"is. That is partly because she tends to work in film rather than television and I last made it to the cinema in the mid-90s. It is also partly because she is always so how can I put this? so Emma Thompson in all her interviews and award speeches that I can't envisage her putting herself away enough for Proper Acting. But of course she can and does"
"Gary Oldman, who plays Lamb, has become a sort of niche national treasure for his portrayal of the beleaguered antihero who we like to think lives in all of us. I hope the same happens with Thompson/Boehm, because both are magnificent. Boehm is a role model for ladies everywhere, but especially those hampered by a lack of innate cynicism or by a people-pleasing nature (or early training). Look at Boehm and"
Emma Thompson portrays Zoe Boehm, a private investigator of steely reserve and moral clarity, in the eight-part thriller Down Cemetery Road. Morwenna Banks adapts Mick Herron's debut novel for television. Zoe's laconic demeanour and refusal to placate others mark her as a model of hard-won independence. Ruth Wilson appears as Sarah Tucker, an art restorer entangled in a tense dinner party with her banker husband Mark and an abrasive prospective client, Gerard Inchon. The series combines sharp dialogue, vivid characterisation and dark humour to showcase resilient, sharply drawn performances.
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