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Friends and Crocodiles: AND Gideon's Daughter
From Stephen Poliakoff, acclaimed author the Emmy Award-winning The Lost Prince, come two unforgettable screenplays broadcast by the BBC in 2006. Friends & Crocodiles is an intoxicating story following the shifting balance of power between a visionary and hedonistic boss, Paul Reynolds, and his secretary Lizzie. Against a backdrop of flamboyant parties, maverick business plans and the boom and bust of corporate Britain in the eighties and nineties, a magnetic relationship of success and failure, aspiration and antagonism is played out. Gideon's Daughter, winner of two Golden Globes and a Peabody Award, is a powerful narrative of ambition, loss and redemption. As the century draws to a close, a new Labour government comes to power and leading PR guru Gideon Warner finds himself feted by politicians, businessmen and starlets eager for his assured touch. But as he reaches the pinnacle of his career, national grief at the death of Princess Diana becomes the emotional backdrop to Gideon's increasing sense of loss at the distance between himself and his daughter. As his ambitions unravel, a chance encounter with the extraordinary Stella begins a relationship that might yet offer him a chance of salvation. As well as the two screenplays, the volume features an entertaining and provocative essay by the author.
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Published November 24, 2005
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March 31, 2023
Two shows exploring such similar themes, in completely different ways.
Both were fascinating explorations of relationships, class, power dynamics, and loss, all snowballed together into very powerful and evocative journeys.
Showcasing and contrasting some of the extremes of society, to almost fantastical points, yet always retaining a sense of reality and groundedness. This really hinged on the relationships at the heart of the stories. And I have never been more glad that those pivotal relationships didn't include romance. There were so many moments I could have seen them heading that way, but each time it would have undermined the point that was being so brilliantly made.
Both were fascinating explorations of relationships, class, power dynamics, and loss, all snowballed together into very powerful and evocative journeys.
Showcasing and contrasting some of the extremes of society, to almost fantastical points, yet always retaining a sense of reality and groundedness. This really hinged on the relationships at the heart of the stories. And I have never been more glad that those pivotal relationships didn't include romance. There were so many moments I could have seen them heading that way, but each time it would have undermined the point that was being so brilliantly made.
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