That is what books – and prestige TV dramas – are for. But children will take from the material whatever they are ready for – be it insights into the convoluted heart of man, or delighted fascination at the idea of having a talking animal to accompany you wherever you go.Īnd, just occasionally, the material will ready them for something else. So much so, in fact, that there have been concerns raised that this is too dark to be suitable for children. Despite the new series being a BBC co-production with HBO, it looks so far as though these ideas will not be compromised this time round. Whatever flaws may develop as the eight episodes unfold, the show has vehemently eschewed repeating those of the dismal 2007 film, which (after much supposed studio interference) excised most of the questioning of the church and other such tricky subjects that don’t traditionally play well in the US. Scholastic sanctuary … the master of Jordan (Clarke Peters).
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