. when so many people have do a good job than i ever could . when i rent this on video and a few year ago and my mother ( who have pass away since ) comment on how she would watch this back in the 70 and absolutely fascinate by it . i would rent it because i would see it during it replay in the 80 and and be equally fascinate . it be rare to see a historical drama with so much lurid character detail . what fascinate me today be the sheer number of character actor who appear in it . most of which be little known then but have since go on to become good know . everyone from brian bless and john hurt and sian phillips and george baker and patrick stewart and john rhys davy to lesser known actor like kevin stoney and bernard hill and christopher guard and fiona walker and stratford john and sam dastor and guy siner and darien angadi and james bree and george pravda and simon maccorkindale and sheila ruskin and bruce purchase and denis carey . and they be _all_ good and no matter how small their role be . where the brit find actor of this caliber and i will never know .