[Afamilyatwar-list] Gotta Gush

[Tim Douglas]

I have to agree with this. I am a little behind with my viewing, but I just watched the episode where (SPOILER ALERT) the vindictive (Marjory Mason) finally tells her son that his wife had a man friend and became pregnant by him  I have not seen a better piece of writing and acting than this episode on TV for years  (and presumably direction too but I was unaware of it -which must be good )
i think all four principle actors Marjory Mason , PatrickTroughton, Ian Thompson and Lesley Nunnerly can hardly have acted  better than this in their entire careers and it was set in essentially two rooms with just pairs of people talking(arguing ) but it was completely  gripping and moving .This episode could easilly  have been a  top stand alone TV play (if one had had the  back story set up at the start) . It was one hour of brilliance ! 


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As I re-watch these episodes back to back for my occasional comparisons, I am repeatedly impressed by the sheer quality of the writing, acting, and editing. For whatever production flaws obtrude (camera shadows, boom shadows), A Family at War is THE finest British serial! Sometimes you just have to face brute facts! Mr. Finch, your place in television  is secure!


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