I don't know that I'd call Mr. Hardy a 'phenomenal' actor…but he sure is watchable and engrossing just the same.

**sigh** It makes me long for Deadwood :)

I watched the first 2 episodes of Frontier myself and like you… even though there were yellowish teeth and greasy hair, there was one man/boy..the stowaway, wearing a leather jacket/coat. Now I know 'leather' was invented by that time, BUT the stitching and cut was perfectly tailored. So much so, I looked at my own…

Thumbs up!

Oh..and one more moment of 'hmmm' - Who the heck is Zilpha's mother? We know of James's…we know the newest and current Mrs Delaney, Lorna Bow…but nothing has ever been spoken of the middle Mrs Delaney.