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Post by Dame Bouncy Castle on Dec 4, 2018 20:41:10 GMT
ITV’s one-off drama Torvill & Dean will premiere on Christmas Day (Tuesday December 25th) at 9:15pm.
Torvill & Dean tells the story Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s early years and the creative impetus that finally drove them to become ice dancing royalty. The drama explores their humble beginnings and family life in Nottingham; how Chris, following the breakup of his parents’ marriage, channelled his anger into skating and how Jayne, was outwardly reserved, and determined to explore her inwardly passionate nature.
It also reveals how Chris and Jayne clashed as they separately and together tried to establish a new language for ice dance – one which won gold medals but also spoke to their private, intense relationship.
The two-hour drama stars Will Tudor, Poppy Lee Friar, Anita Dobson, Stephen Tompkinson, Jo Hartley, Dean Andrews, Christine Bottomley, Jaime Winstone and Susan Earl.
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Post by Delia on Dec 5, 2018 7:46:52 GMT
Sounds promising. I'm a big fan of the skating couple, and remember their early appearances on the scene.
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Post by marion on Dec 5, 2018 8:49:00 GMT
I also like them very much but I am dubious about this! I expect I shall watch it - but maybe record it and check out reviews on here before committing.
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Post by cakewalk on Dec 5, 2018 9:30:59 GMT
Really? 9.15pm slot on Christmas Day? Wow! I'll probably have to record it as we shall have guests.
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Post by goodhelenstar on Dec 5, 2018 21:27:22 GMT
I can't see the point of this. There have been many documentaries featuring the real T&D, who are still in the public eye, so it seems very odd to have them dramatised by actors. How will they do the skating scenes – feature the real T&D or have disembodied legs and faces as is sometimes done with ballet biopics?
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Post by Delia on Dec 26, 2018 0:07:52 GMT
This was excellent. Sensitively done, and well depicted by the actors. No need to show them doing complete routines on the ice, but cleverly, they cut from distant views to close ups of their skates, interspersed with sections of their rehearsals.
It ends with a short clip of the "real" bolero with the actual couple. What exciting times they were, I remember the frisson of excitement whenever they appeared in competition. We didn't realise then what drove them both to want perfection.
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Post by vicky on Dec 26, 2018 8:12:06 GMT
I loved every minute of this. It helped that I am a Nottinghamian who lived there through the Torvill and Dean glory years. There were so many references to places and things I knew and there was even an attempt to capture the discrete local accent which isn't always easy for outsiders. It's the second thing set in Nottingham in which I've seen Stephen Tomkinson play a Nottingham man and he does the accent so well that I thought he must be from the city so I was very surprised to google and discover that he isn't.
It was a lovely wallow in nostalgia for me which I intend watching again and again. And what a lovely bonus to see the actual medal-winning performance at the end. I can never see that often enough....although my favourite of all their routines was the Paso which they also performed at Sarajevo.
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Post by Miranda on Dec 26, 2018 11:52:16 GMT
My favourite was the Barnum routine. Followed by You Don't Bring Me Flowers. And then Bolero.
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Post by marion on Dec 26, 2018 12:47:24 GMT
This seems to have been well received so I plan to watch this afternoon. I read somewhere that the skaters used for.body doubles were the current British ice dance champions, so that is a very good standard to set.
I too loved that Paso from Sarajevo.
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Post by vicky on Dec 26, 2018 14:37:02 GMT
This seems to have been well received so I plan to watch this afternoon. I read somewhere that the skaters used for.body doubles were the current British ice dance champions, so that is a very good standard to set.
I too loved that Paso from Sarajevo.The bit where he drags her behind him across the ice........wonderful! *Sigh* |
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Post by marion on Dec 26, 2018 17:04:07 GMT
That was perfect Boxing Day viewing for me! I knew the story about his childhood but it was dramatized very well I thought. Talk about emotionally scarred! And bloody hard work too, I thought. It is still thrilling to see that original footage and remembering the tension whilst we watched it at the time. Really good.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 26, 2018 23:20:48 GMT
Thoroughly enjoyed this, he seemed a tortured soul, hard work I should think. Very well done, the ending was quite emotional.
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Post by bidiein on Dec 28, 2018 17:38:18 GMT
Only attracted 2.9 millions viewers which must disappoint ITV. It was positively reviewed by all the usual tabloid critics. Might have been better to save it for the New Year Day schedules?
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Post by cakewalk on Dec 28, 2018 18:01:59 GMT
Yes, I thought it was an odd one to air on Christmas Day.
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Post by Delia on Dec 28, 2018 21:52:44 GMT
Only attracted 2.9 millions viewers which must disappoint ITV. It was positively reviewed by all the usual tabloid critics. Might have been better to save it for the New Year Day schedules? What a shame. It could possibly have had better viewing figures if it had been put on, on a different day. Perhaps they should repeat it. |
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Anymore to come?
