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I enjoyed this immensely!!! It's so worthy of binge watching, over and over!!! Was I sorry it wasn't renewed for a second season???... OF COURSE!!!...
I seldom review on my blogs, but this was so superb, a sort of prequel featuring many of Charles Dickens' characters from his stories...
Mark Stanley was perfect as Bill Sikes. Yes, Bill is a brute, but he played him with such skill that we could see Bill does have a heart. He did love Nancy, and I think he loved his dog Bulls-eye too, an adorable bull terrier. (l ate it up with a spoon when Bill socked 💪that snake 🐍Meriwether Compeyson.)
The hilarious Mr. & Mrs. Bumble.
The irrepressible Mrs. Gamp, an incompetent, gin-swilling nurse, & the social-climbing shrew Mrs, Bumble.
Mrs. Gamp & Miss Biggetywitch, the nosy gossip.
(Dickens is so great with these names. Isn't he?)
Peter Cratchit & Nell outside The Olde Curiosity Shoppe.
A perfect Fagin, the sly King Of Manipulators, the cunning Thieves Master, has a heart, sometimes, other times he is extremely cruel.
The detective Inspector Bucket, an intelligent, exacting, kind & good man, played brilliantly by Stephen Rea. He should have received an award.
The Artful Dodger, the Prince Of Pickpockets, in "Oliver Twist" it's hinted that he's transported in a convict ship to Australia.
The bitter, too proper, no-fun-at-all, deceitful Frances.
Sweet Nancy & her Bill, --- I loved them as a couple, even though I know hot tempered Bill will beat Nancy to death in the novel, "Oliver Twist".
Wealthy, naïve
Amelia Havisham & Meriwether Compeyson, the despicable swindler who can smile with no warmth and laugh with no humor.
Miss Havisham wore her wedding dress till it rotted off her. But, she was such a stubborn fool I didn't care. I read "Great Expectations" in high school because I had to, --- hated it. I had to read "A Tale Of Two Cities" too. I hated that too. 😝 Years later, I read "Oliver Twist" & "The Olde Curiosity Shoppe," and liked them both.
Miss Havisham wore her wedding dress till it rotted off her. But, she was such a stubborn fool I didn't care. I read "Great Expectations" in high school because I had to, --- hated it. I had to read "A Tale Of Two Cities" too. I hated that too. 😝 Years later, I read "Oliver Twist" & "The Olde Curiosity Shoppe," and liked them both.
Occult healer Mr. Venus.
Amelia Havisham and her faithful King Charles Spaniel Jip. Amelia, --- so foolish and stubborn. Does she ever question why no one likes Meriwether Compeyson but her? Why her dog hates him so much? Of course, Compeyson kidnapped Jip and used him in a faked dog rescue. After that, Jip growled whenever he saw Compeyson. Jip sees Compeyson as an evil weasel, of course, and he was trying to warn and protect Amelia. She should have taken note of her dog's actions. Dogs are excellent judges of character. (I'm glad Jip bit Compeyson, but then >>> 😭 Compeyson killed him.)
Trailer...
Nancy singings during the series finale...
Left to right, --- Bumble, Mrs. Bumble, Mrs. Gamp, Captain Hawdon and Honoria Barbary.
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