I'm sorry - I didn't get the notification for this comment. I wondered how much of the girls were in the book as seeing schoolgirls in the context of an adult book is fascinating. I presume that modern attitudes towards mental illness coloured how Midge was portrayed.
Mrs Beddows was 72!? How flattering for Wilton! But if she was such an active character in the book, that's quite impressive.
I thought the TV version was hoping for Morrisey's charm to carry it, because when you look at the character, being good with horses doesn't balance out some really unattractive traits. He reminded me of dodgy fantasy characters in bad bodice rippers.
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Date: 2011-03-19 06:57 pm (UTC)Mrs Beddows was 72!? How flattering for Wilton! But if she was such an active character in the book, that's quite impressive.
I thought the TV version was hoping for Morrisey's charm to carry it, because when you look at the character, being good with horses doesn't balance out some really unattractive traits. He reminded me of dodgy fantasy characters in bad bodice rippers.