facing up to Comperson and spilling the beans about his marriage? Why didn't he tell Mathew? Perhaps he did when we were otherwise occupied with the hideous Bumbles, who are acted superbly as they all are. Really looking forward to tomorrow, when all should be revealed!

I don't think this counts as a spoiler because it is in the book, but Compeyson is the other convict associated with Magwitch. And I think Magwich kills him in the end. Knowing that I watch it thinking 'you're going to get your just desserts at some point'!!

I think we can abandon the "no spoilers" thing! Any info welcome.

Poor little Oliver Twist.

Thanks * niggly* Oscar Wilde it was, he said so many brilliant quotes including ' either that wallpaper goes or I do' shortly before he died.
Oliver Twist now out on the street, he will meet Dodger ( or will he, as Sykes told him to run away.)
Yes Moscow obviously agreed with Inspector Bucket, he looked rested and restored.
I keep wanting to eat pie, they feature so heavily in the programme.

Yes those pies do look delicious! Mind you, hygiene was probably a bit at a premium!!!and maybe overtones of Sweeny Todd, you can never quite tell with victorian England!!!
Thank goodness Inspector Bucket had a good heart! The idea of poor Mrs Crachit going to the gallows was more than we could bear. That other criminal would have hanged anyway, so........ At least it answered how she popped up in Christmas Carol seven years later!!!!

We will all have to watch tomorrow. This is the cleverest concept for a drama I have seen for a long time. I did not expect Inspector Bucket to do that. The clowning of the Bumbles sits in great contrast to the straight drama between the two Barbary sisters which was so well acted.

Arthur just has to step in and stop the wedding, even though it will damn him in everyone's eyes. I think when Matthew said to Arthur to remember his father, I think that will be the turning point for Arthur and he will finally grow up. He just can't let Amelia marry Compeyson. It wouldn't surprise me if he ends up with the company and then lives unhappily ever after because of the repercussions of his behaviour.

Am I right in thinking Arthur hasn't actually done anything illegal so far? Unless Compeyson is caught during the marriage service and can be arrested for attempted bigamy, I'm not sure he's committed any crime either.

What do others think?

Not sure!!!! But I think we all want justice for Jip!!!!!!!

Absolutely right niggly. I had forgotten poor Jip!! . That man deserves everyghing he gets!

I think the implication was that Arthur is gay, which was illegal (well pursuing it was) at the time and Compeyson implied he'd tell Amelia. Of course Arthur has colluded with the villain too and Amelia doesn't know that yet. It's got to end tonight so we shall see how the loose ends are tied together. Hopefully for series 2!

Man of the match for me has been Inspector Bucket!

I think he has been for a lot of us, he certainly was for the Cratchits!!!

She would be better off marrying Fagan!

Gagagran that was my understanding too and I thought that was the reason Arthur's father hadn't left the company to him.

Whatever the outcomes tonight (50 minutes worth - yay!) I cannot see any good ending for Amelia Havisham. Great expectations has been playing on the Drama channel this afternoon ... I wonder if the closing shot tonight will be the poor, devastated lady in her wedding gown ... or maybe the Artful Dodger meeting Oliver ... so much anticipation!!