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I thought the scene in the enquiry where they asked Tucker the killer question was a fantastic bit of acting by Capaldi
they had their part of the scripts but didnt know what the questions would be, how the enquiry would be set up, or who was playing what enquiry member until they walked in the room (according to interview on 5live this week) to try replicate the stress/energy of a real enquiry.
Poignant that Malcolm’s final speech (given on police stn steps) was given by his solicitor and he cut himself off adding to it. Glen’s was brilliant.
Stewart Pearson character was the exact opposite of the down-to-earth-northerner character Vincent Franklin played in twentytwelve.
I tend to find the Beeb miss the mark with comedy
Yeah, Blackadder and the Young Ones were total misfires… Even in just the Thick Of It vain theyve had People Like Us, The Day Today, Twentytwelve, all beautifully written.