Sandy Welch's dramatisation of Elizabeth Gaskells' North and South was one of sheer brilliance....followed by the ground breaking production and direction of Kate Barlett and Brian Percival.
All the actors were polished in their performances, but in my book the accolades go to Sinead Cusack for her performance as Hannah Thornton, Brendan Coyle as Nicholas Higgins and of course not forgetting Daniela Denbeigh Ash as Margaret Hale......but the one actor who wore the part of John Thornton to a degree of sheer understated brilliance was Richard Armitage....lets pray that this is the start of something really big for this young talented British actor.
All the actors were polished in their performances, but in my book the accolades go to Sinead Cusack for her performance as Hannah Thornton, Brendan Coyle as Nicholas Higgins and of course not forgetting Daniela Denbeigh Ash as Margaret Hale......but the one actor who wore the part of John Thornton to a degree of sheer understated brilliance was Richard Armitage....lets pray that this is the start of something really big for this young talented British actor.