Peter Firth #2

[DogSoSmall]

I completely agree with your analysis, A Cousin. I don't know how the BBC thought they would ever be able to cram the complexity of the book into three episodes and it annoyed me rather that they tried. They were obviously trying to save money, but I would have preferred them to do nothing than half a job - and maybe save up for a bit and make six episodes. It was such a shame, because I thought the actors were really well cast. PF was just perfect, and totally caught the character of Snaith. I really enjoyed Snaith in the book. As you say, he wasn't "bad" or "good". He had his own set of values and I liked that he enjoyed exposing the idiocy of Huggins. By the end of the book I was really quite fond of Snaith (and if a man loves cats he can't be all bad!). Huggins was wonderful and very funny in his sleaziness. I would have loved to see all those actors given the chance to expand a bit more. And I agree, if I hadn't read the book I think I would have been completely lost. Missed opportunity, and as a result it almost passed without any comment from the critics or the audience.