Russell T Davies is a very busy man. He had Mine All Mine on ITV just before Christmas (which I missed), and Dr Who is due to start in a couple of weeks. To take us up to that we've got his take on Casanova.
It's told from the point of view of an elderly Casanova played by Peter O'Toole regailing a young maid (Rose Byrne) with his tales of infidelity. The programme has rightly been compared with the bawdy romp that was Tom Jones. The whole enterprise is great fun. There's a hint of the post-modernism of Plunkett & Macleane, but not as over the top as that production was.
David Tennant plays the young Casanova who's basically a young man on the make in Venice. And Laura Fraser plays Henriette, Casanova's muse and bete noire.
Thoroughly enjoyable, and that's my next three Sundays lined up (apart from Easter Sunday since my parents don't get BBC3 - so video it is).
Posted by adambowie at March 14, 2005 10:53 AM