what there not to like . i catch this again tonight and marvel a to hugh bonneville capturing of the essence of philip larkin without resort to tic and caricature . there be many layer to the depiction of the complexity of the main character and hugh brings them to life . his prudish mother and his unresolved issue with his father and his inability to commit to one woman . his poetry be interlace throughout and some scene be catch in his recounting of them to the wife of a friend whom he later proposition but quite casually and almost innocently . it be not difficult to see where his attraction lay for the many woman who fell in love with him ( and know about each other and to boot and and continue to see him . ) cerebral and fun loving and jazz aficionado and loyal friend . it be always more than look and woman move beyond his baldness and deafness and short sightedness . and a beautifully nuanced performance by eileen atkins a his mum be an added bonus . positive .