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Now this may be fine in some families, but their side split
with the others a generation or two before and there are real
feelings of hostility between Raymond and just about everyone
else.
Before too long has passed Daniel finds himself drawn into
the mystery of the family and is particularly taken with a
gorgeous cousin Rebecca (Claire Skinner), her brother Charles
(Toby Stephens) and his Aunt Alice (Lindsay Duncan).
Not knowing much about his past he is eager to investigate
and of course Rebecca's company is a fine way to start.
He is also troubled by new-found pictures of him as a child,
as is Raymond's discovery of film showing his own father dancing
in a garden.
It may sound all a bit silly, but Perfect Strangers is just
so utterly absorbing you find yourself cursing when after
an hour you have to select the next episode.
After a slowish introduction of the characters (marginally
slow it has to be said) the pace builds and finishes in an
exciting and very emotionally satisfying way.
A warning about Perfect Strangers is do not begin to watch
it too late in the evening because it goes for more than four
hours and you will be so drawn in by it you will want to watch
it until the end.
Perfect Strangers is one of the best BBC dramas produced
in a very long time.
Conclusion: 90%
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