Who killed Laura Palmer? That was the question on everyone's lips in 1990. Or at least it was amongst those devotees who had become captivated by the surreal series. As the series drew on it became clear that the ending was going to be even more bizarre than the journey, but it didn't matter. We were hooked - to the extent that on a college field trip to Derbyshire we all gathered around the TV in the lounge to watch the latest episode.... after that the night deteriorated ultimately resulted in us receiving a round of slow applause from the rest of the hotel residents the following morning. After a hearty but shame-faced breakfast the entire course was ejected from the hotel. We were leaving anyway that morning but not a proud moment... we did have a laugh though!
The soundtrack to the series captures perfectly the tone of the series and it is so distinctive that, although I've not heard the album in years, just a few bars of the theme tune immediately took me back to a misty part of fictional America where there is good cherry pie and damn fine cups of coffee.
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