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Preview of Any Human Heart on Masterpiece Classic PBS

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , on 12 February 2011 | 2 Comments »

The 40th anniversary season of Masterpiece Classic continues tomorrow night with a new three-part contemporary drama Any Human Heart at 9:00 pm (check local listings) on PBS. Based on William Boyd’s acclaimed 2002 novel, he also adapted it for the screen. Following the life of writer Logan Mountstuart, three actors portray him during different stages [...]

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Masterpiece Classic 2011 Season Preview

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 1 December 2010 | 25 Comments »

One of the consolations of being trapped inside during the cold, wet Pacific Northwest winter in the prospect of great television from Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Celebrating its 40th year on the air, the longest-running and most-honored drama series in primetime announced its new 2011 season this past week. There are some exciting new productions [...]

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Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye on Masterpiece Mystery PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Mystery, tagged , , , , on 7 July 2009 | 8 Comments »

Julia McKenzie debuted on Sunday as the new Miss Marple in A Pocket Full of Rye on Masterpiece Mystery. She’s the actress who played Mrs. Forrester in last seasons Cranford who put flannel pajamas on her cow. We shall see if she can also put a memorable spin on Agatha Christie’s famous elderly spinster who [...]

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Little Dorrit Recap & Review of Episode Two on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , on 7 April 2009 | 4 Comments »

Affairs of the heart populate episode two with hopes and aspirations for all of the unattached characters in Masterpiece Classic’s miniseries of Little Dorrit. The episode opens with a wrenching blow to John Chivery (Russell Tovey), when Amy Dorrit (Claire Foy) rejects his tender marriage proposal. The touching scene played out with chilling sadness as [...]

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Little Dorrit Recap & Review of Episode One on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , on 30 March 2009 | 6 Comments »

And so the mystery begins as the opening episode of Masterpiece Classic’s Little Dorrit puts us on the trail of who dunnit. Arthur Clennam (Matthew Macfadyen) the anti prodigal son returns home from abroad after several years to fulfill the mysterious death bed wish of his father “to put it right” by promising to place [...]

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What Little Dorrit Should Have Learned from Jane Austen about Money

Posted in Jane Austen Quotes, Jane Austen's Works, Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , on 24 March 2009 | 5 Comments »

Next Sunday, March 29th, The Tales of Charles Dickens continue as Masterpiece Classic broadcasts a new adaptation of Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit on PBS. This new 5 part BBC/PBS miniseries premiered in the UK last fall to much acclaim. It was adapted by veteran classic bonnet drama screenwriter Andrew Davies who has been very generous [...]

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Pride and Prejudice: Which Mr. Darcy Has the Noble Mien for You?

Posted in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on 18 November 2008 | 65 Comments »

Mr. Darcy soon drew the attention of the room by his fine, tall person, handsome features, noble mien, and the report, which was in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance, of his having ten thousand a year. The gentlemen pronounced him to be a fine figure of a man, the ladies declared he [...]

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Taciturn disposition

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, tagged , , , , , on 7 January 2008 | 4 Comments »

TACITURN  “Do you talk by rule, then, while you are dancing?” “Sometimes. One must speak a little, you know. It would look odd to be entirely silent for half an hour together; and yet for the advantage of some, conversation ought to be so arranged, as that they may have the trouble of saying as [...]

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