The return of The Book Group

The second season of The Book Group started on Channel 4 earlier this evening. The first episode felt a little disjointed, as writer/director Annie Griffin spent most of the time showing us her characters in their daily lives rather than putting the focus on the book group meeting. (I think I noticed this more than I might have because I’d watched the repeat run of the first season over the last three weeks. The change seemed more abrupt than would have been the case if I’d gone several months without seeing the show.)

Not that this rendered the season opener any less funny. In particular, the sex scene between an indifferent Claire and a painfully eager Lachlan had me giggling from beginning to end.

To sum up: it’s good to have The Book Group back on our screens, and next Friday can’t come too soon.