I've just finished watching The Scapegoat on ITVplayer. I read this story many years ago and had, luckily, forgotten most of it. Absolutely excellent production. Fantastic cast of actors. Such a terrible sense of denouement towards the end; it was excruciating. If you get the chance to get to see this then I can heartily recommend you do so.

Andrew Scott was amazing, as usual. The character he played was so sweet and absolutely NOTHING like Jim Moriarty.

Without spoiling the story it revolves around doppelgängers.

Last edited by Davina (September 11, 2012 7:11 am)

Alright, I just finished it. I don't know why, but in the beginning I thought his character was going to be more devious. Great movie.

Davina wrote:

What I like about it also is that not only does he 'change' because he actually is not the same person but as a result so does everyone else. It shows how his doppelganger made everyone's lives so much worse by his presence.

I mean AS's character (because I'd mentioned he seemed to me to be unlikable in the beginning). You know...there was much of it that I found kind of...slow? I don't know if that's the word. It was a great story, and well done for the most part. But I did feel like I was missing something. I know that's vague; maybe I should read the book.

I've never seen Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy but I really want to.

To be completely fair to the actors and the story, I'd just come off of a night shift at the hospital when I decided to sit down and watch it (couldn't sleep). I was pretty brain-fried; I may have to watch it again when I'm mentally able to do more than merely take in pictures on the screen.