National Treasure

[vernonk]

What do you think of it so far?

[ummmm]

Anne...It was an award ceremony and he was presenting the award.

[trt]

Were all the kids in the kitchen at the start his grand kids by his daughter, as wasn't one of them mixed race?

[andy-hughes]

I thought it was excellent. The vulnerability of Coltrane's character is emphasised by the emphysemic breathing on the soundtrack that is not there all the time, but drifts in and out.

The clever contrast between the public persona - jovial, family-friendly, and the private man - seedy, selfish, amoral, was wonderfully drawn.

It heads into the dilemma the writer is presenting for the viewer to consider - Coltrane's character is a deeply unpleasant individual, but does that mean he is guilty? As he said last night, he is innocent until proven guilty under the law, but of course, human nature and the law part company pretty rapidly in these circumstances.

So I think it is shaping up to be a wonderful drama - with stellar actors who know that TV is all about small facial nuances, not big speeches - I look forward to the drama unfolding.

[hereIam]

I liked it and I thought Julie Walters was excellent.

[sadielady]

Vernon. .......thought Julie Waters accent was Irish?

[andy-hughes]

sadielady - //Vernon. .......thought Julie Waters accent was Irish? //

I must admit her accent did slide about a bit!

[Zacs-Master]

Couldn't have put it better Andy 08:53.

[trt]

## with stellar actors who know that TV is all about small facial nuances, not big speeches ##

Andy, you should be a TV critic :-)

Agree about Julie Waters accent, not good.

[Patsy33]

Well worth watching. Great acting and story line which I'm sure will make compulsive viewing. Although his character suggests he's more than capable of what he's been accused of, he probably didn't do it. By the time that is known, his character will be shot to pieces and his family and career life will be finished. IMHO!

[ummmm]

trt - both kids were mixed race.

Julie Walters accent went from mild Scottish to mild NI.

[trt]

Ta Ummmm,

## Julie Walters accent went from mild Scottish to mild NI. ##

I wonder if its supposed to sound like that, as when Coleraine's character was first interviewed at the cop shop, didn't he say he say, he was born in Ireland, but brought up in Scotland, hence his wife's accent!

[andy-hughes]

TRT - //I wonder if its supposed to sound like that, as when Coleraine's character was first interviewed at the cop shop, didn't he say he say, he was born in Ireland, but brought up in Scotland, hence his wife's accent! //

I think it is usual for children to adopt the accent of the area in which they are raised, although there are exceptions.

If Ms Walters' character was born in Ireland and raised in Scotland, she would surely have a Scots accent, the same as her husband?

[ummmm]

No, Andy, accents can be mixed. My daughter has an Irish accent but somethings she says sound English.

[ummmm]

And it was Coltrane's character that was born in Ireland but brought up in Scotland.

[anneasquith]

In truth, her accent is poor, why not just let her use her normal accent. This appears to be a good series, pity the discussion is about " an accent. :-(

[andy-hughes]

ummmm - //And it was Coltrane's character that was born in Ireland but brought up in Scotland. //

Indeed - I merely wondered if they were giving the same back story to her, to explain her accent.

I could understand if her accent veered from Scots into English, if they lived in Scotland and now in England, but there seems no reason for a sudden Irish brogue to come in.

But as anne says, it is a minor point that shouldn't spoil an excellent drama.

[Rosie29]

If anyone has missed it its on 4seven 11.05 tonight.

[ladybirder]

Thank you rosie, I missed the first 25 minutes last night and was wondering if it was on again:-)

[lankeela]

I enjoyed it once i had got into it, did feel it could have been done in about thee quarters of the time, lots of pensive looks which for me don't add to the drama at all, just prolong it.

[douglas9401]

The lovechild of Savile and Rolf, right down to the babysitter comig forward.