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Dalgliesh and (what??) a fic, Post #7
May. 8th, 2023 01:52 pmInstead of talking about boring things like my life, let me say this:
The second series/season of Dalgliesh (Channel 5 in the UK, Acorn TV in the US) is EVEN BETTER than the first one.
Bertie Carvel as Dalgliesh is my everything: so solid and so good, so clever, such a good boss, so tortured and lonely. I love his portrayal of the character so much. (I need an icon!!) And I've just enjoyed the hell out of Carlyss Peer as DS Kate Miskin, also so solid and so clever, and pining like a forest for her boss. (This should not be a spoiler.)
The TV show is diverging from P.D. James canon in some interesting ways, taking cases out of book order, keeping everything in the 70s, and cutting out almost all the side-characters, including Dalgliesh's canonical love interest Emma Lavenham. Well! What can we do about that?
Fic, baby!
This is set after the last episode of Series 2, "The Murder Room," at which point it diverges from canon. If you're watching Dalgliesh, wait until after you've watched to read; if you're not watching Dalgliesh, I'd love you to read it anyway. I have taken a plot device from James and used it to a different end. ;)
Anyway -- "now come on baby let's start today", title taken from Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders' "Game of Love."
Cheers and hugs to all!
The second series/season of Dalgliesh (Channel 5 in the UK, Acorn TV in the US) is EVEN BETTER than the first one.
Bertie Carvel as Dalgliesh is my everything: so solid and so good, so clever, such a good boss, so tortured and lonely. I love his portrayal of the character so much. (I need an icon!!) And I've just enjoyed the hell out of Carlyss Peer as DS Kate Miskin, also so solid and so clever, and pining like a forest for her boss. (This should not be a spoiler.)
The TV show is diverging from P.D. James canon in some interesting ways, taking cases out of book order, keeping everything in the 70s, and cutting out almost all the side-characters, including Dalgliesh's canonical love interest Emma Lavenham. Well! What can we do about that?
Fic, baby!
This is set after the last episode of Series 2, "The Murder Room," at which point it diverges from canon. If you're watching Dalgliesh, wait until after you've watched to read; if you're not watching Dalgliesh, I'd love you to read it anyway. I have taken a plot device from James and used it to a different end. ;)
Anyway -- "now come on baby let's start today", title taken from Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders' "Game of Love."
Cheers and hugs to all!
