erm...i think i must be the only one who noticed that sally was
actually at the baftas and sporting a new blond hair-do!!! she was
sitting opposite elaine. :)


--- In SallyHawkins@yahoogroups.com, "fizzandcrackle"
<florence_banner@...> wrote:
>
> I watched the televisation of this event this evening, even
knowing in
> advance that Bleak House was going to pip Fingersmith to the post
in
> the drama stakes. Seeing Elaine Cassidy's delighted face in the
> audience (Sarah Waters was there too, but alas, no Sally) when they
> read out the nominees just made the outcome even worse! :S How the
> panel of judges could have ignored a production that was so
successful
> is beyond me. There are many 'safe' bets on TV today - dramas that
> don't dare to take any risks and are labelled as fabulous pieces of
> art even before they've been broadcast, and I think Fingersmith was
> rather a dark horse in the running and should have won due to it's
> ability to make an unconventional love story mainstream. It's
> productions like that that break the mould and set the standard for
> television to come. Who wants more of the same TV week after week?
I
> don't want to watch television that churns out the same old
formulas
> in the same old prettily packaged ways.
>
>
>
> .........Me, biased? ;p
>
>
>
>
> Fizz
>