lozgti1

Albob kindly pointed out to me on the 'Books' thread that this was coming out this year as a Drama

Starts tomorrow night on BBC1 at 9

Not into tv dramas and stuff but if this gets anywhere near the book with the graphic description of WW1 should be amazing

Fingers crossed

albob

I'm looking forward to it --one of my favourite books : just hope they do justice to it

(why hasn't there been a big film --- like war horse ???)

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Being made by TV "luvvies" it will concentrate on the homosexuality angle, I'd think.

albob

Woahh - didn't notice any of that !! -- altho' there was a bit of tunneling going on

cster

I don't think that book can be squeezed into two hours somehow.

Trout

iTrader: (1)

My favourite - a period drama - made by luvvies.

Ou'est le off-button?

zip106

To be fair, Tipping the Velvet was made by luvvies - right up your 'In a Hotel tonight' street, Trouty

edit - just put Birdsong on - nice bit of cunnilingus going on.
As it's halfway through I'll have to watch on iPlayer..

Turbohot

I thought it was good. It was worth switching the telly on for it.

David Lock

I suppose it's good to be reminded of the horrors of the trenches although we don't seem to have learnt what history has shown us about sending our soldiers in to die in miserable conditions. And a dash of decent sex for the upper classes plus a gay frog - good mix.

dl

davegtt

Just seen this on Virgins On Demand so just put it on now, will come back in 90minutes and comment.

Leslie

Not so much good as necessary I feel.

Trouble is, politicians seem to think it makes themselves look ever such brave heroes to send our young blokes to their deaths, especially when they go to visit them...a long way from the dangerous bit!

Les

cster

I don't remember no gay frog - artistic licence on their part, or dementia/obtuseness on mine?

David Lock

Sorry if I have maligned anyone, especially our friends across the water. I only watched it in part and thought that the head of the household whose wife was being screwed was gay (hence the unfaithful wife) and French. Apologies. dl

CrisPDuk

Her out of Harry Potter is a bit dirty isn't she

oldsplice

I don't remember that, either! Although it's a good ten years since I read it. I remember being very *ahem* 'watery eyed', though.