Flesh and Blood

[Walter]

anyone else been watching this new drama on telly/ 9pm ITV

I've got into it now but my main gripe with it is Francesca Annis as Vivien . She looks and sounds like an escaped dementia ward patient 

What do you think?

[Robbie]

Started watching it but lost interest. I didn't notice that about Francesca Annis but maybe that came later.

[Harrowby Hall]

About 65 years ago Francesca Annis entered my adolescent life in a TV serial called "The Wind and the Rain". I fell helplessly in love with her and scoured the schedules looking for opportunities to gaze at her.

Thank you for letting me know about this programme. I don't care how demented she appears ...

[Walter]

About 65 years ago Francesca Annis entered my adolescent life in a TV serial called "The Wind and the Rain". I fell helplessly in love with her and scoured the schedules looking for opportunities to gaze at her.

Thank you for letting me know about this programme. I don't care how demented she appears ...

HH
She was Shakespeare's actress of choice apparently 

[Nearly Sane]

About 65 years ago Francesca Annis entered my adolescent life in a TV serial called "The Wind and the Rain". I fell helplessly in love with her and scoured the schedules looking for opportunities to gaze at her.

Thank you for letting me know about this programme. I don't care how demented she appears ...

Memory is an odd thing. I checked because it was before my time but you would appear to be remembering a play called The Wind and The Sun from 1960

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000768/

[Harrowby Hall]

Memory is an odd thing. I checked because it was before my time but you would appear to be remembering a play called The Wind and The Sun from 1960

Thank you (I was nearly right).

Yes, I now recall that the title referred to a story about a challenge between the wind and the sun as to who could cause a man to remove his cloak. The wind tried to blow the cloak off him - but he only drew it about him more tightly. The just shone on him - he was warm and comfortable and took off his cloak.

And by 1960 I was a little way beyond adolescence.

[wigginhall]

I remember Annis as very beautiful, can't remember how old I was, but felt awe-struck.  I am enjoying the serial, barking mad as serials on TV often are, plus a great cast.  Imelda Staunton playing the wicked witch, very funny.  I think Annis and Rea together are great.

[Nearly Sane]

Thank you (I was nearly right).

Yes, I now recall that the title referred to a story about a challenge between the wind and the sun as to who could cause a man to remove his cloak. The wind tried to blow the cloak off him - but he only drew it about him more tightly. The just shone on him - he was warm and comfortable and took off his cloak.

And by 1960 I was a little way beyond adolescence.

And of course she was absolutely perfect as Lily Langtry

[Robbie]

She was, I remember 'Lily Langtree' well during A level years. Marvellous drama series and Francesca Annis was much admired by Vl formers everywhere! If I remember rightly it was very well cast overall.

[Harrowby Hall]

Francesca Annis was in the showcase version of Cleopatra as Elizabeth Taylor's personal servant, but her part was edited out of the film when it went on general release.