Hot Gossip

 

I have discovered the joys of iplayer and re-watched Last Tango in Halifax this week .

It struck me much it depends on what I shall loosely call gossip. If every character kept their secrets there would be little story, but one person tells another and the knowledge ricochets around the whole group. It’s like watching a badminton match.

All the characters re-act according to their own personalities which have been set up in some detail prior to the gossip reaching them. I suppose the main spring behind it all is in the setting up, so that the shot of gossip can do exactly what the author wants it to do.

Food for thought.