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Midsomer Murders: Written in the Stars (2012)
One highlight for me
There was one highlight for me and that was an obscure Breaking Bad reference to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle formulated by the German physicist and Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg in 1927.
For non-watchers of Breaking Bad that show follows Walter White, a school chemistry teacher who, after being diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer, turns to a life of crime and partners with a former student, Jesse Pinkman to produce and distribute crystal meth to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigating the dangers of the criminal underworld.
The cover name White adopts is Heisenberg.
Other than that, the story is pretty pedestrian but a reasonable time-killer.
Screen One: Meat (1994)
Brillant drama from the BBC
I just re-watched this drama &, once again, I am blown away by actors who did some of their best work at the beginning of their careers.
Miller at just 22 (and 2 yrs. Before the release of Trainspotting), is an absolute standout as the at one moment tender & the next moment volatile and violent central character, Charlie, who has been released after serving time as a young offender; his temperament & emotions are slowly revealed as balancing on a knife's-edge.
Simm, a fine character actor, gives us a glimpse of the brilliance he will display the following year in the first terrific Jimmy McGovern drama "Cracker" (a double episode called "Best Boys") followed in 1997 by "The Lakes" (both well-worth finding if you haven't watched them yet).
This film is a gritty &, at times tender at others visceral, ride but well worth the journey. It is, as another reviewer said, "a gem".
Oh, and if you think you recognise Sean Gilder (a familiar face on the telly) as a young detention officer you'd be right - he is in the film's end credits but not credited here on IMDb (either under "Meat" or his own list or credits - odd).