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This soapy but highly watchable television "sequel" to
Gone with the Wind, the most popular Hollywood movie ever made, has nothing to do with memories of a vanished antebellum South. But it does end up in Ireland, where the determined Scarlett O'Hara Butler (played with frosty passion by Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) turns hard times into an opportunity by buying the ancestral home of her family. Before that happens, however, Scarlett fights to win back the estranged Rhett Butler (manfully portrayed by Timothy Dalton), often seen in the company of other women, struggles for control over the homestead Tara, and gets caught in yet another compromising position with poor Ashley Wilkes (Stephen Collins). The troubles never stop (Scarlett's Ireland adventures land her in a heap of trouble from which only Rhett can save her), but this TV miniseries wisely keeps the focus on these captivating characters, their entangled histories, and the collective destiny that refuses to part them. The show also looks good: the location scenes in Ireland are particularly handsome, and there is something unaccountably satisfying about seeing Scarlett and Rhett walking through peaceful green hills. Enjoy.
--Tom Keogh
From the Back Cover
The greatest love story ever told began with
Gone with the Wind and continues in this sweeping epic sequel, as Scarlett, Rhett and a host of unforgettable characters go from tragedy to triumph in an action-packed saga of international scope featuring a stellar cast and lavish location photography. Joanne Whalley-Kilmer (
Trial by Jury) stars as the tempestuous Scarlett O'Hara Butler, determined to rebuild her life, rediscover her roots and capture the heart of the only man she could ever love. Timothy Dalton (
The Living Daylights) is the dashing Rhett Butler who had left her forever, but is still tormented by his smoldering desire for the one woman he could never tame. Now, their parallel paths will take them from the social swirl of post-war Savannah to the darkly decadent inner circle of London's high society—and beyond—in the most highly-anticipated sequel in motion picture history.
