39 Steps.

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Anyone catch this tonight?

I watched it properly and that means without a laptop on me knee and it was really fab and exciting. But then I haven't seen the original or read the book.

What did you think?

I enjoyed it. I gather that the female spy was a character inserted for TV in case us women got bored (which I find a tad ironic and insulting) but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Do I gather that her "death" at the end was staged then?

Oh sorry I don't know the original at all. I was confused about her death and thought that her appearance at the end was him having a 'vision'??

Yes her death was staged - so she can go and do her bit for Blighty in the war I suppose. I really, really enjoyed it - haven't read the book - but as dh who has - just kept saying 'there are no women in the book!' that's probably a good thing.

Ohhhhh! I see.
Kind of glad really as I liked the soppiness just a little bit

I liked the removing of the Penry-jones shirt just a bit too

He was (a-hem) rather nice wasn't he?

Scrummy man

Mmmmmmmmmm yes he's lovely - unfortunately I read an interview with him in the RT which revealed that he is in RL a total twat. Such a shame - but a girl can dream eh?

I'll let him go then.

Thought this was about the best thing I have seen on TV this Xmas. Like others on here I am so glad we went for a Wii which has provided a welcome rest from the Disney channel

oh bugger I missed it.

i-player?

Gah!!!!!!!!!!! I missed it!

great book

they put a woman in it?

Yes - with kissing and everything!

Dh was outraged but I just went with the flow - it was a ripping good yarn!

I am appalled

IIRC a suitable demure female doesn't turn up till about book 3

Oh dear it's a good job you missed it then - she wasn't demure - she could drive and she had a hairpin and knew what to do with it!

She was an extremely cool woman. I would probably have been outraged had I read the book but was suckered in rather charmed by her and related more to the staory because of her, just as the adaptors planned. Predictable and easily led, moi?

I thought that it was very good - exciting, gripping etc, etc ...

But it didn't bear much resemblance to the original film as I remember it (granted I've only seen it once and that was about 15 years ago ...) and I know that the original film took liberties with the book (which I haven't read).

So, one for the likes of me who just like a good story well told and are too worried about the origins of it all - not one for the purists.

Oh - RPJ was a pleasing sight - especially since he's not in Spooks anymore .

aren't

Nothing like to book or even the Hitchcock version but I enjoyed it

I really enjoyed him it too..He's married to Dervla Kirwan (aka the voice of the M&S food ads) They have two kids and live a quiet life in the countryside - not a bit showy at all - seems like a good catch to me!