The whole thing is just terrific - if you're looking for Christmas DVDs, it is definitely one to give a go.
I love your Mary Wimsey:detective alternative. There's that sheer pettiness about Richardson's portrayal that leavens the sympathy nicely. Though I was pretty sympathetic on the nose front, as I was engaged in similar dabbing while watching.
Had Wimsey not had his social position, then I'd find Bletchley plausible as somewhere he could end up. But as it is, I don't think it's how they'd use his talents - he's not going to be doing the key roles in code-breaking, languages etc., because there are people much better at them than he is. He could do the stuff that people were trained to, but it seems a bit of a waste when what he does that other people can't is analyse what you've got out of the intelligence gathering, and the diplomacy/international politics stuff. You don't want Peter reading random code, but analysing what this bit of German means and telling you that the author went to X school and is connected to Y, and will undoubtedly do Q because of F.
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Date: 2012-11-24 02:39 pm (UTC)I love your Mary Wimsey:detective alternative. There's that sheer pettiness about Richardson's portrayal that leavens the sympathy nicely. Though I was pretty sympathetic on the nose front, as I was engaged in similar dabbing while watching.
Had Wimsey not had his social position, then I'd find Bletchley plausible as somewhere he could end up. But as it is, I don't think it's how they'd use his talents - he's not going to be doing the key roles in code-breaking, languages etc., because there are people much better at them than he is. He could do the stuff that people were trained to, but it seems a bit of a waste when what he does that other people can't is analyse what you've got out of the intelligence gathering, and the diplomacy/international politics stuff. You don't want Peter reading random code, but analysing what this bit of German means and telling you that the author went to X school and is connected to Y, and will undoubtedly do Q because of F.