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Originally Posted by CRussel
Yes. With Ian Carmichael. They were all very well done. But even as good as they were, the books themselves are even better. I admit, this is not my first time through, but it's still an absolute delight. The scene I was reading last night had me quietly but deeply chuckling. Lord Peter is trying to get information from an isolated farmer (Grimethorpe) and is talking absolute piffle in the way he does. Inspired.
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I was remembering a bit mistakenly. I actually read Clouds of Witness last year and had seen the series earlier, although most of the books I had read first. Your mention of Grimethorpe made me remember how some things seemed the same although absolutely different in a strange but charming way. BBC does book adaptations exceedingly well usually. Another example in a similar vein is Peter Davison as Margery Allingham's Campion. Overall I'll take the books but the series is delightful.
Helen