I have also never seen such a beautiful, well balanced, and well, less- cliched Catherine Cookson! I am so glad I watched this- very lovely.
Fantastic acting ( and I have a soft spot for Ian Bannan, taken too early), but the production is generally excellent, with fantastic locations (as is the norm for these various Catherine Cookson productions). The mum and daughters of the O'Brien family were all excellent- and a poignant moment with dad (played by Leslie Scolfield ) later on in the film in itself justified his fee. The Bracken lad & Molly O'Brien were the best of the kids, Jane Horrocks needed more experience (which obviously later she got by the bucketful!)
I will go back to Beamish, and I will visit Blythe - this production demands me!
Fantastic acting ( and I have a soft spot for Ian Bannan, taken too early), but the production is generally excellent, with fantastic locations (as is the norm for these various Catherine Cookson productions). The mum and daughters of the O'Brien family were all excellent- and a poignant moment with dad (played by Leslie Scolfield ) later on in the film in itself justified his fee. The Bracken lad & Molly O'Brien were the best of the kids, Jane Horrocks needed more experience (which obviously later she got by the bucketful!)
I will go back to Beamish, and I will visit Blythe - this production demands me!