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Labyrinth is the 2012 TV miniseries based on the Kate Mosse best selling novel, which was shown over Easter 2013 on BBC TV. Here is my article:

Labyrinth TV miniseries

It would be good to know what you all thought of the series if you saw it?

Here's an extract from the article - fancy a laugh?

'Goody number one, Alais, played by bland but pretty English actress Jessica Brown Findlay and otherwise known internationally thanks to Downton Abbey as bland but pretty 'Lady Sybil', lived in a medieval castle in 13th century Carcassonne, France. She had a very mean and jealous sister, Oriane played by Irish actress Katie McGrath. Clearly the casting team wanted to steer well clear of type-casting as Katie is also known internationally as Morgana, the meanie from the BBC's 'Merlin' TV series. Oriane snarled a lot and then poisoned their father.'

Oh - it's good to be back by the way for any of you who noticed I have not been posting for a while. Family probs seem to be on the mend now, so hi!

Welcome back.

We saw part 1 and couldn't be bothered to watch part 2. The modern day stuff was tedious and confusing, the historic stuff didn't convince and as we knew the terrible fate of the Cathars we didn't fancy seeing that shown as entertainment in part 2.

SPOILER ALERT
There was one strand though in part 1 that seemed to me to have come from a different film, shot by a different director. That was the bit with the two gunmen and the girl in the boot of the car.

Hi Peter -thank you! (good to be back) - hope all is well.

Oooh - wish I could take another look at that scene (I watched the series on Virgin's TV on Demand and it ain't on anymore). I did find the choppy time change stuff a bit clunky - but don't remember the specifics. Well other than thinking 'what's going on now?' fairly often. Was it the change of light, mood, scene?

All three - like an insert from a different film.