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Nolly is funny and touching, and does its job of giving Gordon her due.
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This is drama so warm you could toast a crumpet on it – with Bonham Carter delivering a bold, wounded character you can root for. Nolly serves as a love letter not just to Gordon, but to popular television itself.
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A splendid showcase for Helena Bonham Carter, “Nolly” zooms in on a very particular time and character in British history, revolving around the unceremonious firing of Noele Gordon, the star of a popular soap opera. While not the usual corseted stuff for which PBS’ “Masterpiece” is known, the three-part limited series serves as a reminder of how actresses who spoke their minds were often summarily labeled “difficult,” then and now.
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It’s a warm, smart, and concise portrait of British actress Noele Gordon, known as Nolly.
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It is a riotous watch but also a touching and sad one, which I'm sure Gordon, who died of cancer in 1985, would have appreciated.
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It is warm, thoughtful and gorgeous, and by the end of it, I was a little bit in love with Nolly myself.
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The story of Noele Gordon's sacking might not sound fit for prestige television, but Bonham Carter and Davies' belief in righting her bosses' wrongs makes for a touching series, with lessons that are still relevant decades on.
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It is so well written, so well cast and executed, it finds a way to thrillingly reanimate a slice of British pop culture history from the analog era. It may be a romanticized look back, but it’s an endearing and meaningful one all the same.
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