Over a decade on, and Perfect Strangers remains one of the best pieces of drama I have ever seen. The story of the family karaoke begins in quite light fashion, almost light-heartedly, but as it develops it turns into something incredibly moving, delving into relationships, love, the human spirit, and so much more.
The performances are spellbinding, they went all out in assembling a true wealth of talent, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Gambon, Anton Lesser to name but a few are simply brilliant, but it's Lindsay Duncan's mysterious character Alice that intrigues the most.
The mini stories throughout are diverse and incredibly engaging, the one involving the three sisters had me close to tears, it's one of the most moving, emotional things I've ever seen.
Poliakoff has done some incredible work over the years and this for me has to be the highlight. After this went out I wrote to him thanking him for this, I got a wonderful response. As always I await Poliakoff's work with true eagerness.
You cannot help but get totally immersed when you watch Perfect Strangers, it's one of those rare things you watch, that you dread the end credits.
Magical 10/10
The performances are spellbinding, they went all out in assembling a true wealth of talent, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Gambon, Anton Lesser to name but a few are simply brilliant, but it's Lindsay Duncan's mysterious character Alice that intrigues the most.
The mini stories throughout are diverse and incredibly engaging, the one involving the three sisters had me close to tears, it's one of the most moving, emotional things I've ever seen.
Poliakoff has done some incredible work over the years and this for me has to be the highlight. After this went out I wrote to him thanking him for this, I got a wonderful response. As always I await Poliakoff's work with true eagerness.
You cannot help but get totally immersed when you watch Perfect Strangers, it's one of those rare things you watch, that you dread the end credits.
Magical 10/10