Begins with a beautiful montage of a 1930s printing press. Then spends the next 40 minutes with Felicity Jones shut in her bedroom. With its multi character country house real time setting it feels like an adapted stage play, though in fact the source is Julia Strachey's novel (1932).
Luke Treadaway is the ex lover, James Norton the new one. Feels like there isn't enough story for the material - the various goings on between the other guests are diverting but not overly interesting. Could have been done in an hour. Actually Hitch could probably have pulled it off in one of his 21 minute shows, which would be a great exercise in screen condensation.
You know, we did quite like it, it's just a bit flat. Elizabeth McGovern is the disapproving mother, Eve Traynor the essential maid, Ellie Kendrick the sister. Plus John Standing, Fennella Woolgar, Mackenzie Crook, Julian Wadham.
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