Margaret is a down to Earth Northern Waitress, she goes to a live stage show, Magic Moments, where she is surprised to be reunited as the long lost sister of the glamorous queen of soap Pat. Pat is naturally devastated to be associated with a woman who's hair you could go trick or treating in. The pair go on a journey of discovery, family secrets are unearthed, and bridges are built.
I remember the Screen one and Screen two dramas quite fondly, some were hard hitting, some were packed with tense drama, some were a bit slow, then came Pat and Margaret. To this day, one of my favourite one off dramas, it managed to be sensationally funny, moving, heartwarming, beautifully acted, it was a true forgotten gem.
Gloriously performed, Victoria and Julie are one of the finest acting duos I can think of (and I don't just mean comedy,) I wish the pair would do more work like this. Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Thora Hird are all just magical, they combine wonderfully to produce laughs and tears. Hird is so subtly nasty in her treatment of Jim.
Thora Hird delivers that magical line 'not on the eiderdown.'
9/10
I remember the Screen one and Screen two dramas quite fondly, some were hard hitting, some were packed with tense drama, some were a bit slow, then came Pat and Margaret. To this day, one of my favourite one off dramas, it managed to be sensationally funny, moving, heartwarming, beautifully acted, it was a true forgotten gem.
Gloriously performed, Victoria and Julie are one of the finest acting duos I can think of (and I don't just mean comedy,) I wish the pair would do more work like this. Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Thora Hird are all just magical, they combine wonderfully to produce laughs and tears. Hird is so subtly nasty in her treatment of Jim.
Thora Hird delivers that magical line 'not on the eiderdown.'
9/10