I hadn't watched the series in quite a while and was quite happy to do so when someone else suggested it. We viewed the first two episodes, and plan to watch the last two this Sunday night upcoming. Several of us have seen it before, but a few haven't and it's enjoyable to not only revisit the work, but to see their interest and engagement in the story as it progresses. I'm liking it so much that I think it may be time to pick up the book again and revisit the factory town of Milton and its denizens.
Last Sunday night we started watching the 2004 BBC miniseries North & South. It is based on the 1855 novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, which deals with the conflicts and issues arising from the advent of the Industrial Revolution in England. I had never read anything by Gaskell until one day a number of years ago when, faced with a lot of cooking to do for a family event, I was looking for an audiobook to listen to while working in the kitchen. My interest caught by the synopsis, I chose North & South, and was quickly hooked by the story. Later, I went online to purchase a copy of the book and that was when I discovered the 2004 miniseries, which I also ended up buying. The miniseries is really good, although of course, not exactly like the novel. It stars Daniela Denby-Ashe as Margaret Hale and Richard Armitage as John Thornton, as well as any number of other British actors recognizable from any number of other British productions. I hadn't watched the series in quite a while and was quite happy to do so when someone else suggested it. We viewed the first two episodes, and plan to watch the last two this Sunday night upcoming. Several of us have seen it before, but a few haven't and it's enjoyable to not only revisit the work, but to see their interest and engagement in the story as it progresses. I'm liking it so much that I think it may be time to pick up the book again and revisit the factory town of Milton and its denizens. There is another, earlier, adaptation of North & South: one from 1975 starring Patrick Stewart. I haven't watched it because... well, the reason is rather shallow. I just have difficulty picturing Stewart as the intense, hardworking factory owner. Science fiction/ fantasy characters like Captain Picard and Professor X, or crotchety guys like Ebeneezer Scrooge and Captain Ahab, sure. King Claudius? Absolutely. But I just can't see him as the brooding romantic hero Mr. Thornton. Maybe one day I'll overcome my mental typecasting and bring myself to watch this version, but that hasn't happened yet.
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