He wasn't really a Beekeeper was he?

Soundtrack - "Teardrop" - Massive Attack

The BBC are reported to be producing a film about Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes Provisionally titled "The Beekeeper's Daughter". Gwyneth Paltrow and Russell Crowe are slated as the leads though with it being a BBC film, they will be working "for love, not money". Gwyneth Paltrow - hmmm - Yes - and Russell Crowe is obviously passionate about poetry after the BBC (Ironically) dropped his poem after his best actor's speech though the poem wasn't exactly up there with the ex-laureate's output. The Plath and Hughes families have refused permission for any of the protagonists' poetry to be quoted which could be good or bad though I have a film reel playing in my head of their first meeting with no sound other than Sylvia reading out "Pursuit". Anyway Joy Division - Sylvia Plath - it's all the same thing in the end. A better casting is a matter for heated discussion on the Sylvia Plath forums though Meg Ryan is now too old to play Sylvia. A better Ted Hughes is pictured below.



"Either this 1970's style breakfast bar goes or I do."