Because
misunderstandings, prejudice against bastards, and the disapproval of Sophia’s
father isn’t enough, further forces in episode 4 conspire to keep the young
lovers apart. Lady Bellaston, the
relation in London with whom Sophia is staying, has taken a shine to Tom, and
she’d very much like to keep him all to herself. Her machinations come fast and furious
throughout today’s installment.
One of
the many prongs in her efforts involves Lord Fellamar. The dandified, powdered snob is determined to
“have” Sophia, and he’s willing to do anything to acquire her. Fortunately for Sophia, he’s not terribly
adept, but he’s tenacious as all get-out and keeps turning up as the proverbial
bad penny in her life. Naturally, once
Lady Bellaston becomes aware of Lord Fellamar’s intentions, he becomes involved
in her schemes.
PC is
great in this role. Lord Fellamar, like
I said, isn’t adroit enough to seem intimidating on first glance. However, his obsessive, single-minded focus
is unsettling and doesn’t bode well for the heroes. He’s a not-all-together rational man with a
great deal of power, piles of money, and a woman saying no to him. Despite his ridiculously made-up appearance
and foppish manners, all that could spell big trouble.
So hey,
how about some of the other scads of British actors in this thing? Today, we have Tom Jones Cast: Whoniverse
Edition. This miniseries features
Sylvester McCoy (the Seventh Doctor himself,) Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler,)
Lindsay Duncan (Capt. Adelaide Brooke in the Tennant special “The Waters of
Mars,”) Roger Lloyd-Pack (John Lumic, creator of the Cybermen in the second
series of new Who,) and Brian Blessed
(Blackadder is usually my first
thought when I see him, but he also played King Yrcanos in one of the “Trial of
a Time Lord” stories from the Sixth Doctor’s era.)
Accent Watch
The RP
is pretty good. I can’t hear much
Scottish in it, but there’s something that’s just a little bit off – can’t tell what.
Warnings
An
attempted sexual assault.
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