Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

lesleymwilliams This (These) were brill. I remember taping (steampower) the second one before we went to my mother-in-laws!!!!!! Re-watching Spooks (another good series)reminded me of this/these.'are there somewhere islands....' Really ought to be repeated. They were a bit more than Sci Fi.I am going to try to track these down. One day I will go back to HEARNE Bay. Anyhow.....take my advice BOTH are well worth watching. Its even spookier now Hydes older!!!!! Again...not going to spoil the plot....but well worth watching. I also LOVED the song introducing the first one.

Loose-Cannon Like some of the other 2006 comments I just watched this on BBC4. I had seen it when it was first shown, and again when it was shown with "Another Flip" (which will be on in a few days as I write this), but as far as I know I haven't seen it since. However, it made enough of an impression that I remembered most of the plot. I watched it with some trepidation; I was 18 in 1980 and I'm a lot more critical now than I was then.However, I found myself still drawn in. It's hard to say why exactly; the plot is not that original and is anyway fairly simple. Also it was obviously made on a shoestring, anyone expecting a Hollywood scifi blockbuster will be sadly disappointed. In the end it's just very well-written and well-acted, at least by the principles, some of the minor characters are a bit less believable. And there are lots of small touches, if you listen carefully to the dialogue and watch the background.I'm not ticking the spoiler box so I won't give the plot away, although this isn't really something for which spoilers are relevant, the pleasure is in the details. Suffice to say that it's basically a somewhat unusual love story, with a lot of humour and some science-fiction elements. As a film it would probably attract the "chick flick" label, but I'm a man and I still like it :)I've given it 8/10 only because, in the end, there isn't that much depth to it, but on its own terms it would rate 10/10.

waller2 Marvellous piece of entertainment. It would make a great Hollywood movie with perhaps Jim Carey as Dominick? Any other suggestions? It is a well written piece which, although showing signs of age, still holds up as a feel good drama. Peter Firth is now an overweight ageing actor but then again are'nt we all! With some of the dross re makes on the go recently this would make an excellent rom com with a bit of sci fi thrown in; an excellent winning combination surely. It does seem a shame that in this age of crash bang wallop sci fi we do not make thoughtful pieces such as this any more. Play for Today was a great idea but unfortunately todays audience is not willing to invest 90 minutes in watching something that may or may not be good. Is there any way of suggesting movie re makes to Hollywood moguls or do we just have to live in hope?

e14iron Every now and then something comes along that reminds us that science fiction is not all robots and lasers. Given a strong script, a sympathetic director and a perfectly selected cast it can be quite, quite enchanting. Like much top class SF, this is as much another genre as SF and in this case it is a remarkable love story. The play - part of the BBC's sadly abandoned Play for Today strand - is now out of DVD along with its sequel Another Flip for Dominick and it has aged remarkably well, a testament to the intelligence of the storytelling and the excellence of the performers. A few small plot details have been overtaken by events and the pacing and dialogue are more formal that we are used to today (but very dynamic and witty by the standards of the time). £12.99 well spent. ***Here be spoilers*** Dominick Hide (Peter Firth) is a corro - a correspondent - whose job is to travel back from 2130 to 1980 to study transport. Against regulations he lands his flying saucer, seeking out his ancestor, also call Dominick. But he meets and is enchanted by Jane (an achingly beautiful Caroline Langrishe). Her messy lifestyle and happy-go-lucky approach to life contrast with the staid and proper marriage of his own time. He has an affair with Jane, yet this is not a story of betrayal. When he returns to his wife (a study in pained confusion by Pippa Guard) he is liberated and treats her with a passion that was entirely absent before his sojourn in 1980. It is tempting to give away the wickedly clever twist, but that would be unfair on those who have yet to experience this terrific play for the first time. Bravo to the Beeb for putting it out.