For what it's worth, I watched the first episode of "Top of the Lake,"
where Elisabeth Moss affects a New Zealand accent. It's not bad, but it's
not convincing like Agent Scully. Moss sometimes seems to lapse into a
Murican accdent Holly Hunter is over-the-top as a cult leader.
The first episode wa
You're right in the genesis of Torchwood that it shifted up the channels.
But to be honest, I think it was always a tricky beast. As it was a
spin-off from a very popular show amongst children, and one that airs at
teatime (6-7pm) for family viewing, there was always an awareness that a
sister prog
Anybody else old enough to remember when it was the international version
that was racier, and the U.S. cut was more restrained?
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IIRC, Torchwood started life on BBC3, migrated to BBC2 for the second series,
and then over to BBC1 for Children of Earth and Miracle Day. Presumably the
differing standards (and proximity to the watershed) govern what they could get
away with in each series, but remember that it was Children o
Gillian Anderson's accent was perfect to my ears. She did spend a lot of
time here when she was younger, and she's done other UK work including
Great Expectations, The Crimson Petal and the White and Any Human Heart
amongst other things.
As for the nudity/swearing? The rules in general are that yo
The most recent Ofcom report has six complaints on "The Fall" (which aired
at 9 p.m., right at the beginning of the "watershed" that allows adult
programming, five for "Generally accepted standards" and one for
"Religious/Beliefs discrimination/offence." All are under the "Complaints
assessed, not
I can speak to #2: She spent most of her formative years in the UK, so she is
what Wikipedia calls bidialectal. Any minor difference, I suppose, would be
regional.
On Jul 5, 2013, at 15:28, Steve Timko wrote:
> I just finished The BBC's “The Fall” and it was good. This stars Gillian
> Anderso
I just finished The BBC's “The Fall” and it was good. This stars Gillian
Anderson as a British investigator trying to track down a serial murderer.
It is almost a cross because “Dexter” and “The Wire.”
This aired originally on the BBC, and I have questions for any British
members of the list. Are t
