![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While ITV’s Tom Jones seems to aim for the spry comic cadence of something like The Great, it doesn’t quite get there. A poacher’s cottage resembles an Airbnb top pick our hero cavorts about like he’s in some Georgian-era One Direction video. If anything, the 18th century looks somewhat oversanitised, as if dipped in Dettol. Going by the two episodes available for preview, for once a period text hasn’t been “darkly reimagined” for the gory modern palate. In the spirit of diverse casting, she is transformed into the Jamaican-born granddaughter of the vulgar Squire Western (Alun Armstrong gurning in full toby jug mode), and also serves as narrator. Tom’s illegitimacy also threatens his chances with heiress Sophia (Sophie Wilde). Lusty, good-hearted Tom’s foes – notably Allworthy’s malignant snooty nephew (James Wilbraham) – delight in reminding him of his “beggarly bastard” status. ![]()
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