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A Family At War - Series 1 [DVD]

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I also know there was a considerable amount of nit picking regarding accuracy of items on the set, for example packets in the kitchen, month of Frank Sinatra song played on the radio while the family waits for Churchill speeches, etc. The characters I cared a lot about in this series were Lesley Nunnerley as Margaret, formerly an Ashton, who gets married to Ian Thompson as John Porter.

Our studio would have been used for another programme on that Friday – those sets were struck on Friday night and our sets put in their place. Coral Atkins, who played Sheila (terrified of her kids being evacuated in the series) was an unhappy evacuee herself in the war.There’s a really young Barbara Flynn as Freda Ashton who eventually married a really young John Nettles as Ian Mackenzie.

The real problem, though, is not so much with this series but with the considerably superior offerings that came later. Interesting to note too that this was a series which enjoyed spectacular popularity overseas, especially in Scandinavia where it became one of the top-rated programmes of all time – an interesting reversal of the current British media enthusiasm for all things Nordic. It was so popular at the time, that it did the unprecedented feat of knocking Coronation Street off the top two spots in the weekly Top Ten. The best and most revealing comment about the budget of Family was Denis Forman’s, “It was the most cost effective television series ever made.This method of telling a story on location with a film unit shooting every day for twelve or more days is now the accepted pattern – it offers high quality pictures, flexibility and a wide-ranging style. If you're new to books, and want to learn more about where to start, check the sidebar or wiki tab on the menu! It is the story of eight siblings, each of them in their own way "doing their bit" while remaining at the heart of the social life of the town. This unique collection contains every episode ever made of this popular, moving and poignant series which portrays life, through the Ashtons, as it was during the war years. That’s quite a responsibility because, as one of the directors said, “Two years is a hell of a long time to be wrong!

g. conscientious objection, the suffering in Germany after the war, how does a wife react when she is told her husband is believed dead but this cannot be confirmed, self-inflicted injury to escape service and many others) although it is a pity that these issues are not explored in depth. Many of the cast of Coronation Street made early appearances in Family: Julie Goodyear, Bryan Mosley, Bill Waddington, Geoffrey Hinsliff and Barbara Knox among them. This episode keeps cutting back to the intricate story of the shares in the printing works and who will control them, which I found distracting and dull compared to the romance.

I also was transformed back to the early 70s the music is unforgettable ,i just wish it was possible to know were some of the filming locations were done being from Liverpool i’m very interested my father went through the blitz in Liverpool he was 8 years old when war was declared and told me many stories that mirrored the series. My mother was from London and told us about her experiences however I really didn’t fully understand the impact on the home life until I watched the series.

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