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**A Cousin** · (This post was last modified: 04-01-2012 03:01 PM by A Cousin.)

(03-01-2012 04:36 PM)Silktie Wrote: I am enjoying it, but find the characters all rather one-dimensional. The good 'uns are all good, and the bad 'uns are all bad. Not a shade of grey to be seen...

That was my reaction too, Silktie. But - it's a costume melodrama. For what it is, it is incredibly well-made, cast and shot. And a screen filled with Hugh Bonneville and Brendan Coyle at the same time?!? Well, let's just say that makes it more than enjoyable from my perspective. Blush

Our local PBS station has been running S1 in a build up to S2 starting this Sunday. I recently heard that they are going to tack the Christmas Special on to the end of S2 for us as well. Odd thing, though, is the running times of the episodes. It's listed as: Episode 1, 6 & 7 (120 minutes); Episodes 2-5 (60 minutes). Did it run in 6 or 8 episodes in the UK or is PBS combining episodes again? And is 2.7 the Christmas Special?