If you want some moderate tension and a fairly watchable entertainment with some good moments, don't hesitate to view these films. My overall impression was that these adaptations were meant for a young viewer who cares little for the authenticity of a traditional well mounted BBC period piece production. The golden truth however is that representatives of these races only got into contact with The Society as footmen and servants, and never ever mixed with them. Almost in every single shot featuring the London society, there are Asian, Caribbean and Black people, the latter even boosting rasta hairstyle on one occasion. Watching the adaptations, one also gets the impression that the Victorian society was very welcoming to different races and accepted them into the society with open arms. Miss Piper walks straight out of 2007 and makes everything around her 2007. The same goes for eyes, hair, posture, gestures. Where today's actresses try to make their lips appear lush and succulent, every Victorian girl would have subconsciously made every effort to make her mouth appear as a tiny rosebud. One can argue that women were born with different features in olden days - but they pretty much tried to rearrange their facial muscles to imitate the accepted standards of any given era. She is so much AD 2000 that every scene with her in it loses every kind of credibility. First of all, Miss Piper, lovely and talented as she is, has the least Victorian beauty imaginable. The story relies heavily on a Victorian atmosphere, but you rarely get this in the film adaptations. They are not up to the usual BBC period drama standards - or rather they haven't gotten the period drama treatment. The Sally Lockhart mysteries proved to be a mild disappointment.
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