P. Firth's HAIR!
Cannot deal. Please make it STOP!
http://saucybetty.blogspot.com
It does look a bit odd. Too blonde. Not sure what I think initially of the series, much as I like Anna Maxwell-Martin, I still keep seeing Dorothy Tutin in the role and her and David Morrissey look too young in age to play the characters. Have not read the book but it is on my list. If Sarah has been teaching 20 years she must be in her early 40's I'm guessing AMM looks too young to have been teaching 20 years. Does anyone know are Sarah and Robert Carne supposed to be similar ages? However period drama on a Sunday is good no matter what!
shareI agree with you about Anna MM. I thought she was very good in the part but that she looked too young. As its 1934 and her fiance died during the Great War, Sarah must be in her mid 30s at the earliest.
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
Sarah's 35-37-ish, if I recall (haven't got the book to hand: it's at my parents' house in 'Kingsport'). Anna's only a few years younger and I had always pictured Sarah as looking young for her age. (In my mid-30s, people thought I was about 28.)
Seingner Conrat, tot per vostr'amor chan
http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/knightlife
I've just started the book & I'm sure it mentioned Sarah's age somewhere, but maybe I read it somewhere else as I now can't find it! At the start of the programme I estimated Sarah was in late 20s, early 30s, then when she mentioned her fiance being killed in WWI I realised she must be at least mid-30s. Still, as you say, silverwhistle, people can sometimes look younger than they are - I'm nearly 27 & strangers often think I'm about 20. I though AMM was great.
What Glasgow says today, the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow
Hi Cat. Fancy seeing you here!
The only "off" note in an otherwise highly enjoyable first episode. I see that Dorothy Tutin was about 44 in the 1974 series. Maybe unnecessarily old, but a little more believable than Anna's 33 years. Unfortunately, producers don't like to cast middle-aged women much these days.
All that said, I thought Anna was terrific. There was real chemistry between her and David Morrissey.
If you can't be a good example -- then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.
I know, SG, me on an IMDb site that wasn't "North & South", who'd have guessed? I actually look up most films I watch on here, I just don't tend to post very much.
Re Sarah's age: I continued with the book today - it was a bit where Sarah ran for the bus (which was at the start of this first episode, yeah?) & it mentioned that she was 'nearly 40'. Which could mean anything between 36 & 39, given what I've heard people around that age say! Okay, maybe Anna is a little young then, but as you say, SG, she does a great job & the chemistry's definitely there.
What Glasgow says today, the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow
Yes: I think Sarah's in Winnie's own age-group.
Glasgow? I'm in Glasgow, too, but spent my childhood in Hull, and my parents moved back there in 1990. Winnie's a heroine of mine from my teens.
Seingner Conrat, tot per vostr'amor chan
http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/knightlife
I'm about halfway through the book now & Sarah's just turned 40. AMM sure doesn't look anything like that. But you know, I'm not fussed about that, I find her very convincing in the role. It's amazing how much death there's been so far in the book - I can't help wondering how many more characters are going to bite the dust before it's over!
Whereabouts in Glasgow are you, silverwhistle? I'm in Broomhill, in the West End.
What Glasgow says today, the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow
Just off Queen Margaret Drive. I'm an absurdly over-qualified office temp at the university.
I first read South Riding in my mid-teens, about 30 years ago. I have always been a Sarah/Joe shipper! I've got the 1930s film (sentimentalised) and the 1970s serialisation.
I like Peter Firth playing a 'baddie': ever since he played the odious Angel Clare in Tess, I tend to associate him with prim villainy.
Seingner Conrat, tot per vostr'amor chan
http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/knightlife
Well if there's any work up there, let me know, it's right in my area & I'm looking for that sort of thing! Yes, BA (Hons) counts for zilch at the moment, sadly...
I'd never heard of "South Riding" till I saw the press release about this dramatisation - last August, I think it was. Meant to read the book before the series but didn't get round to it, distracted by Fanny Burney's "Evelina". Enjoying it now though. See, this is the sort of thing the BBC should be doing, adaptations of books that probably the majority of people haven't heard of, rather than endless remakes. (Not that I've not enjoyed some of them too!)
What Glasgow says today, the rest of the world tries to pronounce tomorrow
Work's tough. Last year, I was on the dole for 6 months despite being with half-a-dozen agencies. The Uni's making cuts all over.
See, this is the sort of thing the BBC should be doing, adaptations of books that probably the majority of people haven't heard of, rather than endless remakes.
Yes. When I was young, they did a lot of French and Russian authors, too! I first read Crime & Punishment as an adolescent after the fab BBC production starring John Hurt. I loathe and detest Jane Austen, and wish they'd never, ever do another one of hers.
Seingner Conrat, tot per vostr'amor chan
http://www.silverwhistle.co.uk/knightlife
Also started the book, but must say I thoroughly enjoyed Ep 2 - marvellous.
share