General Chat

Really enjoyed this, very thoing the war thought provoking, a change from seeing just the cheery way everyone was percieved to have 'coped', during the war years. The husband was the spite of my grandad, in looks, not manner! my grandparents married in 1942, this programme gave me a realistic feel of how things would have been for them. More of this, and less of that 'reality' rubbish!!!

HI SYLV. HAVE TOU BEEN TO BRITTANY ? MY SECOND FAVOURITE. I LOVE THE PINK GRANITE COAST. THEN CARNAC. PIPS XX

HI IZZY, NO SEX, NO VIOLENCE, NO BLOOD, NO GOR, JUST A JOY TO WATCH, I MUST ADMIT, I DID MY USUAL TV THING,...SAT DOWN WATCHED THE FIRST 5mins AND THEN FELL ASLEEP, ( HAVE PROGRAMMED MYSELF TO PUT THE VCR ON THOUGH ), SO I WILL WATCH IT AGAIN. PIPS XX

I was really looking forward to this, but was disappointed. Despite Sky breaking up continuously, I did pick up on the following: 1, The iron railings remained in tact, when they were taken to make ammunition (certainly in London they were). 2. People driving around in cars - when petrol was scarce. 3. She made a cake, where did she get the eggs, butter and sugar on rations? I was not in the war and don't know a lot about it, but the points above stand out to me. Maybe it was different in the North.

SHE DID HAVE HER OWN CHICKENS PIPS XX

Hi Pips, no haven't been to Britanny - is that beautiful too? Sylvx

HI SYLV, WE THINK SO, FRENCH CORNWALL THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN CORNWALL AND BRITTANY. ONCE OVER THE BLACK MOUNTAINS AND FURTHER SOUTH IT GETS WARMER. ( NOT TOO HOT LIKE THE S OF FRANCE ). CARNAC, IS FAMOUS FOR IT'S STANDING STONES ETC., MORE IMPRESSIVE WE THINK THAN STONEHENGE. WE HAVE FOUND A LITTLE WALK, WHICH TAKES YOU THROUGH A WOODED PATH AND THERE ARE HUGE STONES ALONG THE WALK. YOU CAN SIT / CLIMB / TOUCH THEM. PICNIC ON THEM DEPENDING ON THEIR SIZE. NORMANDY IS NICE ALSO, MAINLY FOR THE BOYS AND THEIR MILITARY INTERESTS. BAYEUX TAPESTRY IS WORTH SEEING. PIPS XX

Hi all:-)) I really enjoyed it, I thought V.W was excellent. Roxanne x

HI ROX ME TOO. BACK TO SANITY HERE, LOL, PIPS XX

I was slightly disappointed - I don't think it really showed what ordinary people went through, queueing for hours to get food and making a meal out of nothing - they were all so well-dressed, no make do and mend in evidence, nice shiny shoes etc. BUT - if it is a choice between watching this or watching some tenth rate celeb eating maggots in the jungle, then I vote for more of VW, or anyone else doing a similar thing - it was nice and gentle and inoffensive - true Sunday Night Entertainment! OC

I PERSONALLY PREFERRED IT TO JAM AND JERUSALEM. I AGREE WITH YOU DAVID. AM, GOING TO SEARCH FOR THE DIARIES ON LINE. PIPS XX

I was really enjoying it but fell asleep an hour before it finished. :o((((( Do you reckon it will be repeated? catherine xx

I TAPED IT CATHERINE, AS I FELL ASLEEP AT THE START. ITV2, USUALLY REPEAT ITV1. THEN THERES ITV3, 4 AND I THINK THERE IS ANOTHER ONE, ITV (?) +. PIPS XX

Hi Pip again! Sorry for the delay. Mmm, Britanny sounds just my kind of thing. Speaking of woods, there's an amazing walk in North Devon through to a place called Bucks Mills. Through very ancient forests and woods. Trees that tower above you and everything bathed in green. Magical! Sylvx

The stockings were dreadful – I still have a knee injury because of those stockings. “I think they must have been designed for a shorter person because they were on a very tight tension with the suspenders and I had to wear them Nora Batty style when I thought no-one could see – or it was a rare case of knee-capping by stockings!”.............VICTORIA WOOD JUST BEEN READING ABOUT HOUSEWIFE 49. I KEPT WONDERING WHO THE ACTOR WAS, I RECOGNISED THE VOICE......IT WAS DAVID THRELFALL...THE FATHER IN SHAMELESS ( CH 4 ). VICTORIA'S FIRST ITV DRAMA, IN 25 YRS AND HER SECOND SERIOUS ROLE.

WHAT A TRULY LOVELY THREAD! tHOSE WALKS SOUND A DREAM, GLAD IM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO FALL ASLEEP IN THINGS! tHERE HAS BEEN A LOT IN MY LOCAL PAPERS ABOUT THIS, CAZ XXX

THERE IS A FUNNY SIDE TO THAT WOOD...... PIPS XX

I have to say Mum thought it wasnt as truthful as it could have been. Roxanne x

(Hi Rox.. thanks for the lovely card!) I must say, i thoroughly enjoyed it, i even let my daughters watch it, although on late as they wanted to watch it too. putting minor continuity discrepancies aside, i thought it was very well made... considering it wasnt a big budget movie but a small budget made for TV drama. Well done Victoria Wood.. a very talented actresss and writer, i would love her to do more of this sort of thing.. it reminded me slightly of Goodnight Mr Tom.. another smashing drama for TV that was .

Hi All, i watched it last night i thought it was brill, throughly enjoyed it V .W was very good hazelx