Poliakoff

Wow - thanks so much for drawing my attention to Stephen Poliakoff. I have just watched Shooting the Past, and last weekend, The Lost Prince. I love them, the music, the atmosphere.

I am now downloading Gideons Daughter.

Great. Thanks Alima!

Yes, put Stephen Poliakoff in the iPlayer search box and they come up. About 13 hours of say five different productions. Seen some but watching them all again. Available for next 29 days.

Gosh. Which ones Alima? Are they on BBC i-player? I think I've seen most of his stuff before but would love to see them again.

Talk about coming late to the party, have only just watched Summer of Rockets. It was wonderful, the cast, the script, the acting. So worth waiting for. I know exactly what one of you meant when talking about the ott American stuff we get lumbered with. Don’t watch that stuff, makes this sort of quality programme worth the wait. If any other Stephen Poliakoff fans are interested there are several other of his productions available on iplayer for about the next month. I am off to watch more......

I was wrong on all the above points

I did like the twist about who was responsible for the Pythonesque comedy programme.

Glad Kathleen got her happy ending.

Drat! I thought I'd solved it last night when the passing train caused the knobs at the bottom of the bed to shake so violently I thought, One of them is going to fall off and there will be a rolled up message from Anthony inside!

Wrong again!

Poor Kathleen seems to be losing it.

Do we trust the private detective?

Has Petrukhin's wife got something to do with it all? It's often the quiet ones.

It is cruel sending children away so young. A neighbour sent her boys away from about 7 or 8 I was horrified.

Oh and Killing Eve of course.

Thought it was good tonight, very atmospheric. Poor little Sascha I'm really only following this and Years and Years.

I loved this, thanks for the recommendation Whitewave. I would never have seen it otherwise. Love Gransnet for finding interesting programmes. I will now watch his other works.

As well as the beauty of the production, it was interesting to feel the mood of the British at that particular time. And I read that that link that the little boy was based on Poliakoffs' own experiences at school, but he toned it down a bit for the programme. Very barbaric, sending such young children away to who knows what treatment.

Loved it. Sure there were some inexplicable things but you simply went along with it. Brilliant acting .Thought Mark Bonnar was scary and totally unlike his Shetland character.

Yes that little boy was just adorable! Sweet wee thing. Fancy sending him away to boarding school. Different times. Mum's must have suffered agonies though.

No; a lot of it didn't make sense, did it....still loved it, though. Thought the little boy was adorable. Probably need to rewatch it to look out for clued [but then again I've got Years and Years to watch, along with The Virtues and Killing Eve is starting tomorrow. So many box sets..so little time...[sigh]..]

I don't understand about Anthony/David.

Not sure I understand much about any of it tbh.

Nice to watch though.

Yes; I've binge watched it also; was Mary played by Claire Bloom? I kept thinking what a beautiful face she had and then I saw Claire Bloome's name on the credits but didn't catch who she'd played. I loved that pink coat....

Husband is away so my knitting and I have just finished binge watching this. What a superb series. Loved it.

What a cast!

I’ve only watched one episode of this but but absolutely loved it and the acting is superb. That’s a lovely memory Trisher, I can remember a beautiful navy “costume” my mother had in the late fifties, she was so elegant always but, looking back at photos, although she always bought a size 12 I’m sure she was nearer an 8 in today’s sizing.

I think furs were definitely needed in those open carriages but removed at the races, sometimes carried gracefully draped over one arm. But they were stoles and boleros not coats.

Wearing it for a bet? Maybe her and the Queen Mother did daft bets for a laugh to get them through boring events? A family practice that's carried through to Eugenie and Beatrice. Remember their hats at William's wedding?!

Maybe a Pixie hood nicked from Andy Pandy?

Princess Margaret must have been rummaging in the dressing up box.

A nurse's cap and a shower cap were all she could find.

PS what on earth does Princess Margaret have on her head?

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It does look as if furs were not entirely packed away before Royal Ascot.
I have read though that pale coloured furs as well as stoles and jackets were considered more suitable for summer.
Anyway I found these pics of the Royals - who I assume would have been the ultimate arbiters of what was correct!

Timothy Spall has always been a favourite of ours. He was good in this. So smarmily sinister.
He doesn't look well though. I hope he stays in really good health despite previous nasty illness.