New drama The Village starting tonight at 9pm

It depends what one regards as entertainment. Can anyone enlighten me on what constitutes 'entertainment'. After I watched The Village I turned over and watched the ITV programme about The Brontes. It wasn't exactly 'laugh a minute' but I enjoyed it immensely.

Tegan It is said to be the mark of the devil or a witch, a superstition that probably dates from mediaeval times. I have often heard it referred to as the devils paw.

As I have different coloured eyes, one blue, one green, as well as the devils paw I think I would have been a likely candidate for being burnt at the stake.

As we wrote with fountain pens I suppose I did find it more difficult. I can remember my Mum buying me a pen with a curved nib it cost her a princely 7/6d and I was threatened with pain of death if I ever lost it.

Marelli and specki I was lucky coming from a coven of lefties it was considered natural but I do feel strongly about the harsh treatment that others received.

Both my sons are right-handed as are two of my grandchildren but my youngest grandson seems to strongly favour his left-hand at the moment.

I had recorded this and have started watching it this evening. Sorry to admit that I stumbled through half an hour before admitting defeat. I can't stand anything with violence these days and won't be watching the rest of the series.
I find it very strange that my tolerance of violence has altered so dramatically. I used to watch horror films and such like but now I just can't face anything with cruelty or violence.
I may be totally wrong about this series - but it's not for me

I'm not sure about it, but might give it one more go to make sure. The music annoyed me, because the switches from one mood to another were so obvious - light and happy to dark and brooding in a split second. The story feels like Hardy crossed with Lawrence but on a fairly basic level. Oh, I don't know...

Yes; there was definately a touch of the Lady Chatterleys ...and [a la Hardy] one feels that happy endings are going to be very few and far on the ground .

It felt too studied to me - I was very aware that everybody was acting. I also found it jumped from one thing to another and it was difficult to believe in the characters. Perhaps it will improve - I'll give it another go next week.

Well, I'm going to stick with it, but it's not exactly a barrel of laughs, is it . Maxine Peake is superb, though.

Yes, Maxine is really good, but John Simm seems far too well spoken to be a poor farmer.
The hanging was a bit too graphic for me, although it was well done

Am I the only one to be saying, every now and again,
'What has that got to do with anything?'
I am enjoying it tho'...... I think!

...a lot of it makes no sense whatsoever [eg where did all the children have money to pay towards the cow; surely even their parents didn't have money to spare at that time]..and what was the [spoiler alert] bedroom, bucket etc scene all about, or am I just a bit thick?

I'm enjoying it. When the violence gets too much I close my eyes and Dh tells me when it is safe to open them. I feel it will be worth sticking with. I will watch John Sim and Maxine Peake in anything.

Hands up anyone who didn't cry at the end of this weeks episode [sniff]...

Well it had everything, crikey, the baby, the death penalty and the horse. Guaranteed hanky time.

I'm going to have to catch up on iPlayer as it clashed with Endeavour. I save it for when DH is watching football which seems to be on a lot these days.

I only watched the first one - I found it a bit depressing.

Endeavour was very good tonight - I think the chap who plays the young Morse is excellent - and his boss.

I was out last night (yes! sometimes I have a life ) so I missed The Village and Endeavour, so are they both worth watching on catch-up?

I saw the first episode of The Village and found it depressing. Last night I saw Endeavour which was an inventive back-story (I hate the word 'prequel') to Morse and seemed to be very much in character.

I haven`t watched The Village at all, but on The Wright Stuff this morning, there was mention of embarrassing bits which could have caused problems if children were watching?

Bu it's on after 9 o'clock so after the watershed anyway.

I have just watched the last episode on catch-up. It is absolutely gripping! That child is such a good actor! So sad about the poor teacher but great closing scene with the horse in the pub!

I am enjoying it and do not understand the critics when they say it is too sad. It was life pure and simple.

I love Maxine as an actress (the lad's mum) but I can't thelp seeing her as the chubby girl in 'Dinner Ladies' with Julie Walters. Then I remember how good she was in 'Shameless'. Could well be another acting treasure as she get's the acting parts over the next few years.

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DOESN'T IT REMIND US OF HOW DIFFICULT OUR PARENTS LIVES WERE.[SAD]

What good actresses Shameless has thrown up. Look at Anne Marie Duff as well. And when you think of the actors/actresses that started out in Brookside, think Ch 4 have got a knack of spotting talent.

Anyone else still torturing themselves by still watching this? I watched part of yesterdays episode with my daughter and, just as I was thinking that something that happened in it was beyond the realms of possibility [which has happened quite a lot over the past 5 episodes] she turned to me and said 'mum; that's what they did as a punishment for insubordination' [she teaches about that era]. Which made it hurt even more . I've also only just noticed the thread running through the series which is about how mental illness was treated according to your class.. I love the way that the character of Caro's brother [is it George?] is developing; I think he's going to turn out to be quite a hero. So pleased to hear that they're going ahead with a second series.

I'm still watching it Tegan and enjoying it (if that's the right word). I find myself becoming very angry at the various injustices and last night's ending was almost too much to bear, but inevitable really. Didn't you find Maxine's pain as a mother agony to watch? The only thing that irritates me (and I know you will understand this) is that nobody seems able to even attempt a Derbyshire accent. Considering they are all supposed to be born and bred in the village they seem to have an interesting assortment of dialects .