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They both came to Houghton, one of my earliest memories was waiting outside Greenhows on Newbottle St waiting for them to come round the corner.Surprised no-one has mentioned that a royal visit to SUNDERLAND was referenced in episode 10 (visit by Prince Charles)
PS I read Diana visited St Benedict's Hospice in 1993 (never knew that - my Mam RIP died there in 2007)\
I know what you mean. I liked her at first but the acting is a bit one dimensional.Just into season 4 and reckon Gillian Anderson is overacting. Still enjoyable though.
Season 1 and 2 were my favourites though.
I get the sense of an impersonation, rather than the character. As an impersonation it is excellent, but once I have seen it once that is enough, she doesn’t need to remind me every scene.They both came to Houghton, one of my earliest memories was waiting outside Greenhows on Newbottle St waiting for them to come round the corner.
I know what you mean. I liked her at first but the acting is a bit one dimensional.
Just watched episode 7. Was a bit ‘meh’. Hopefully picks up after it.
Only one episode in on S4 but, Anderson is a bit annoying as Thatcher - is that genuinely how she spoke? And Diana looks about 12!
On to episode 2. Thatcher looking as much of a twat as we know she was.
Revived the economy. Replaced the death trap coal mines.
Got to be completely blinkered not to see that.
Just watched episode 7. Was a bit ‘meh’. Hopefully picks up after it.
Agreed, just watched that this evening. It certainly shows an interesting side which has been hidden for decades.the episode with the cousins and Margaret ?
I thought it was superb, harrowing, sad and really interesting tele
the episode with the cousins and Margaret ?
I thought it was superb, harrowing, sad and really interesting tele
She got her mannerisms down but she probably overdid her voice, I had to look up on YouTube just to check, I can remember Thatcher speaking on the news in the 80s and wanting to kick the TV whenever I heard her voice, but definitely not as butt clenching as she was in The Crown.
To be fair to the Royals, putting handicapped children or adults into institutions was pretty much the normal thing to do whatever your social status. I know from working at a local psychiatric hospital that many of the older patients had spent most of their lives in those institutions and would find it virtually impossible to function in the normal world.
That doesn’t mean that they had miserable lives as most were more like care homes are now, so the patients would have excursions and organised entertainment and be free to roam in the grounds alone or with supervision if they needed it. There were few locked doors. This is a complete contrast to modern hospitals which almost universally have locked doors and a much more unstable and sometimes violent population.
We need to be careful that we don’t demonise anyone from that time as we don’t really have much knowledge about what was normal for that period.
I thought that was a missed opportunity. Maybe they did and decided to cut it? One thing I found interesting was that Fagan got in twice. I’d forgotten thatBinge watched it all and had it finished on Tuesday
Nobody’s mentioned her yet but I really like Erin Doherty as Princess Anne. Surprised they didn’t cover the attempted kidnapping at gun point though.
Binge watched it all and had it finished on Tuesday
Nobody’s mentioned her yet but I really like Erin Doherty as Princess Anne. Surprised they didn’t cover the attempted kidnapping at gun point though.
Up to S4 Ep9. It's like the Tiger King now. Everyone's a complete arsehole.
They've got Di off to a tee mind. Dumb as a rock, annoyed by the press but loving every second of the attention at the same time. Charles has had a midlife crisis from age 18 to age 60.
The only one who's come out of this series looking good is Phil