With this lavish new BBC production now available on Amazon Prime, there’s no better time to discover what this story is all about. The shifts between present and past soon trip over themselves.

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2019. Afternoon shows like BBC’s The Moonstone and The Coroner deserve a watch, says Alison Graham ... Why daytime TV dramas are some of the best. Other witnesses recount the after events of the story. TV-PG is the rating.

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But this Moonstone DVD was simply not worth my $20.00. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2019. Franklin is a persistent and determined suitor who is easy to like (and yet he’s also one of our favorite types of heroes; a man with a brooding aptitude because of a broken heart). Before there was Sherlock Holmes or Hercule Poirot, there was a tale of drugs, suicide, a stolen Indian diamond and a reported curse. Last modified on Thu 22 Feb 2018 07.56 EST.

If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. I promise! I’ve watched several of them recently and enjoyed them all. In December 2018 Screen 14 Pictures adapted the novel as a serialised literary web series on YouTube, modernised and adapted for transmedia across … On occasion, the scenes do opt for drama beyond the story, and for the script that accompanies the scenes. I bought the Moonstone DVD and it doesn't seem to ever end. I forced myself to read this Victorian book since it is "the first English detective novel."

The BBC have delivered another refreshing and breathtaking miniseries here, an adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ underrated classic, considered to be the first detective novel. In the end, I really liked this one (and can see a re-watch or two in my future). However, when I read this time that, according to P.D. The charismatic Franklin Blake must solve the disappearance of the Moonstone in order to win back the woman he loves, the beautiful, principled and independent Rachel Verinder.

But the next morning, her stone was gone and with it, the entire household upset. I’d have guessed this honor belonged to Sherlock Holmes. The characters are believable and well acted. Amazon Prime is really turning into a go-to destination for period pieces and BBC productions. I think that perhaps it was originally a foreign language translation, translated back to English,poorly. The costumes are beautiful. Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2018, Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2017. However my chief complaint on this novel is that it is just too long for what it is.