Yawn. Melmotte dead. Nidderdale helps Marie, who looks to be off to America and marriage to one of the founders of the railroad. Her money is intact. We are supposed to care about Hetta and her love for Paul Montague, but it's impossible. Roger Carbury is too good; Paul is a nothing; Hetta is a nothing. The death of Melmotte was also the death of the book . . . I think.
PBS performance during pandemic. No live audience, filmed in a warehouse. Entire play was good, but the standout was Jessie Buckley as Juliet. Great performance.
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