The Germans have taken over Bucharest and Harriet has arrived in Athens on her own.
She is thrilled to see Yakimov on a bike. Feeling guilty about the couple, he promises to find out what Guy is up to. In fact Yaki delivers Guy to Harriet at the hotel.
For Guy getting employment in Athens is not easy. He finds Toby Lush and Dubedat getting very comfortable with a teaching job. Lord Pinkrose is working at the British Information Office, where Yaki is also working and he has managed to get Harriet employment there as well.
It is Pinkrose who has spread a negative word about Guy, thereby making it difficult for him to have a lecturing job.
However as ever Guy makes himself busy. Athens is also preparing for war. Harriet sees the young soldiers march off like Greek gods, only to return much later tired, wounded and despondent.
As Yaki remarked they had Italian and German guns, once the bullets were used up, the Germans and Italian would not sell any more bullets to them.
In that time Harriet reassesses her relationship with Guy as her head is swayed by a young British soldier Charles Warden who she has grown close to.
She also meets Sasha who thinks that Harriet and Guy betrayed him to the Germans.
As for Prince Yakimov. There has been a change to his character, working with Harriet at the information office. He is less of a sponger and at times he is also useful.
However it is not a complete transformation, Yaki cannot help but be foolish during a blackout. He is shot dead. Harriet ensures that he is at least buried with his favourite coat.
With the Germans advancing, Athens is no longer safe. Harriet is heading to Cairo by boat. Only to find Toby Lush and Dubedat have snathched the best cabin.
A lush episode, you can see the BBC has spent money on this with the Greek locations. You can see the contrast between Yakimov and Lord Pinkrose. The former has become more likeable and human with the onset of war. The latter still stuck in the past with all its pettiness.
Although stupid of Yaki to light a cigarette in the dark, his death was a jolt. Such a bravura performance from Ronald Pickup.
You also feel like slapping Guy for leaving Harriet on her lonesome so often. You even think that Guy senses that his wife is straying and does not seem to be too bothered about it.
She is thrilled to see Yakimov on a bike. Feeling guilty about the couple, he promises to find out what Guy is up to. In fact Yaki delivers Guy to Harriet at the hotel.
For Guy getting employment in Athens is not easy. He finds Toby Lush and Dubedat getting very comfortable with a teaching job. Lord Pinkrose is working at the British Information Office, where Yaki is also working and he has managed to get Harriet employment there as well.
It is Pinkrose who has spread a negative word about Guy, thereby making it difficult for him to have a lecturing job.
However as ever Guy makes himself busy. Athens is also preparing for war. Harriet sees the young soldiers march off like Greek gods, only to return much later tired, wounded and despondent.
As Yaki remarked they had Italian and German guns, once the bullets were used up, the Germans and Italian would not sell any more bullets to them.
In that time Harriet reassesses her relationship with Guy as her head is swayed by a young British soldier Charles Warden who she has grown close to.
She also meets Sasha who thinks that Harriet and Guy betrayed him to the Germans.
As for Prince Yakimov. There has been a change to his character, working with Harriet at the information office. He is less of a sponger and at times he is also useful.
However it is not a complete transformation, Yaki cannot help but be foolish during a blackout. He is shot dead. Harriet ensures that he is at least buried with his favourite coat.
With the Germans advancing, Athens is no longer safe. Harriet is heading to Cairo by boat. Only to find Toby Lush and Dubedat have snathched the best cabin.
A lush episode, you can see the BBC has spent money on this with the Greek locations. You can see the contrast between Yakimov and Lord Pinkrose. The former has become more likeable and human with the onset of war. The latter still stuck in the past with all its pettiness.
Although stupid of Yaki to light a cigarette in the dark, his death was a jolt. Such a bravura performance from Ronald Pickup.
You also feel like slapping Guy for leaving Harriet on her lonesome so often. You even think that Guy senses that his wife is straying and does not seem to be too bothered about it.
