17 October 2007

"I'm Henery the Eighth I am"

No, I don't know why they called it 'The Tudors', as it only covers the period of the younger Henry VIII.

Anyway, the star of the show is a fancy rowing boat that tootles up and down the Thames. The boat shows rather more acting flair than the human participants, which is presumably why the producers insisted that each episode features at least one scene on the boat. Other acting credits go to a splendidly medieval horse-drawn carriage and a real tennis court (presumably that of Hampton Court Palace). There is also a rationed amount of rather perfunctory bonking in each episode. Not much plot or character development but why quibble about the details when you can admire the costumes?

I do not expect next week's Fanny Hill to be any better.

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