Marian, Again

TV Movie
2005
3h

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True Crime Crime Drama Horror Mystery Thriller

School teacher Chris Bevan is a dutiful husband to his dull wife, Josie, and ingrate daughters. His best friend knows Chris' heart always belonged to Marian, his vibrant, flippant fiancée, w... Read allSchool teacher Chris Bevan is a dutiful husband to his dull wife, Josie, and ingrate daughters. His best friend knows Chris' heart always belonged to Marian, his vibrant, flippant fiancée, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. Suddenly he sees her in a shop and can't help follo... Read allSchool teacher Chris Bevan is a dutiful husband to his dull wife, Josie, and ingrate daughters. His best friend knows Chris' heart always belonged to Marian, his vibrant, flippant fiancée, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. Suddenly he sees her in a shop and can't help following her. He gives up as she has a new identity, as wife of plumber Bernie Sullivan. Berni... Read all

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[Marian keeps ringing Chris but is too frightened to say anything. Chris thinks it is Olivia's stalker who is ringing]
Josie Bevan: Who was it?
Chris Bevan: Some old dear getting in a muddle.
[phone rings]
Chris Bevan: [mutters] For God's sake.
[into phone]
Chris Bevan: Hello. I can hear you breathing.
Josie Bevan: It's probably one of those automated dialling things. If it's bothering you, just unplug it.
[phone rings]
Chris Bevan: [mutters] Right, that's it.
[shouts into phone]
Chris Bevan: Listen, you pervert, I know what you're doing. You stay away from my child or I *swear* I will *rip* out your throat and *piss* down the hole!
[furious, Chris pulls phone wire out and coils it round phone]
Esme Bevan: [laconically] I bet *that* old lady won't ring back again!

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3/10

Sadism Dressed Up As Entertainment

Have to say, I'm pretty fearless when it comes to film and telly viewing, and am anything but a prude, but I seem to be sensing a trend in much of the Brit programming that pops up in their Crimes of Passion Monday night library.

I found this "Marian" thing to verge on sadistic perversion for most of the way. Is this really what passes for "entertainment" these days? Unremitting sadism and corruption for three hours with a 60-second reprieve at the very end, just to put things right? I'm sorry, but two night's worth of atrocities does not find any kind of redemption with a minute of comeuppance at the conclusion.

At least with an old fashion slasher horror film, you know what you're getting into. Again, after a hard day of making a living, is this really what Brits look forward to as escapism...torture and sadism dressed up as "based on a true story?" Yuck.