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Mrs. Pritchard goes to Downing Street, Sep 26 2007
This six-hour mini-series is about Ros Pritchard, a middle-aged wife, mum, and supermarket manager in Eatanswill, England. It's election time and Ros is sick of the candidates on both sides. On a whim, she fills out election papers and stands for MP. What began as a joke begins to take on a life of its own; she forms a new party and before you know it, she's the new Prime Minister. Life at No. 10 isn't all glamour and tea parties with the Queen however; Ros is in meetings from morning till night and hasn't time to notice her husband is drinking too much, her older daughter is acting out in troublesome ways, and her younger daughter is feeling neglected.
The story begins as a lightweight comedy about woman-power, takes a turn as a political drama, and ends up as a soap opera (my favorite part), dealing with Ros' family troubles and those of her top staff. The secret her husband has been hiding for years threatens to destroy the family while her best friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is having a rocky relationship with a man half her age.
Unfortunately, Jane Horrocks (Ros) failed to engage me. She wasn't charismatic enough to make me like her or care about her and wasn't "amazing" at all. (I wouldn't have voted for her.) Julie Walters would have been better in the role. Ros' husband and family were a whiny, self-centered lot. The "Women Can Do Anything Better Than Men" storyline was heavy-handed and monotonous. The one performance I thoroughly enjoyed was that of Janet McTeer as the Chancellor. She displayed a range of subtle emotions and reminded me of Helen Mirren. All in all, it was OK as TV miniseries go, but just OK.
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Amazing!, Aug 5 2008
Outstanding! The only show (or movie for that matter) that has been worthwhile watching in years. Enjoy!
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