The Politicians Husband…?

[recall]

Anyone watching ?

[dotty2]

I enjoyed it all but mostly in a 'pick holes in the plot and snort at its clunkiness' kind of way. And definitely agree about the heart attack - I was inwardly groaning and hoping it wouldn't happen as he started looking ropey in the garden.

But, full of holes at it was, her becoming PM wasn't that unlikely, Silver Oldie. Margaret Thatcher - previously 'only' Education Secretary (though of course she did win an election). Sometimes the people in the major roles have too many enemies to make it as the next leader.

[Fiderer]

I've had enjoyed it more if it had been longer. E.g. the leap for her to become PM and him Deputy. And more about his relationship with his son.

Didn't think EW and DT very believable as a couple. Tbh best part of the last episode was watching the credits for WW names

[TrampyPants]

Blair had never held a cabinet post before becoming PM, had he?

[LineRunner]

As predicted, it rushed through an inexplicable turn of events and length of time in a few minutes in order to get some kind of supposedly 'wow' ending.

[wintera]

What was the point of the Nanny plotline? That was all very strange I thought. Was it all just so his dad would be at their house more to look after the kids so would hear what was going on? That whole plot just didn't go anywhere and are we really supposed to believe she would just lie and sell her story to the papers after he turned her down last week? Bit weak that was in my opinion.

[MadameOvary]

Is there supposed to be a sequel? Would have been so much better if it had ended with him with his head in his hands, musing on what he'd lost.

[SconeInSixtySeconds]

I was really annoyed that it went from the dad's funeral and DT being told to move out, to suddenly them snogging on the steps of Downing Street.

What the jeff?

I reckon the scriptwriter just got bored.

[LineRunner]

Yes, I'd like to the 'Missing Months'.

[LineRunner]

to see the

[wintera]

Yes it was very hit and miss plot wise. By far the best bits were the scenes with their son I thought.

[Xenia]

It was good and with the right result - women rule and feminism is what is write and works best for most couples. Equality rules.

[AitchTwoOhOneTwo]

it felt like the nanny plot had great big chunks taken out of it during the edit, i thought.

[ppeatfruit]

Well from reading this and the bit I saw I don't reckon I missed much Sounds a bit to me. Give me Goodnight Sweetheart any time!

[SilverOldie]

No I don't believe Blair did have previous ministerial experience and look where that got us.

[TrampyPants]

AitchTwoOhOneTwo Fri 10-May-13 01:35:02
i am obsessed with the idea that emily watson was pregnant filming that... but can't find any evidence that i'm right.

I think she was up the pole too. She had pregnancy face.

[UltimaThule]

I must be the only person who thought this was cack. The script was atrocious. Absolutely excruciating. Every point of interest about the characters spelled out in language that no person who'd known his/her interlocutor for decades/a lifetime would ever use. I gave up when the friend ordered a bottle of wine in such a way as to show him up to be a twat and it wasn't even a good bottle.

[Davros]

I liked how it went from DT being told to move out to them on the steps of no 10. I don't want to see the crap in-between.

[wintera]

I remember The Politician's wife being much better than this one. Am I right or just being nostalgic?

[nennypops]

I'm assuming from the way they were looking at each other right at the end that the price of staying together was her getting to be PM. What do we think?

[2rebecca]

Dunno, there was lots of meaningful staring at the end but I thought it just looked artificial and wasn't convinced the looks really conveyed any emotion although I'm sure they were doing their best "prolonged meaningful stare" as instructed by the director.
Longtime married couples don't generally do prolonged meaningful stares, especially not when they've got a load of people coming round.
Sadly I suspect the kids were now totally ignored without even grandad to play football with them.

[AitchTwoOhOneTwo]

i thought it was that they HATED each other.

[StiffyByng]

Oh, what a pile of TOSH that turned out to be. The dialogue was dreadful, the plot implausible and the narrative seemed to have been edited to remove any flow. And what a SURPRISE! The WIFE was the Prime Minister? How very unconventional. Watching DT's character crying at the end was completely unmoving. Were we supposed to feel an ounce of sympathy for this rotter? We only watched the third episode to find out how it ended but it was a painful journey.

And criminal charges for the other guy? Um, yes. It's illegal now to say 'this could be mutually advantageous' with a knowing look. Not to mention the fact that the fiendish trap revolved around something a GCSE student might come up with and get told it was a bit simplistic. (Although perhaps that bit isn't quite so unrealistic given some recent policy proposals!)

[Davros]

So isn't it good it was only 3 episodes? I thought the look at the end meant "we've done our deal and each of us better stick to it", oh and that she hated him, not sure about the other way round.

[fancyanother]

yes i thought at the end the looks were that they were sticking it out for appearances, but that they hated each other. Re: DT's accent. How did he manage to do 4 years of Doctor Who without slipping from the estuary English, yet cant do a 3 part drama without it leaking through??

[Eliza22]

It's a shame really, as EW, DT and the actor playing Grandad (Jack Shepherd) are all excellent but, the script was shite and I guess even good acting can't overcome that. My ds has Aspergers and I thought DT's reaction (struggling and realising his son's future was never going to be like that of the boys kicking a football around, in the park) was plausible. The only thing that moved him to tears was his son.

The final scene was laboured but DT's look was one of utter, sickening realisation that his wife was sitting where he had expected to be and his life henceforth was going to be secondary, to her. Many men have that look about them, in the face of a woman who surpasses them. I liked that.

It was corny and predictable though and it could have been excellent. The only "real" person, for me, was Jack Shepherd's "grandad".