I remember watching it during the original transmission and not being massively impressed with it, but after re-watching some years later i'd say it's actually a really good story, what seemed like a confusing plot is actually well conceived and intelligent.
The Turkish bad guys are a bit stereotypical, they perhaps didn't work too well, but are well acted.
The major disappointment here is the way that Stella's character exits I thought it was totally underwhelming, she had tough shoes to fill after Mel, and she did an amazing job, she deserved a more dramatic exit. Her scene with Grace however is touching.
the negatives apart, the story was very impressive, although I'm not sure the Catholic Church would have been overly impressed at how the Nuns of the 1960's were portrayed.
Trevor Eve's Boyd is even more obstinate and ignorant in this one, although I did enjoy the scene where he interviews Samuel Knight, you can see he's totally irritated by him.
Sharon Maughan does put in a fantastic performance, and in my humble opinion makes the episode. For the time that Lynda Rooke is on screen, she is great as the awful Sister Margaret.
Clever 8/10
The Turkish bad guys are a bit stereotypical, they perhaps didn't work too well, but are well acted.
The major disappointment here is the way that Stella's character exits I thought it was totally underwhelming, she had tough shoes to fill after Mel, and she did an amazing job, she deserved a more dramatic exit. Her scene with Grace however is touching.
the negatives apart, the story was very impressive, although I'm not sure the Catholic Church would have been overly impressed at how the Nuns of the 1960's were portrayed.
Trevor Eve's Boyd is even more obstinate and ignorant in this one, although I did enjoy the scene where he interviews Samuel Knight, you can see he's totally irritated by him.
Sharon Maughan does put in a fantastic performance, and in my humble opinion makes the episode. For the time that Lynda Rooke is on screen, she is great as the awful Sister Margaret.
Clever 8/10
