Russethouse Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 For ladies of a certain age - a drama based on this classic is on the BBC 1 this evening, 8.30pm [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Yes my two girls are looking forward to seeing "Hermione" from Harry Potter fame in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 It would have been better RH to say uncertain age, more polite one feels.[6] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 I'm not sure how popular the book is now, it may be a little old fashioned, it was published in 1936 so there is plenty of scope age wise...Anyone see it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 I was really enjoying it for over half an hour when I fell asleep, but dont blame me I'd been up since 5am and had a hard day .Hopfully I will be able to catch it again ..........[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 [quote user="Russethouse"] I'm not sure how popular the book is now, it may be a little old fashioned, it was published in 1936 so there is plenty of scope age wise...Anyone see it ?[/quote] Yes, I did. I remember the book being serialised on Childrens Hour on the BBC Home service (now that will definitely make me a person of a certain age!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJ Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I was disappointed. I love the book and also remember the version on children's television. It was beautifully made and acted, but the attempt to make it into an adult drama meant that it ended up as neither one thing or the other. I thought the love interest and the portrayal of the dance teacher Theo went totally against the spirit of the book, to say nothing of GUM actually swearing! regardsLisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yes, I think the Radio Times mentioned the addition of other lodgers to make the story more appealing to adult viewers.I'm probably the only person who doesn't like Victoria Wood in anything other than comedy, but I don't. I had read Housewife 49 before seeing it as a TV drama, I thought she was pretty 'stolid' in it but she won an award - what do I know ?[:(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaJ Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 More the elimination of other lodgers as it was the love interest's wife who had been killed off!regardsLisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 its a very long time since I read the book.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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