Trollope has assembled a motley crew of characters of different socio-economic strata in this 1850s love story. I haven't read the original novel, but I have a feeling the nuances of Victorian life must have been conveyed more eloquently than in this clumsy miniseries. The plot is steady and everything is tied up by the end - but I didn't feel any real excitement about getting there. It's a tame drama with no artistry, but I'll watch anything period drama. This is maddeningly average fare and it didn't make me feel a single emotion once! Ugh! If you're a period drama junkie like me, you might as well watch it for the picturesque settings and costumes, though it does feel more comical and CGI-ish than the better costume dramas. It should have been condensed into a film rather than a miniseries.
Review of Doctor Thorne
