How not to end popular BBC drama Silk
April 6, 2014 by admin
Filed under Lingerie Events
Disappointed with the response he received from the landed gentry to his feeble attempts to rob them, Dornan then abducted the posh young daughter and fled with her into the woods.
Fans will have been disappointed with his romantic overtures, especially after one character said: “Ravish me.” Unless she had actually said “radish me”.
Steve Coogan, a lover of newsprint, and Rob Brydon, a lover of Ronnie Corbett impersonations, have returned for a new series of their food/travelogue/comedy double act, this time entitled The Trip to Italy (BBC2, Friday), otherwise known as “chatting away interminably over lunch until someone volunteers to drive”.
The conceit here is that Coogan has been dispatched by a Sunday newspaper to write about restaurants. Brydon is the chauffeur.
It jogged along nicely again, with pleasant scenery on the Piedmont coast, while both chuntered on, both occasionally in the voice of Michael Caine. Funniest line concerned Jude Law. Said Coogan: “He’s got that young, balding look.” Best not to comment on that.
Ifelt I knew the story of Kim Philby until I watched the impressive, and meticulously researched, new two-part documentary about the traitor spy.
Kim Philby – His Most Intimate Betrayal (BBC2, Wednesday and Thursday). It was compiled by Ben MacIntrye, based on his book about the spy.
A Storyville documentary on the BBC last year also dealt with Philby but not with the authority of this programme, which was as riveting as any spy novel and even more so, given how many real people must have lost their lives because of him.
The “intimate” angle concerned his relationship with fellow MI6 spy Nicholas Elliot, who trusted his friend implicitly, until it was too late.
The deceit from Philby was breathtaking and, in hindsight, it is difficult to believe no one twigged, given the scale of secrets leaked to the Soviets.
The daftest moment came when MI5 knew Philby was lying so put “watchers” on him, insisting they wore “trilbies and raincoats”, who were being followed by “watchers” from the Soviet Union, probably in trilbies. You couldn’t make it up.
