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Title: Still the best TV production ever!
Review: Like others here, I taped this, too, but that won't stop me from buying it. There's never been anything like it on TV (or in the movie theater, either). Like great literature, you can view it at various levels--as psychological drama, as a pean to the power of memory, as an journey of physical and psychological recovery, as a deconstruction of 1940's culture in general (and film noir and musicals in particular). Yet, its drama is achingly, unrelentingly human, thanks to Michael Gambon's astounding performance (that he didn't win an Emmy for this is a crime), supported by a great cast of BBC regulars, and Potter's amazing script (yes, I have the book, and you can't have it!). You haven't fully comprehended what the medium can do until you've seen this. Buy it--before it goes out of print.
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