LORD OF THE FLIES - sun bbc1 9pm - TV PACE. NO SPOILERS

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A group of school boys are marooned on a desert island in an adaptation or William Golding‘s classic novel Lord of the flies

A plane transporting, schoolboy crushed lands on a remote island with no adults around supervise them their attempts to remain civilise soon descends into violence.

This four part series is a first television dictation of the classic 1954 novel each episode is shown from one of the main characters with the first one devoted to piggy.

Piggy is a responsible one who wants to keep everything calm. A lot of the boys go so when they’re stranded piggy tells everyone they have to have rules but the boys don’t act well to that.

Piggy initially be friends Ralph a boy who voted leader but Ralph‘s rival Jack taught piggy about his weight and poor eyesight

Jack judges PIGGY starts picking on him. He tries to be friends with Ralph when he knows that Ralph is PIGGY‘s only thread to hold onto they really don’t like each other.

not sure if I will watch as never like the book at school but doing thread incase I do and for others who may enjoy

Jack is a total twat and piggy bless him is very knowledgable

This is so slow. I've read the book and remember seeing the film in 1990 which teen me loved but not sure about this adaptation dh has already fallen asleep

Trying to make out piggy lost the pig when he lost his nerve

Not a fan of the book at GCSE. Atwood got me hooked on books with the handmaid's tale at a level

not sure if 4 episodes are enough although PP saying it’s a bit slow

thanks for the thread I’ll come back after a couple of episodes

Here's a link to the story about boys this really happened to (they were older, aged 13 - 19).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_castaways

I've tried and failed to get on with the book but it's such a classic that I'd really like to stick with this TV adaptation. It is very dark but I've been impressed with the boys' acting and the cinematography is gorgeous.

I liked the book but then I do like things with a dark undertone. The three leads are very good so far, always love Piggy bless him. Jack is great - cruel and arrogant and Ralph is quite charismatic.

Read it when 15, at school. It's pretty dark if memory serves. I can't remember Piggy being as knowledgeable or assertive as this portrayal.

Enjoying it so far and will try not to binge.

Well I really enjoyed that considering I didn’t think I would as hated the book at school

I read it as a warning against exclusively letting public school boys run the world!

It is slow isn't it. I read it 50 years ago, enjoyed it then, and it must have made an impression as I remember the main themes.

But I am not sure if I will stick with it. Too many annoying boys. Piggy is a know-all PITA and Jack is Boris Johnson.

What hadn't hit me when I read it in the 1970s is that this isn't about children. It's just about male children. As a PP said, no one to identify with.

not read the book. Quite enjoyed it. Will watch the next episode

Yes he was much more cowed in the book

read it in 1982

Simon is meant to be physic and spiritual

You are so right!

My O'Level books were:

• Huckleberry Finn (boys)

• Science Fiction Omnibus

• WW1 poetry anthology

• The Crucible (about Salem witch hunts)

And my literature-loving mother wondered why I refused to do English Lit at A'Level.

Me specs!

I loved this. Don’t understand those saying it was slow, I thought the atmosphere was very menacing and the hour flew by. Haven't seen a young person with such a slappable face as Jack’s since Joffrey in Game of Thrones.

In my school, books in the lower sets were more male-oriented and books in the higher sets were more female-oriented. Read into that what you will, and excuse the pun!

It's brilliant and terrifying at the same time. I read it years ago. An excellent production and well scripted.

It's not a binge watch. Those young boys and lads are outstanding.

Oh those fab young actors! Their parents must be bursting with pride watching them tonight. Really enjoyed the first episode… ☠️

I really enjoyed it. The boys' acting was excellent.

It was slow, with shots of eagles overhead, insects etc but I thought that added to the atmosphere. One of the reviews I read said that the because the actors were children, there was a limit to how many hours a day they could be filmed, so the crew used the time that they couldn't film to take the scenic shots. The overall effect was probably a mixture of artistic intention and serendipity.

This is an interesting article about the Tongan castaways.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/13/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-mano-totau-survivor-story-shipwreck-tonga-boys-ata-island-peter-warner

My O level English literature didn't include LOTF. It did include Shakespeare

• sonnets, Romeo and Juliet; A Man For All Seasons,:Chaucer; extracts Canterbury Tales; War poets. The novels were Pride and Prejudice and Great Expectations.

Same @PuppyMonkey. ESP as I didn’t think I would enjoy it

No tv should be binged

should be savoured 😀😀

Thanks @cariadlet

Bloody hell that was good. Studied it for O level and again for my degree.

The actor playing Jack is also Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter TV remake