Helping one of the TV series I've had least interest in go out in a blaze of ennui， this comes with all the stills photographs you would expect， some dishes named for the characters （Alfie Solomon's soda bread， cueing me to use the classic line "I wouldn't know him if he stood up in my soup" – instant love for people who know where that comes from） and a kind of earthy， gangsterish， don't-you-come-the-foreigner-with-me-sonny-Jim British fare。 Yes， that's kind of let down by compotes and other le Helping one of the TV series I've had least interest in go out in a blaze of ennui， this comes with all the stills photographs you would expect， some dishes named for the characters （Alfie Solomon's soda bread， cueing me to use the classic line "I wouldn't know him if he stood up in my soup" – instant love for people who know where that comes from） and a kind of earthy， gangsterish， don't-you-come-the-foreigner-with-me-sonny-Jim British fare。 Yes， that's kind of let down by compotes and other less masculine components， but this is enough to make vegetarians flee， and when things get a touch more dainty for chapter two it's still things like pork crackling， and Scotch eggs， and pork pies – just done smaller， ergo more fancy-like。Different locales from the series allow us to touch on tea room fare， higher classes of cuisine and then a big country house blow-out to close， and the whole thing really looks a supreme package。 The visuals are what fans want， the recipes are presented in a fine manner， and it does all tie in （apparently）， with all the worlds and classes of the series given their fare due （tee hee） on the page。 Did I rush to get cracking with any of the recipes？ No。 Did it make me feel like watching the years of the programme， now it's on the closing straight？ No。 Did it make me feel as if fans of the thing would adore it and see this as a way in to the world of their favourite characters？ Very much so – and only for that reason， the reason that says this did what it intended， does it get a positive rating。 。。。more