IN the dim and distant past I was forced to study the works of Henry Fielding.
Yes, somehow I worked my way through Joseph Andrews as part of the A-Level syllabus, wishing we'd got some Steinbeck instead.
As you can tell, Mr Fielding is not my favourite author, too flowery and of his time.
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But now I'm beginning to see the old boy in a completely different light thanks to Channel Four's bodice-ripping drama City of Vice.
According to Channel Four I've misjudged old Henry completely.
For a start, as played by Ian McDiarmid he was apparently a dead ringer for Ossy Osbourne, even down to the small round glasses.
And again, if the TV is to be believed, he set about to rid the streets of London from a moral dilemma affecting the city.
What this really means for the viewer is plenty of shots of buxom wenches in compromising positions and lots of punch-ups.
One thing about City of Vice which has got me completely confused has been the appearance of Helen from Primeval - looks like there's an anomaly which has gone undetected by Cutter and his crew.
I suspect that historians will view City of Vice as a load of tosh. It certainly looks overly dramatised. But then again, if only they'd done that with Joseph Andrews, I might have fared better.
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