The Pillars of the Earth

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The Pillars of the Earth

Watched this over the weekend and it was brilliant, set in medevil times amid a succession to the throne it plays out the stories of several characters in different walks of life, Royalty, Religion and commoners, a multitude of different overlapping plots, schemes and people competing for power or the achieve their ambitions, all culminating in the one big plot that set all their lives on the paths they took.

Great script and characters that really draw you in, recommend to everyone, watch it :-D

Cast include

Ian McShane ( Lovejoy & Deadwood )

Donald Sutherland ( 1st episode only )

Rufus Sewell

Natalia Woerner

Tony Curran

Hayley Attwell

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Re: The Pillars of the Earth

we've been planning to watch this for some time... the book it is based upon is excellent...
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Re: The Pillars of the Earth

got it yesterday, plan to watch over the next few days. hopefully its ok
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I'm with Zera, the books are excellent.
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