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Ruby in the Smoke (BBC)

Postby NavalChicken » Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:59 pm

Hey, My first post here, hello etc

I dunno if this has already been posted on here, but I just heard The Ruby in the Smoke, another amazing book by Pullman is to be televised, with Billie Piper (from Dr.Who) playing the female protagonist Sally Lockheart

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4595618.stm

This should be pretty interesting.
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Postby DutchCrunch » Mon Jan 09, 2006 5:11 pm

I think mostly everyone here knows.

Maybe it'd be fun to introduce yourself in the Newbie forum?
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Postby Ian » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:47 pm

Billie Piper *cries*

Pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease don't make her stupid. I don't think I'd be able to bear it.
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Postby Jez » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:15 pm

Isn't Billie Piper a little bit old? Sally's only meant to be sixteen in the first book. :?

Ah well, the BBC does make a lot of quality dramas, let's hope this adaptation is one of them.
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Postby Will » Mon Jan 09, 2006 11:37 pm

Gods I hope she doesn't speak in her retarded London 'accent.'
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Postby Alewyn » Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:56 am

Will...you say "gods" too? :D

Umm...what was this Billie Piper in, and was she any good?
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Postby Qu Klaani » Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:25 am

She's in Doctor Who, and I rather like her.
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Postby Dante » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:00 pm

I can imagine her being Sally Lockhart in a weird kind of way, but she's not at all what I imagined.
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Postby jessia » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:57 pm

i can see it i think.

not that it matters, but what's piper's natural hair colour?
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Postby Cookiemonster » Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:56 pm

i can see it i think.

not that it matters, but what's piper's natural hair colour?
Kind of blondey brown I think.
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Postby Jaya » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:04 pm

I don't like Billie Piper. I still recall her singing 'WHY YOU GOTTA SING THAT SONG SO LOUD? COS I WANT TO! COS I WANT TO!'

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Postby DutchCrunch » Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:51 pm

I guess, having never seen this Dr Who series, I can still see the Sally Lockhart series objectively...

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press pack released

Postby Amo » Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:30 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... ruby.shtml

is that the first pic of Julie Walters? I haven't necessarily been paying attention.
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Postby jessia » Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:55 am

i don't think julie walters is there. that's a general promo pic and i suppose she's the most famous actress on cast.
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Postby Amo » Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:10 am

no, check it out, there *is* a pic of her on page two (http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressr ... psis.shtml). Sorry i didn't post a specific link.
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Postby jessia » Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:42 pm

ooer, she makes a very good mrs. holland.
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Postby Amo » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:18 pm

gah, forgot the name of the mag, but saw a first pic of Rosa in Borders yest. it's in some entertainment mag, and mentions Billie and TRITS on the cover, so it should be easy to find.
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Postby Amo » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:14 am

the official microsite is up! http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/rubyinthesmoke/
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Postby jessia » Sat Dec 16, 2006 3:12 am

the drug-induced dream sequence was very much how i imagined it. she sounds so different with the accent.
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Postby Crimen-Scene » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:20 am

I can't wait til it's on! Not long to go now!
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