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Miriam Margoyles

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Luckygirl3 Mon 13-Apr-26 21:56:52

I am just finishing watching a BBC2 programme on Miriam Margoyles.
Such a brilliant actor of course .... but the rest if it? What do people think?

Allsorts Mon 13-Apr-26 22:03:20

I didn't watch it, I find her vulgar and crude.

Basgetti Mon 13-Apr-26 22:05:59

I found her series on Australia pretty good.

petra Mon 13-Apr-26 22:17:53

Potty mouth who looks as if she needs a good wash.

Oreo Mon 13-Apr-26 22:19:20

I just find her too repellent to watch in anything.

Luckygirl3 Mon 13-Apr-26 22:28:47

Her Dickens readings are wonderful. It would be good if she would concentrate on her very real talents.

Chardy Mon 13-Apr-26 22:30:14

She is a very special woman

Anniebach Mon 13-Apr-26 22:34:31

I don’t like her, she is vulgar and crude

Allira Mon 13-Apr-26 22:41:35

Luckygirl3

Her Dickens readings are wonderful. It would be good if she would concentrate on her very real talents.

Yes.
She is clever and can be on the mark about so many things but -

there is no need for her vulgarity. It's childish.

Chocolatebiscuit Mon 13-Apr-26 22:43:12

I am pleased I am not the only person that find her vulgar and crude

JenniferEccles Mon 13-Apr-26 22:43:27

Vulgar and crude pretty well sums her up.
I’m not convinced she’s a good actress either, as to me, her unpleasant characteristics predominate.

Cardamom Mon 13-Apr-26 22:45:15

Wonderful voice as a narrator on the radio or podcasts.

MT62 Mon 13-Apr-26 22:46:56

I don't do smut as a rule, but I quite like her. Just reading one of her books, I thought I was I unshockable, but she does rather take the biscuit with some of her outrageous antics.
As a young girl, her family lived on Allison street in Govanhill, in Glasgow, around the corner from my grandmother. Her father was a Gp, so when I read that, I kind of stuck with the book.

Luckygirl3 Mon 13-Apr-26 23:01:59

Her programmes on Australia were very interesting and she came across as warm and caring with a real concern for the people she met.
Her acting ability is impressive.

But why all the farting nonsense? We all do it but we do ot with regard for those around us. It feels like childish showing off and I cannot see the need for it.

I sometimes wonder what her partner makes of it. She is a respected academic.

Nightsky2 Mon 13-Apr-26 23:05:58

She likes to shock and is just so pretentious and juvenile.

Allira Mon 13-Apr-26 23:10:10

But why all the farting nonsense? We all do it but we do ot with regard for those around us. It feels like childish showing off and I cannot see the need for it.

And I am not bothered about her waterworks either.

Sadgrandma Mon 13-Apr-26 23:11:07

I think she’s a dirty, disgusting old lady so wouldn’t watch her if you paid me.

Cardamom Mon 13-Apr-26 23:29:05

I think she’s a dirty, disgusting old lady so wouldn’t watch her if you paid me.

grin

Allira Mon 13-Apr-26 23:32:02

How much?
I'm open to good offers 😁

TheSunRisesInTheEast Mon 13-Apr-26 23:47:14

I like Miriam. I find her childish ways silly but amusing. She isn't a mother so doesn't have to curb her language or actions to please anyone, only herself. She's a one-off.

mrsba Mon 13-Apr-26 23:54:19

I quite liked her when I have seen her in documentaries, but I saw her live and didn't enjoy the swearing and crude talk at all,people around me where laughing there heads off, which seemed to make her worse, there was a sign language interpreter who looked a bit embarrassed too.

nanna8 Tue 14-Apr-26 00:23:18

Can’t stand the woman. A poser.

rafichagran Tue 14-Apr-26 00:34:24

I like her as well. Yes she swears, nothing I have not heard in a pub. I liked her when she was in the States she spoke to alot of people, some not very nice but she held her own.

Chestnut Tue 14-Apr-26 00:48:06

On Graham Norton she has some shocking stories all lined up ready, then away she goes whilst looking round to see their reactions on the couch. It's an attention seeking act, well rehearsed. She knows how to work the audience and loves shocking them.

InnocentBystander Tue 14-Apr-26 02:06:43

Oreo

I just find her too repellent to watch in anything.

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