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Clever and funny diversion.
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Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson play Mr and Mrs Pooter in Andrew Lynch's adaptation of the Grossmith brothers' comic novel of 1892.
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Johnny Vegas and Katherine Parkinson play Mr and Mrs Pooter in Andrew Lynch's adaptation of the Grossmith brothers' comic novel of 1892.
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An entertaining, somewhat comic look at a middle class family in 1892 England.
Mr. Pooter has just moved to his dream house with his wife, Carrie. Their only child, Lupin, is making his way in the world in another town, so it is just the two of them. They love their new home and life together. They spend their free hours painting, gardening, and just puttering around. They entertain a few friends but are generally homebodies. Life is good.
Then Lupin returns home and upsets the apple cart. He is d ...more
Mr. Pooter has just moved to his dream house with his wife, Carrie. Their only child, Lupin, is making his way in the world in another town, so it is just the two of them. They love their new home and life together. They spend their free hours painting, gardening, and just puttering around. They entertain a few friends but are generally homebodies. Life is good.
Then Lupin returns home and upsets the apple cart. He is d ...more
Very fresh story for something from the 1890s and still accessible to contemporary readers. Learned about Victorian games (Muggings, a card game, and Cutlets, a lap-sitting game), changing men's fashions (what was cool and what wasn't), and just how annoying teenagers were back then. A nice change from the usual depressing Victorian canon.
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