So, relieved by news that my brother-in-law was to be discharged from hospital today (although of course results of biopsy/need for further treatment/etc will not be discussed until follow up appointment with surgeon in six weeks’ time) I could wait no longer. Flew through the usual Monday morning chores and shot straight off to the Showcase cinema ( Read more... )

The cast list for this film is simply fabulous...

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I hope that the plot is easier to understand than the BBC series starring Alec Guinness. There were so many layers of complex counter-espionage going on, I never understood it completely. Mind you, I only dipped in and out of watching it. My parents were the committed viewers. In 1979 I had college ( Read more... )