La hija de Gedeón

La hija de Gideon es la segunda de dos series dramáticas de televisión de la BBC relacionadas entre sí , escritas y dirigidas por Stephen Poliakoff .

Producida de forma independiente para la BBC por Talkback Thames y protagonizada por Bill Nighy , Miranda Richardson y Emily Blunt , se emitió en el Reino Unido por BBC One el 26 de febrero de 2006 y en Estados Unidos por BBC America un mes después. Se emitió en toda Australia por ABC1 el 2 de noviembre de 2008. El primero de los dramas, Friends and Crocodiles , se había emitido el mes anterior, con el personaje de Sneath ( Robert Lindsay ) apareciendo en ambos y actuando como narrador de Gideon's Daughter . La miniserie fue vista por 10,2 millones de espectadores.

Nighy y Blunt ganaron premios Globo de Oro por sus actuaciones. ^{[ 1 ]} La producción ganó un premio Peabody en abril de 2007. ^{[ 2 ]}

• Bill Nighy como Gideon
• Miranda Richardson como Stella
• Emily Blunt como Natasha
• Ronni Ancona como Bárbara
• Robert Lindsay como Sneath
• Tom Hardy como Andrew
• Tom Goodman-Hill como Dent
• Joanna Page como Diane
• David Westhead como Bill

William Sneath le dicta su último libro a una secretaria contratada. Explorando temas como el amor, la pérdida, la paternidad y el culto a la celebridad, La hija de Gideon se desarrolla en el contexto del ascenso al poder del Nuevo Laborismo , la muerte de la princesa Diana y el desacertado proyecto del Millennium Dome .

Gideon, amigo de Sneath, es un publicista exitoso y viudo, al borde de una crisis nerviosa por el distanciamiento emocional de su hija Natasha. Ella le guarda rencor por haber engañado repetidamente a su madre, llegando incluso a llamar a su amante mientras su madre agonizaba de cáncer . Para alejarse de ellos, ella planea inicialmente hacer trabajo voluntario en Sudamérica o (la opción preferida de su padre) estudiar en la Universidad de Edimburgo .

Stella is mourning the death of her young son, killed while riding his bike on public roads for the first time. Afraid of sleep, and desperate to escape her sense of bereavement, she works the night shift in a supermarket where she raises guinea pigs in the back. She meets Gideon when her ex-husband tries to accost one of Gideon's clients, a New Labour minister, about the government's lack of response to the unsafe traffic conditions that caused their son's death. Soon after the chance meeting, the two find themselves developing an emotional bond, brought together by a shared sense of grief and loss.

Stella convinces Gideon to try reaching out to Natasha before she leaves, but Natasha reacts angrily to Gideon's overtures and Stella's presence. Gideon's work suffers as he becomes even more detached from the disastrous Dome project, which winds up pushing it forward as his clients mistake his detachment for genius. Gideon eventually suffers a breakdown, but is helped through it by Natasha, who has warmed up to Stella and accepted that Gideon has changed. Sneath relates that during a huge party for his friends and clients, Gideon – as well as Natasha and Stella – essentially disappeared. However, Sneath caught a glimpse of Natasha on the streets of London many months later and she looked radiant, which he took as a sign that Gideon had mended his relationship with her and had stayed with Stella.

Common Sense Media gave the film a 3/5 rating, praising the strong performances but criticizing the confusing structure and slow pacing.^[3]The Guardian gave the film a more positive review, calling it a "thoughtful and beautifully acted drama." The review praised the film's exploration of themes such as grief, loss, and redemption.^[4]

• Gideon's Daughter at bbc.co.uk
• Gideon's Daughter at IMDb