The Cinder Path

Mini-série télévisée
1994–
2h 25min

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueTale of a farmer's son who gets involved with two sisters, then goes to fight in the trenches in WW1.Tale of a farmer's son who gets involved with two sisters, then goes to fight in the trenches in WW1.Tale of a farmer's son who gets involved with two sisters, then goes to fight in the trenches in WW1.

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HautLes mieux notés 1 Saison 1994

Anecdotes
Comedian Ross Noble worked as an extra and impromptu special effects technician on this mini-series. During a battle scene he was accidentally set alight causing delays in filming.

Gaffes
The German soldiers are wearing the Picklhauber helmets. As this is 1917 they would be wearing the M16 steel helmet.

Citations
British Officer: Orders, protocol; the only thing they don't teach you is how to die with your guts hanging out. Does one cry "Carry on, men!" while pushing them back in or just let them drip while crying "Good luck, chaps!"?

Connexions
Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008)

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4/10

Weak plot with characters that induce apathy

I am a big fan of Catherine Cookson adaptations, but I believe 'The Cinder Path' is one of the most disappointing.

The tale begins in the years just before the Second World War and follows Charlie MacFell who witnesses the murder of his brutish farm-owner father and helps to cover it up. Unfortunately, an unscrupulous character named Ginger Slater sees what happens and uses this knowledge to blackmail him through the years that follow.

There are solid performances from Lloyd Owen as MacFell and Catherine Zeta-Jones as the beautiful but cold heiress he marries, but the production is let down by the terrible acting from Maria Miles as Zeta-Jones's sister.

On top of this, the plot is weakened by the character of MacFell who makes implausible decisions and is difficult to feel any sympathy towards as the story works its way to a very dull conclusion.

One to avoid, in my opinion.