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"Page Eight": Can BBC television really be this good?

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John Worriker (Bill Nighy) is a life-long MI-5 intelligence analyst who served as the right hand of his boss and best friend (Gambon). One morning Gambon lays an intelligence report on Nighy and Judy Davis for the express purpose of discussing the possible fallout of the UK's PM withholding American intelligence from the government causing loss of Brit life. Gambon conveniently dies with this information in play and now Nighy is left to sort things out and defend himself against the PM (Ralph Finnes) and Davis, his MI-5 rival. The whole affair grow out of scale and draws in Nighy's neighbor Rachael Weisz who aids his attempt to sort out the moral dilemmas of doing right vs. preserving one's strongest ally.

This is one of the more intelligent, quick, and sophisticated scripts I seen in both television and film. It moves quickly with each character progressing the plot with every exchange. As the trailer shows, this is a top flight cast for any theatrical production and orbits the earth high above TV Guide fare. Too bad there is no Worriker reprise but this one story it is.

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RE: Just started watching The Hour ... - Jeff Starrs 23:50:16 04/01/12 (0)
... really top class TV. The Beeb have so much past experience.
Saw it and liked it a lot. - R Browne 23:06:48 04/01/12 (2)
Bill Nighy has become a favorite and was also great in "State Of Play".
- I'll check it out State Of Play....have already seen our cinematic version. * - mr grits 23:30:34 04/01/12 (1)
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  - RE: I'll check it out State Of Play....have already seen our cinematic version. * - pbarach 14:19:38 04/14/12 (0)
    I saw the BBC version first--it was SO much better than the American movie version. Bill Nighy and Kelly MacDonald were terrific.
Great cast. Not on here, can't believe you can get it in Gritslandia and we don't in Bushville^ - Road Warrior 21:32:45 04/01/12 (7)
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"I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
- DIsk not streamer! * - mr grits 23:31:22 04/01/12 (6)
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  - Me not stream. If Redbox or BBB doesn't have it, not gonna see it ^ - Road Warrior 06:28:28 04/02/12 (5)
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    "I'd like to own a squadron of tanks"
    - Big Oil can't afford a stink in' $8/mo for Netflix snail? C'mon, chapter.... nt - tinear 12:13:48 04/03/12 (4)
      dfs
      - I had it for four months, never streamed nor ordered a damn thing - Road Warrior 21:06:39 04/03/12 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Big Oil can't afford a stink in' $8/mo for Netflix snail? C'mon, chapter.... nt posted by tinear on April 03, 2012 at 12:13:48
        
        I'm wayyyyy old school.
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        100,000 vids available: old school prominently represented! Netflix is THE - tinear 08:32:57 04/04/12 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I had it for four months, never streamed nor ordered a damn thing posted by Road Warrior on April 03, 2012 at 21:06:39
        
        place for serious film lovers. If it ain't there, it probably ain't available anywhere. I just wish they'd invest more in newer "art house" films...
        
        Old School? With Will Ferrel, Andy Dick, Vince Vaughan, Snoop? Good flick, they've got it? - Road Warrior 21:44:06 04/04/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: 100,000 vids available: old school prominently represented! Netflix is THE posted by tinear on April 04, 2012 at 08:32:57
        
        Cool.
        
        Loved it when he streaked on the quad and wife and her girlfriends picked him up, "Little chilly out tonight eh?". "Wanna go to KFC?"
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        I'm in so deep I've stopped watching all network television.... - mr grits 14:00:29 04/04/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: 100,000 vids available: old school prominently represented! Netflix is THE posted by tinear on April 04, 2012 at 08:32:57
        
        it's all I do. The docs and series keep me busier than the movies.

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