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Article: TV WITH Frances Traynor; NEVER IN THE FIELD OF DRAMA.. .. has Finney overacted so badly.(Frances Traynor)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- July 18, 2002
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Byline: Frances Traynor
THE GATHERING STORM BBC2, Friday
THE advance publicity for this look at Winston Churchill's wilderness years promised much.
And if dramas were a hit on cast alone, The Gathering Storm would be storming next year's Baftas thanks to Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Linus Roache and, in his first TV role in 15 years, Ronnie Barker.
So what a shame to confess that I found it a letdown. And instead of exclaiming over Albert Finney's portrayal of Churchill, I wanted less of him on screen and more of Linus Roache's ...