Some Great Shows on PBS Television
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
May 25, 2017 11:24pm CST
i always check out PBS Television on the weekend for sure to catch any great shows or documentaries they may have. Lucky enough I caught that they were going to air "Dark Angel" starring Joanne Froggatt from Downton Abbey. She played a great role as Anna - the lady's maid who had an unfortunate experience.
However, the character she played in this two hour show was completely different from sweet Anna. In 'Dark Angel' she plays the real life Victorian woman - Mary Ann Cotton who was a notorious serial killer. It's both amazing and disturbing and so well performed by Joanne Froggatt. I was mesmerized and am still thinking about it. If you get a chance to watch it- do! It's great to catch those gems on PBS. It was a little frightening though the way she was so nonchalant about the murders.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Jun 17
She did indeed Anna- From the show I had not realized she had killed so many of her children but knew she did kill some. Horrible! It did show that she killed almost all of her husbands though. That's what tipped them off.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
9 Jun 17
@LadyDuck Yes- a sociopath who killed her kids and many husbands to apparently 'get ahead and out of her poverty'!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
26 May 17
It's frightening to read about the bit about her being nonchalant
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
26 May 17
Yes, she killed - even family members and her children just to get ahead. Terrible.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
18 Jun 17
@responsiveme And it all really happened back then.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 May 17
PBS saves the day here often enough! We don't have 'regular' TV, so see whatever there is available streaming with the Roku box!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jun 17
They are usually so well acted and almost classics- so very worthwhile.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
17 Jun 17
Neither did I till I saw the programme- she was a serial killer in England who murdered with poison.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Aug 17
WEll this one was also disturbing so no you wouldn't like it!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
7 Jun 17
Yes and includes many British productions and music documentaries so very interesting. They ask to be publicly funded too.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
26 May 17
I saw Dark Angel. I looked up the real Mary Ann Cotton and saw how she actually looked and read her chilling story. The TV show was very close.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
26 May 17
Well I did take a quick look and intend to follow up and read more. Fascinating and disturbing the way she killed so callously.
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