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I wasn't snoopcester Send a noteboard - 21/08/2011 07:31:22 PM
... you are not really entirely wrong. :P


clearly I should have been:P
I was more thinking that since she was a main character in both and both have been/ are on the BBC recently it seemed to link well.

I did in fact watch that movie last week when it was on, yes. It had an impressive list of actors of all generations - not often that you see Christopher Lee and Julie Christie in one movie with new emerging stars like Garai or Charlie Cox, not to mention David Tennant and others.

I liked it, though it seemed a tad, hm, confused. And the modern day storyline was fairly pointless - they might as well have cut that entirely.


Yes, it was an excellent cast. Agreed about it being confused, it felt like Poliakoff hadn't been sure what he wanted to do with the film as a whole and on top of that tacked on the modern day bit at the start and the end... though I'm not sure why? Too perhaps show what happened to her after the real plot had finished and tie things up?

My real question now is, is there any historical truth in that? Did elements in the British intelligence services really commit murders of British citizens in an attempt to end British participation in WW2?


So far as I know, there is no truth in it at all - there was a powerful anti-war lobby but I've never seen any sign of it being involved in murder. I imagine it is a case of being "inspired by" because it isn't 100% impossible even though there is no evidence for it.
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The Hour (BBC / BBC America) - anyone else watching it? Legolas - 19/08/2011 09:23:22 PM 989 Views
Yes. Chas - 19/08/2011 09:56:27 PM 590 Views
Right, watched it all now. It's quite good. *spoiler* Chas - 30/08/2011 10:07:35 PM 618 Views
Yes. snoopcester - 19/08/2011 11:33:34 PM 620 Views
I like Lix too - best I've ever seen Chancellor. (spoilers, I guess). Legolas - 19/08/2011 11:52:32 PM 677 Views
Re: I like Lix too - best I've ever seen Chancellor. (spoilers, I guess). snoopcester - 20/08/2011 12:31:49 AM 749 Views
Oh, and also (still perhaps spoilers) snoopcester - 20/08/2011 12:40:03 AM 604 Views
Especially considering Chas - 30/08/2011 10:12:16 PM 619 Views
I don't know about that. Legolas - 30/08/2011 10:33:45 PM 714 Views
Haven't mananged to see it yet, though I intend to watch it. Stephen - 20/08/2011 12:24:29 AM 584 Views
I fully intend to Camilla - 20/08/2011 03:27:50 PM 607 Views
And if you liked The Hour, you should try an see Glorious 39 that was on recently snoopcester - 20/08/2011 04:14:52 PM 636 Views
That's the new Steven Poliakoff one, right? Stephen - 20/08/2011 05:55:58 PM 629 Views
If you are implying that I am posting about The Hour just because of Romola Garai... Legolas - 20/08/2011 06:53:40 PM 735 Views
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Really liked that! Kallichore - 20/08/2011 06:58:04 PM 801 Views
The first episode is slow, but the episodes get better and better as they go Kallichore - 20/08/2011 07:00:20 PM 740 Views
Now that's what I call going out with a bang... I did not expect the final episode to be this good. Legolas - 23/08/2011 10:41:14 PM 617 Views
I liked it (spoilers) snoopcester - 23/08/2011 11:01:36 PM 578 Views
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Re: I liked it (spoilers) snoopcester - 23/08/2011 11:36:01 PM 687 Views
Having now seen it, I liked it quite a bit Camilla - 31/08/2011 08:41:46 PM 676 Views
How far off? *NM* Legolas - 31/08/2011 10:25:13 PM 275 Views
Rather far Camilla - 01/09/2011 06:32:06 AM 574 Views
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