Well I finally finished watching this 15-part series adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel (the last episode went out just before Christmas), and though I couldn’t begin to outline the story if it were asked of me, I’m glad I stuck it out and I might finally be interested in reading his work (to date I think I’ve only ever read an abridged version of “Oliver Twist”, if that, when I was a kid).

It really has everything, from laughs with people like Matthew Kelly, Johnny Vegas and Philip Davis (“Shake me up, Judy!”) to the deepest darkest horrors of poverty stricken streets of London, romance, sadness, and intrigue, not to mention a simply beautiful ending. The cast was well hyped, and not without good reason – Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson, Timothy West, Denis Lawson and the less-well-known Anna Maxwell Martin all turn in some incredible work. If I can find the cash, I might get this on DVD and give it more of my attention.

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