Review – Fingersmith

This tale has the longest first act of any production I’ve ever seen. The story is divided into a two-part miniseries, and almost nothing happens in the entire first half. The second half is packed with no end of fun twists and turns, but sadly you have to sit through an hour and a half of set-up or none of it will make any sense. Though the production is ever-so-BBC, here it kinda works. If nothing else, it’s nice to see a lesbian relationship portrayed with some actual affection and emotional complexity rather than as a matter of pornographic entertainment for the male characters (and audience members). Mildly amusing