This two-part cable mini-series is not to be confused with the feature film of the same title released in 2004. It is apparently based on a piece of chick-lit by Rosamund Pilcher which I have certainly not read, although I gather that it did not follow the novel particularly closely. I was attracted by the cast which included Sinead Cusack, Jean Simmons, Geraldine Chaplin (who was killed off early on), and Peter Ustinov in his very last screen role -- not that he had much screen time. It was all about loss and finding love and finding oneself and was watchable fluff as the main characters found themselves sharing the run-up to Christmas in the Scottish Highlands. If only life resolved itself so neatly.
I'm off to see "King Kong" in the cinema later -- review to follow.
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