December 30, 2018
「悲慘世界」描述尚萬強因為偷一條麵包入獄十九年,出獄後倍受歧視,試圖贖罪,並獲得重生的故事。影集細膩呈現了尚萬強如何從憤世嫉俗的假釋犯,成為受人景仰的市長,最後拯救了芳婷的女兒。其他在電影裡未著墨的情節,影集中也有充分發揮,例如尚萬強和警察賈維爾之間猫抓老鼠般的緊張關係,以及芳婷在淪為妓女前是如何沈浸在戀愛的幸福裡,來對比她後來的落魄。本劇對於貧窮與階級、罪與罰都有精彩的探討,在今日看來仍能激發同感,無論您熟不熟悉這個故事,都值得好好再次品味。
October 10, 2016
In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21st-century people are moving in. Michael Mosley joins them to tell the extraordinary story of how the Victorian East End changed our attitude to poverty forever.