Flesh and Blood

[TruthBTold]

A new ostensibly four-part PBS series, Flesh and Blood, started last night. Among its main characters is one of our favorite stud muffins, Russell Tovey. The series also stars the wonderful Imelda Staunton (who will be playing Queen Elizabeth in the 5th season of The Crown), Francesca Annis, and the great Stephen Rea. Basically the series is a murder mystery in which a widowed mother of a family, Vivien (Annis), after being widowed for only a year and a half, meets a retired physician (Rea). She invites her adult children, Helen, the elder daughter, Jake (Tovey, who works as a "private trainer" and straight - sorry - escort), and Natalie, the younger daughter, to her house for dinner in order to meet Rea. All the kids have different reactions to a meeting. Staunton plays Vivien's next door neighbor of many years, Mary. She seems jealous of Vivien's new life and spies on the family.

 

 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/flesh-and-blood-episode-1-recap/

Spoiler Alert: If you want a more in-depth recap of Episode One check the above link out. It tells you all about the characters, their relationships they have with each other, and any problems they may be having.

 

To me it looked like it was filmed on the same coast as Broadchurch. That brought back wistful memories of the performances of the wonderful Olivia Colman and David Tennant.

[Whitman]

A new ostensibly four-part PBS series, Flesh and Blood, started last night.

"Ostensibly" is the key word there.

 

I've seen all four episodes. Without giving anything away, I'll just say that the very last moment of episode four necessitates at least one more episode, if not a whole additional season. (And if the characters are to resolve their many problems, that would require another full season, or more.)

To me it looked like it was filmed on the same coast as Broadchurch.

I had the same thought, @TruthBTold, looked it up and found that they were both filmed along England's south coast:

 

Flesh and Blood was made on location in the Sussex town of Eastbourne, which has the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain. Broadchurch was filmed a little farther west in Dorset.

[TruthBTold]

He, and I for that matter, love the shirts that he wears where his nipples pop out. They know his audience.

[Oscar Not Wilde]

I've seen 2 episodes so far and I'm intrigued by the story because I'm thinking it won't end the traditional way.

 

Tovey fans won't be disappointed because he plays a straight, alpha, fitness instructor, giggolo (believably, I think) which means several shirtless scenes along with lots of tight t-shirt scenes.

[TruthBTold]

I've seen 2 episodes so far and I'm intrigued by the story because I'm thinking it won't end the traditional way.

 

Tovey fans won't be disappointed because he plays a straight, alpha, fitness instructor, giggolo (believably, I think) which means several shirtless scenes along with lots of tight t-shirt scenes.

 

Yeah, I just imagine myself slapping down the money for the "private training" sessions. I actually really like the client and actress who plays the character.

[Oscar Not Wilde]

Yeah, I just imagine myself slapping down the money for the "private training" sessions. I actually really like the client and actress who plays the character.

 

I first remember Sharon Small playing DI Barbara Havers in the Inspector Lynley series from Masterpiece Mystery a long time ago.