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doesn't get much better than this


Although there are some spots that drag a little and need some editing
(Emilia's drawn out "woe is me" in episode 20),
if you ever enjoyed Dickens' books,
this is gonna' blow your mind!

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I really enjoyed this series. It was a great idea to put a lot of Dickens' characters together and do prequels to Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist. There were some notable performances too. I would pick out Fagin, Frances Barbary, Inspector Bucket and Mrs Gamp as the best.

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Its been fabulous! The scheduling was a nightmare but that's by the by.

The writing and acting were great. I would single out Scrooge, Mr Bucket, Mrs Gamp, Mrs Cratchit, Mr Venus, actually the whole cast were super.



Goodnight, good luck and may your God go with you

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Completely agree!! Wonderful show.I watched it back to back and found it to be so addictive. I watched the whole thing in about a week. Standout performance? Bucket.Mrs Gamp excellent, the whole cast were terrific. Well done BBC.

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I'll put in a word for Madame Snuggles; the way she photobombed the dockside scene between Bucket and Venus was genius.




I'm the clever one; you're the potato one.

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LOL. I loved the Madame Snuggles bit too.

Maybe we could have a spin-off series - Bucket and Venus of the Detective.

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They're trying to show her incipient madness that we know about from the book...

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