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Black Narcissus BBC1, Sunday-Thursday Rating: The Serpent BBC1, Friday Rating: Black Narcissus is based on the novel by Rumer Godden and was famously filmed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in 1947, starring Deborah Kerr, but what that told so successfully in under two hours, this doesn’t manage in three. This was soooooooo slooooooooow. It’s a … Read more
Former Bond girl Gemma Arterton (aka Sister Clodagh) recalled the experience of filming Black Narcissus succinctly. ‘We were in the middle of nowhere in the Himalayan mountains. It took us three flights and a week to get there.’ Her co-star Alessandro Nivola who, as Mr Dean brought a fatal sexual frisson into the community of … Read more
‘Sexiest looking nun I’ve ever seen!’ Gemma Arterton sets pulses racing with steamy love scenes in BBC drama Black Narcissus The actress, 34, gave into temptation on Sunday night’s episode as viewers saw her character Sister Clodagh having steamy flashbacks Gemma was hailed by one viewer as ‘the sexiest looking nun’ they had ever seen … Read more
Viewers tuning into the first episode of BBC One’s festive remake of the 1947 classic Black Narcissus found themselves unable to watch as a plucky nun tackled a ‘terrifying’ set of stone steps above a steep ravine – branding it an ‘elf and safety nightmare’. The 54-minute long episode, set in a decaying former palace … Read more
Black Narcissus BBC1, last night Rating: For rent, spacious holiday let with spectacular views, not suitable for vertigo sufferers. Pets welcome (no responsibility is taken for tragic animal accidents). Guests are advised to keep mirrors covered at all times. No wonder His Excellency the General is having trouble finding tenants for his Himalayan palace in … Read more
DRAMA All Creatures Great And Small: Christmas Special This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing (Callum Woodhouse, above) This drama series about vets in the chocolate-box Yorkshire Dales is first-class comfort viewing. It’s Christmas Eve and James is trying to come to terms with the fact that … Read more
BBC One has released the trailer for its upcoming mini-series in collaboration with FX: Black Narcissus. The three-part psychological horror show is a remake from the 1947 movie of the same name, starring Deborah Kerr and adapted from the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden. It follows an ambitious nun, Sister Clodagh, who is determined to … Read more