Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, BBC Two’s Parade’s End continues on BBC Two this week.
In the second episode of the five-part mini-series, while Sylvia and Christopher are publicly reunited, their private relationship remains turbulent. In the run up to war Christopher finds himself torn between his marriage vows and his feelings for Valentine.
Episode 2 airs at 9pm on Friday 31st August on BBC Two. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…
» “I will be in my room, praying for death. Or at least packing for it.”
» “I killed your mother. She died of a broken heart because I left you.”
» “I’ve just been complaining about you.”
» “Organ. You refer to my organ?”
» “Higher than the beasts, lower than the angels…stuck between the two in our idiot’s Eden.”
» “Can someone tell me why I am here, watching the ruling class in it’s death throes?”
» “Valentine, you do know how babies are made, don’t you?”
» “I’m not going back to Christopher if I have to be back in bed by 9 o’clock.”
» “I know you’re Tietjens’ whore. You’re gasping for it, you militant bitches!”
» “Have you heard? We’re at war with Germany.”
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