This is
a bit of an odd duck. PC appeared in the
last two parts of this unsettling, non-chronological miniseries. So far, I’m finding it to be an interesting
story of some very damaged people, but things can get a little Lifetime now and
again.
The
volatile point around which Fallen Angel
revolves is Rosie, a young woman with severe mental health issues, a cruel,
self-serving streak, and an obsession with an unsavory dead poet. The three episodes run in reverse order – I already
watched the initial installment, so I’ve seen where Rosie ends up and what she
does, and I’m now working my way back in time to look for the source of her
darkness. “The Judgement of Strangers”
presents a teenage Rosie; allegedly “recovered” from an earlier childhood
trauma, she subtly manipulates those around her and fosters a growing talent
for the old ultraviolence.
PC plays
Henry Appleton. He and his wife Wendy
are friends of Rosie’s father, and their son Michael is one of the first to
suspect Rosie of untoward action. It seems
that Henry and Wendy are recovering from marital problems – he makes a comment
about them being back together, and they embark on a second honeymoon.
Henry
is, so far, a pretty thin character. I’m
guessing he and Wendy will get a lot more backstory in the final episode, which
takes place before this one. But as
things currently stand, he’s just a generic relation to his more narratively-important
wife and son – don’t know much about him.
Lots of
familiar faces in this one. PC has
previously worked with Clare Holman (in Giving
Tongue, playing his wife in both projects,) Charles Dance (in What Rats Won’t Do, though he’s known
much better as Tywin Lannister,) and Sheila Hancock (in Fortysomething.) Additionally,
we have Austen alumni James D’Arcy (Tom Bertram in the Billie Piper version of Mansfield Park) and Emilia Fox (as
Rosie, she’s very unlike her
Georgiana Darcy in the Ehle/Firth Pride
and Prejudice.)
Accent Watch
Sounds
like RP. Some questionable vowels, but
not too bad.
Recommend?
In
General
– Possibly, depending on how it ends. I’ll
report more definitively tomorrow.
PC-wise – Not so far. Nothing special.
Warnings
Dark
subject matter and grisly images (although usually, only the aftermath of the
violence is shown, not the act itself,) including violence against
animals. Sexual content and drug
references.
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