#One of only two Storyboards I've seen before from having watched the series this begat Mr Palfrey of Westminster. Watching this again with

[mariocki]

Storyboard: The Traitor (1.5, Thames, 1983)

"Alright. Now I'll tell you something: the one thing you need, you haven't got. An admission, a confession. You've got a lot of suspicion, and little bits and pieces. And you know there's a Russian spy in the section codenamed Derek, but the one thing you can't prove is that I am Derek. Or that Derek is me. Play back your tapes, read your transcripts, check until you're blue in the face - you won't find a shred of evidence that would convict a blind monkey! You know damn well you've lost! That's what this little inquisition's all about, isn't it, to get me to say mea culpa, I admit my guilt? No jury on Earth would convict me without a confession. Go on; if you think you've got me, arrest me. Charge me! I've never admitted anything. And I'm not going to, 'cos I've got nothing to admit! You have failed!"

[thisbluespirit]

#One of only two Storyboards I've seen before from having watched the series this begat Mr Palfrey of Westminster. Watching this again with#The hindsight of the series now watched i find that I somehow like it even more; I mean I enjoyed it a lot first time but watching this as#A series of one off plays its clear just how strong a character piece this is. Even in this first appearance Palfrey is already a fully#Developed and three dimensional character. Of course it helps to have an actor of Mccowen's calibre in the part. He's fantastic and totally#Immerses himself in the part. The late great Pigott Smith holds his own against him and their verbal sparring is a joy to watch#It's interesting too how the first half of the play keeps it unclear as to which of the two might be the traitor; I wonder if seeing it#Without the knowledge of the follow up series I would have been kept guessing? I suspect tho as Palfrey is just that little bit more#Confident and self assured in these scenes. And then to end on that cold and hard note... Unexpected yet completely natural and logical

It’s a kind of weird pilot for an odd little show, but McCowen’s Mr Palfrey is always just wonderful. <3

Storyboard: The Traitor (1.5, Thames, 1983)

"Alright. Now I'll tell you something: the one thing you need, you haven't got. An admission, a confession. You've got a lot of suspicion, and little bits and pieces. And you know there's a Russian spy in the section codenamed Derek, but the one thing you can't prove is that I am Derek. Or that Derek is me. Play back your tapes, read your transcripts, check until you're blue in the face - you won't find a shred of evidence that would convict a blind monkey! You know damn well you've lost! That's what this little inquisition's all about, isn't it, to get me to say mea culpa, I admit my guilt? No jury on Earth would convict me without a confession. Go on; if you think you've got me, arrest me. Charge me! I've never admitted anything. And I'm not going to, 'cos I've got nothing to admit! You have failed!"