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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By B. Badley
Format:DVD
A brilliant adaptation of the Grossmith brothers' observations & reflections on Victorian suburban life. It would be hard to imagine a better Pooter than Hugh Bonneville, who perfectly captures the tiny excitements & righteous indignation that punctuate our hero's days. The sets and whole look of the production are deliciously observed, subtly capturing the style and snobbery of the time. Each episode is a heart-warming, witty and very human little domestic drama and you can't help thinking that Mr Pooter might almost be moved to write to his local gazette, enquiring why are there sequels & prequels rendered for all manner of quite inferior, tuppenny amusements and yet only one series available of this most excellent invention?
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By N. L. Ellam
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am huge fan of Hugh Bonneville and so any production he stars in automatically gets looked on favourably. However, in this particular adaptation he excels himself. His portrayal of Pooter is hilarious. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, this is an adaptation of 'The Diary of a Nobody' by George and Wheedon Grossmith. Pooter is the diarist and he's pompous, morally earnest, lacking in taste and he takes himself far too seriously. The funny thing about is that he doesn't realise his flaws and so his indignation is very amusing. He also makes the lamest jokes that are just not funny. However you end up laughing nonetheless when Pooter laughs at his own jokes so much he gets tears in his eyes. What I particularly liked about this adaptation is that even though Pooter tells you about his friends and family, you never actually meet them, and this just emphasises how egocentric he is: Everybody else is wrong except himself. I would recommend this adaptation to anyone. In fact, writing this review has made me want to watch it again.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I've read Diary of a Nobody several times and also own Arthur Lowe's brilliant reading of it. My view is this solo performance doesn't work. Arthur Lowe's did because you could visualise the missing characters when Mr Lowe provided their voices. In this performance you expect the characters to appear -- but they don't. For me this made it a lonely and somewhat thin performance. In any performance too parts are omitted. Naturally you hope the editor edited out less important parts. Diary of a Nobody is a short book and every episode and character works to provide the comic effect. Parts omitted here (and in Arthur Lowe's performance too) are vital to the comedy and plot development. I didn't finish watching and I doubt I'll return to it. I'd get more pleasure re-reading the book.
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Brilliant!
I loved this on the TV, and have treated myself to the DVD so that I can watch it whenever I find that I am taking myself too seriously! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Shibacrafter
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Diary of a nobody
Very funny. Hugh Bonneville is fabulous! The DVD arrived very quickly and was earlier than I expected it to be.
Published 4 months ago by Ann Neath
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If you don't know the work get this DVD
I watched this on the BBC sometime ago, it is certainly the best of all the visual versions, some in the past have really been awful. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. B. G. Somerville
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Misconceptions
As an admirer of 'The Diary of a Nobody' I found this DVD a considerable disappointment. The production is misconceived in two crucial respects. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2011 by Michael Irwin
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Pooter
Sublime acting bringing the idiot Pooter to warm affectionate life. Loved the book, this performance made me rethink the man. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2011 by Mrs. M. J. Murray
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Sheer Brilliance
Having seen the immensely talented Hugh Bonneville perform Diary of A Nobody, in 4 episodes, it was essential we had it 'all in one', on a dvd,
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Published on 16 Nov 2010 by G. A. Tipton
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