After seeing the three episodes on PBS Masterpiece Theatre , I really wonder if lots of material was simply left out. I understand the premise of the novel but what appeared on TV was so herky-jerky that it left me wondering why not a couple of more hours of Mountstuart's eventful life to put things in context. For example, in the book (haven't read it though I shall) he apparently has an affair with his late son's friend Monday until it is revealed to him she is a minor - at which point he has to leave his successful New York career for eventual penury in London. But on TV, there's one shot of Monday holding his hand - and then he's gone from riches-to-rags with no satisfactory explanation. Also, his involvement with the radical leftists in London-Germany-Switzerland was so unbelievable portrayed that there must be much more coherent detail in the book - or on the editing room floor. I thought the cast was first-rate and - having been born in WW2 England myself - the story seemed very authentic. But all-in-all, I'm disappointed. It could and should have been much better.
Review of Any Human Heart
