Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA Cold War spy thriller that tells the story of invisible wars fought by MI5.A Cold War spy thriller that tells the story of invisible wars fought by MI5.A Cold War spy thriller that tells the story of invisible wars fought by MI5.
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- WissenswertesAlthough set in 1970s London, the show was almost entirely shot in Birmingham. The MI5 headquarters building (both interiors and exteriors) was the recently closed Birmingham Central Library, a much criticised and largely unloved example of 1970s 'brutalist' architecture, which has now (as of 2016), been completely demolished as part of a major city redevelopment scheme.
- VerbindungenReferences Gorky Park (1983)
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Too easy to miss this one ... and you would be missing a lot
It is my view that the writer and director did something unusual and experimental with this teleplay, and that experiment "cost" them viewers and ratings.
Which it should not have.
It is all about timing. This six episode mini-series starts slow and picks up speed like one of those amusement park rides, until, by the time you get to very end of the finale, it seems like you are going 100 miles an hour.
This is not the traditional way to execute a narrative. But, if you give it a chance, it works just fine.
Besides, there are so many extraordinary things going on here, that I rather think the odd pacing (which was deliberate, of that there is no doubt) makes the total experience all the better. I am thinking specifically of the performances of Tom Hughes and Victoria Hamilton, which are beyond good, they are unforgettable.
And - another trick of the writer -- he saved the very best lines of dialog for the post-Dénouement (postscript), specifically the lines "It takes a whore to catch a whore" (all the more potent when directed at a man!) and "doubt will kill as surely as a bullet." If you want to know why those lines are so powerful, watch the series!
Which it should not have.
It is all about timing. This six episode mini-series starts slow and picks up speed like one of those amusement park rides, until, by the time you get to very end of the finale, it seems like you are going 100 miles an hour.
This is not the traditional way to execute a narrative. But, if you give it a chance, it works just fine.
Besides, there are so many extraordinary things going on here, that I rather think the odd pacing (which was deliberate, of that there is no doubt) makes the total experience all the better. I am thinking specifically of the performances of Tom Hughes and Victoria Hamilton, which are beyond good, they are unforgettable.
And - another trick of the writer -- he saved the very best lines of dialog for the post-Dénouement (postscript), specifically the lines "It takes a whore to catch a whore" (all the more potent when directed at a man!) and "doubt will kill as surely as a bullet." If you want to know why those lines are so powerful, watch the series!
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- 20. Juni 2017
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