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Category Archives: Miniseries
Joseph Morgan is “Ben Hur” (2010) – reviewed by George
This iteration is a television two-parter. It stars a young cast, many of whom have many credits. Both parts time out at 1:36, so it can be watched easily in one sitting.The story is the same, with some new happenings, … Continue reading
Posted in B, Miniseries, TV
Tagged Alan Sharp, Alex Kingston, Art Malik, Ben Cross, Ben Hur, Daniella Ereny, Emily VanCamp, Eugene Simon, Hugh Bonneville, Joseph Morgan, Julian Casey, Kristin Kreuk, Marc Warren, Ray Winstone, Simon Andreu, Stephen Campbell Moore, Steve Shill, Toby Marlow
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Michael Gambon is Jules Maigret in “Maigret”, Season 1, Episodes 5 and 6 (1991) – reviewed by George
Episode 5: Maigret on Home Ground Maigret’s day starts strangely – he receives an unsigned letter saying that a crime will take place at the first Mass on All Soul’s Day in the church of Sainte-Fiacre where Maigret was born … Continue reading
Posted in M, Miniseries, TV
Tagged Agi Margitay, Ann Mitchell, Christian Rodska, Daniel Moynihan, Douglas Livingstone, Eva Orkeny, Gareth Thomas, Geoffrey Hutchings, Georges Simenon, Jack Galloway, James Cellan Jones, James Clyde, John Glenister, John Warnaby, Jonathan Tafler, Leonie Mellinger, Maigret, Maigret on Home Ground, Maigret Sets a Trap, Michael Gambon, Nigel Hess, Paul Brightwell, Richard Willis, Robin Chapman
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Edward Petherbridge is Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter is Harriet Vane in “Gaudy Night” (1987) – reviewed by George
A coffin is being lowered into a grave, not in a churchyard, but somewhere on a private estate. We hear a eulogy that identifies the deceased as a man. Cut to a young woman in a church practicing hymns on … Continue reading
Edward Petherbridge is Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter is Harriet Vane in “Have His Carcase” (1987) – reviewed by George
The tale begins where “Strong Poison” left off – with Harriet turning her back on Lord Peter and walking away. Now we see where she went: on a walking tour near the sea. She is walking along a cliffside when … Continue reading
Posted in H, Miniseries, Movies, TV
Tagged Christopher Hodson, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Have His Carcase, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Simon Cuff
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Edward Petherbridge is Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Walter is Harriet Vane in “Strong Poison” (1987) – reviewed by George
On a dark evening in London a copper sees a man who may be drunk. He starts toward the man, who manages to get a cab before the patrolman can cross the street. At his destination the cabbie and a … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, S, TV
Tagged Christopher Hodson, Christopher Scoular, Clive Francis, David Quilter, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edward Petherbridge, Harriet Walter, Judy Cornwell, Margaretta Scott, Philip Broadley, Rebecca Eaton, Richard Morant, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Shirley Cain, Strong Poison
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Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in “The Nine Tailors”, Parts 2, 3, and 4 (1974) – reviewed by George
After the shortest opening I could write (which was already too long to add to) here are the closing chapters of the story. We left Wimsey and Bunter (Glyn Houston) with their car off the road in a snowstorm and … Continue reading
Posted in Miniseries, N, TV
Tagged Anthony Steven, Dan Meaden, Donald Eccles, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth Proud, Gail Harrison, Geoffrey Russell, Glyn Houston, Herbert Chappell, Ian Carmichael, Judith Fellows, Mark Eden, Maryann Turner, Neil McCarthy, Raymond Menmuir, The Nine Tailors
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Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in “The Nine Tailors” (1974) – reviewed by George
This story is a flashback to the days of WWI. The staff of a large estate is preparing the wedding reception of the son of the house, and the butler, Deacon (Keith Drinkel), says, “Mr. Henry and his lovely lady … Continue reading
Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in “Five Red Herrings” (1975) – reviewed by George
Wimsey and Bunter (Glyn Houston) are on their way north for a bit of a vacation. The choice of place was predicated on good courses for Lord Peter to golf on and good scenery for Bunter to paint. In the … Continue reading
Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in “The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club” (1973) – reviewed by George
Wimsey arrives at the Bellona Club and runs into George Fentiman (John Quentin), whom he is delighted to see. George is glad to see him as well. He bemoans the state of the club, calling it a morgue. Peter says, … Continue reading
Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey in “Clouds of Witness” (1972) – reviewed by George
A shoot is taking place in overcast weather at Riddlesdale, the country home of Gerald, the Duke of Denver (David Langton) and his Duchess Helen (Georgina Cookson). The men are serious about bagging many birds, but the women, out of … Continue reading
Posted in C, Miniseries, TV
Tagged Anthony Ainley, Anthony Jacobs, Anthony Steven, Clouds of Witness, David Langton, Dorothy L. Sayers, Francis de Wolff, George Coulouris, Georgina Cookson, Glyn Houston, Herbert Chappell, Hugh David, Ian Carmichael, Isabel Jeans, John Franklin Robbins, Judith Arthy, Lord Peter Wimsey, Mark Eden, Rachel Herbert
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