Hello Kev, I regret to say I haven't. I have it on my (long term) list, so it's not on my shelf yet.
Hi Kiki, have you read any of Elizabeth Gaskell's books? I am thinking about putting North and South on my reading list.
No, I haven't watched it, because we got home too late and my hubby wasn't interested (then we always get home late) , but I'll see when the repeat is. Seemed interesting. They did really push the boat out, so it seems, although it remains to be seen if you read the novel. I'll need to have a look.
Are you watching Parade's End? It seems like your sort of thing. The BBC have really pushed the boat out. It has Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall in the cast and was adapted by Tom Stoppard from a Ford Madox Ford novel. I have never heard of the book before, but I have read it described as a neglected classic.
