As I had read the book and saw Pillars of the Earth was looking forward to seeing the sequel, how could Ken Follet put his name to this rubbish, characters were left out, changed or altered, plot was so altered I felt I was looking at something completely different. The poor acting is probably because the actors did not have much to work with after most of the book had been stripped of its substance. This is one of the worst adaptations I have ever seen and would not recommend it to anyone. If anyone interested in historical events looks at this they would get such a fabrication of English history that beggars belief.
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
(1999–2000)
Opinion of the actors, dialogue and hope for more.
27 February 1999
One of the best period dramas produced for a while. The dialogue was excellent and witty. Scenery and costume seemed true to time. Altogether an excellent mini series that left you hoping for more. The actors were well cast, Martin Shaw making an excellent but likeable villain, Elizabeth McGovern a very serene Lady Blakeny and Richard E Grant as Sir Percy was just magic. My congratulations to the script writers who wrote the dialogue, the words I will remember - Sir Percy to Sir Andrew in Episode 2 "Ain't life exciting" and Lady Blakeny to Sir Andrew also in the same episode "the hypocrisy of the English tongue". Please let us hope there is more to come after all the Baroness wrote 12 books.
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