Reflections of a stormy petrel

- but anyone who cares for good acting and production could not afford to miss the re-run of THE GATHERING STORM, the BBC's bio-pic about Winston Churchill before the war. Sir Albert Finney virtually resurrects Winston Churchill, Vanessa Redgrave (of all people!) is sublime as Clementine, their depiction of a crotchety but loving old married couple is marvellous, and they are surrounded by a supporting cast that many studios in Hollywood would kill for - Ronnie Barker, Linus Roache, Jim Broadbent, Tom Wilkinson, Derek Jacobi, Celia Imrie. I am watching it as I write, and it is breathtaking.