Martyn Miles
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Has anyone noticed how many reel to reel tape decks are used in this BBC drama?
Up to now I haven’t identified any of them...
Up to now I haven’t identified any of them...
She’s very very good in this. Reminds me of a young Diana Rigg.No, I only have eyes for Florence Pugh!
So, R to R and Florence Pugh aside, is this worth watching? His later books are not his best imho. I guess I'm still stuck in the Cold War.
Spot on. I knew there was something.She’s very very good in this. Reminds me of a young Diana Rigg.
Yes, it’s beautifully done. The first episode with the jaunt to the Greek Islands reminded me of my own time as a student, it felt very authentic. The characterisations are very rich- I even wondered if old le Carré had had a dalliance with a young actor in real life. Also the absence of technology and instead the reliance on human espionage- that’ll probably be striking to a younger audience.So, R to R and Florence Pugh aside, is this worth watching? His later books are not his best imho. I guess I'm still stuck in the Cold War.
Yes, it’s beautifully done. The first episode with the jaunt to the Greek Islands reminded me of my own time as a student, it felt very authentic. The characterisations are very rich- I even wondered if old le Carré had had a dalliance with a young actor in real life. Also the absence of technology and instead the reliance on human espionage- that’ll probably be striking to a younger audience.
Don’t you mean young actress ?
Yes, it’s beautifully done. The first episode with the jaunt to the Greek Islands reminded me of my own time as a student, it felt very authentic. The characterisations are very rich- I even wondered if old le Carré had had a dalliance with a young actor in real life.
Did he ever take the hump?What, like Shakespeare must have murdered a few kings, smothered his wife, gone mad and given away all his possessions so as to able to provide such rich characterisations of Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello and King Lear?
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3349/female-actor-or-actress
[The word actor refers to a person who acts regardless of gender, while actress refers specifically to a female person who acts; therefore a female can be referred to by either term. The Oxford English Dictionary states that originally "actor" was used for both sexes].
Did he ever take the hump?
.Great book terrible adaptation.