Tag: Peter Flannery

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Derelict Space Sheep on November 14, 2018 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig; dramatised by Peter Flannery (BBC Radio 4, 2012)

Pirsig devotees may lament the severity of the abridging, yet judged on its own merits this well-produced dramatisation (by Peter Flannery; starring James Purefoy and Max Cazier) offers a sombre and portentous ride through that treacherous philosophical landscape of madness and insight.

George Gently, Series Eight

by Derelict Space Sheep on March 15, 2018 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

George Gently, Series Eight

created by Peter Flannery (BBC, 2017)

A well-judged end to a series that maintained its standards throughout, moving year-by-year through the 1960s and developing its characters without ever pushing them beyond reason. Gently and Bacchus are one of the great pairings, and DS Coles adds to their dynamic.