Comments on: The Best Of British Drama: Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Spy http://www.bloggernews.net/119620 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: andmalc http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-1040919 andmalc Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:15:25 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-1040919 I have an earlier DVD version I bought about 8 years ago. The video and sound quality is much higher in this one, but they've edited from takes in which everyone speaks their lines quickly. I guess the original production team was concerned about the length of the series so did a sped-up version that is seen in this release. I have an earlier DVD version I bought about 8 years ago. The video and sound quality is much higher in this one, but they’ve edited from takes in which everyone speaks their lines quickly. I guess the original production team was concerned about the length of the series so did a sped-up version that is seen in this release.

]]> By: Simon Barrett http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-952227 Simon Barrett Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:26:01 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-952227 The Honourable Schoolboy fits between Tinker, tailor and Smiley's People. Alas it did not generate nearly the interest that the other two books did. One can speculate, Tinker and Smiley's People both have George Smiley at the forefront. The Honorable Schoolboy has Smiley as an aside. The 'hero' being jerry Westerby. The book was fine, but was slightly out of character. As to Dud's well I point to 'The Naive and sentimental lover', this was a horrible book. Most Le Carre fans went 'Huh, where did that come from'? However, that awful book aside, Le Carre is the best, and I do mean the best Novelist of our time. I have come to the realization that Le Carre will never dip back into the Smiley world, but it certainly was a magical time in the literary world. The Honourable Schoolboy fits between Tinker, tailor and Smiley’s People. Alas it did not generate nearly the interest that the other two books did.

One can speculate, Tinker and Smiley’s People both have George Smiley at the forefront. The Honorable Schoolboy has Smiley as an aside. The ‘hero’ being jerry Westerby. The book was fine, but was slightly out of character.

As to Dud’s well I point to ‘The Naive and sentimental lover’, this was a horrible book. Most Le Carre fans went ‘Huh, where did that come from’?

However, that awful book aside, Le Carre is the best, and I do mean the best Novelist of our time.

I have come to the realization that Le Carre will never dip back into the Smiley world, but it certainly was a magical time in the literary world.

]]> By: Paddy Briggs http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-952056 Paddy Briggs Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:48:53 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/119620#comment-952056 Le Carre has no duds at all in his huge output. My favourite is The Honourable Schoolboy - a must read. Le Carre is a consumate novelist - in the top ten of the late 20th Century. He doesn't win the smerter literary prizes - but he writes far better than many who do... Le Carre has no duds at all in his huge output. My favourite is The Honourable Schoolboy - a must read. Le Carre is a consumate novelist - in the top ten of the late 20th Century. He doesn’t win the smerter literary prizes - but he writes far better than many who do…

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