![]() Evidence in the case against Neville continues to mount. Reverend Crisparkle makes some alarming discoveries at Cloisterham Weir. Jasper tells Grewgious about the previous evening's dinner party. Grewgious' delivers the news of Edwin and Rosa's decision not to wed to Jasper. Neville is questioned in regards to Edwin's whereabouts. Edwin has a strange and troubling conversation with a woman on the streets of Cloisterham. Chapter 14: When Shall These Three Meet Again?Ĭhristmas Eve and the dinner party to make peace between Neville and Edwin is at hand. Edward devises a plan to break the news to Jasper. With the arrival of the Christmas recess, Edwin and Rosa come to an agreement in regards to their relationship. Jasper recalls an odd experience he had at the crypt while Durdles later experiences something strange himself. While proceeding to the Cathedral late at night, Jasper and Durdles secretly observe the behavior of Crisparkle and Neville. Grewgious bestows a valuable gift upon Edwin. Chapter 11: A Picture and a RingĮdwin Drood visits the Staple Inn, where he is invited to stay for dinner. Reverend Crisparkle is determined to bring a peaceful end to the current feud. ![]() The Reverend encounters Neville and Helena by the river. Reverend Crisparkle and his mother discuss Neville's behavior the night before. Grewgious pays a visit to Rosa in order to discuss pertinent legal matters. With rumors of the previous nights events spreading throughout the town, Helena goes to her brother to find out the truth. After seeing Neville's reaction, Jasper begins to fear for his nephew's life. Jasper, emerging from behind the two men, helps to establish a temporary truce between Edwin and Neville. Chapter 8: Daggers DrawnĪfter escorting the ladies home, Edwin and Neville have a heated discussion. Neville and the Reverend Crisparkle briefly discuss the situation between Edwin and Rosa. Neville confides his past to the Reverend, openly admitting to feelings of "bitter hatred". The home life of the Reverend Septimus Crisparkle is introduced to the reader. Chapter 6: Philanthropy in Minor Canon Corner While proceeding home, Jasper encounters Durdles and a boy named called Deputy. Sapsea asks for Jaspers "opinion as a man of taste". The sound of Jasper's voice from the cathedral frightens Rosa. Chapter 3: The Nuns’ HouseĮdwin Drood and Rosa Bud discuss their relationship. Edwin Drood pays a visit to his uncle to discuss his impending nuptials with Rosa Bud. Crisparkle discuss the current state of Mr. Chapter 2: A Dean, and a Chapter Alsoįollowing the service, the Dean and Mr. Chapter 1: The DawnĪ confused Jasper exits the opium den before proceeding to the cathedral. When Drood is murdered, the killer must be found.that is if Drood is really dead.ĭickens, C. She has also caught the eye of high-spirited and ill-tempered Neville Landless (who came from Ceylon with his twin sister Helena). ![]() Edwin Drood’s uncle, John Jasper, a choirmaster, is in love with his pupil and Drood’s fiancee Rosa Bud. In short, I found this production overdone and undercooked at the same time and rather think the BBC for once failed the great writer in this particular version of this tale.The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Dickens's final novel was left unfinished before his death in 1871. No offence to the actress playing Rosa but one can hardly imagine her freckled, girlish demeanour inspiring the passions it does here. As for the acting, I found some solace from the scenery-chewing of the leads in the supporting parts of Durdles, Brossard and young Deputy. ![]() The invented ending, which plays on the title of the piece, made me wonder if the writer hadn't had a hookah or two of opium before putting pen to paper. It also disobeys the golden rule, which even Hitchcock acknowledged, of never using a flashback that lies. While there is melodrama in the plot, a Gothic over-dramatisation is applied, especially when John Jasper "has one of his heads", a cue for unusual camera placements, distorted shots and mad-scene background music. It only serves to make the nascent love scene between Reverend Crisparkle and Miss Landless seem the more awkward especially in the context of the time in which it is set. Not for the first time of late in a TV Dickens adaptation, one suspects the hand of political correctness rather than imaginative casting in having the Landless siblings played by black actors. ![]() This recent BBC adaptation of Dickens' unfinished final work for me takes too many liberties with the tale. ![]()
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