In the opening of series four episode “Speak As Ye Choose”, we get a brief but memorable appearance by Alistair Green (a comedian famous for his excruciating but very funny social media videos) as concerned villager Owen, who realises that the year’s harvest is rotten. While we never got a proper flashback of how Katy Wix’s character Mary died – probably for the best, considering she was burned as a witch, which isn’t exactly a LOL-a-minute – we do find out who caused her death. Edwards’ poignant performance is pitched just right between warm but not too saccharine, making it a typically touching Ghosts festive episode. But, as we gradually discover, he’s a lot more real, and complicated, than Santa. This stranger’s got a white beard, he’s jolly and gentle, and his name’s Nicholas, so obviously Kitty immediately believes he’s actually Father Christmas. Justin EdwardsĮlsewhere in the 2021 Christmas special, Alison and Mike meet a strange man they discover living in a tent in their garden, played by The Thick of It’s Justin Edwards. The two women don’t see eye to eye, but they clearly love each other, because Fanny goes along with the marriage, to the man who would later become her murderer. She’s sadly deprived this opportunity when her father’s gambling debts leave the family destitute, and it’s Lavinia who works out a plan to save them, securing Fanny a prosperous (if “wayward”) man to marry. It’s immediately obvious where Fanny gets her robust opinions from – she believes women are bred for marriage alone, and as the brief but brilliant clip above shows, she thinks maths is a man-only game – but Fanny has ambitions of going into her father’s business.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |