A Place to Call Home - BBC 2

I am so worried and upset about James! Nearly had a glass of at 4:30 in the afternoon!

The Italian!

George

Yes, I thought George Chakiris too.

DH guessed Auntie Caroline's secret. Regina rivals grandma for nastiness.
great stuff.

Of course! West Side Story. He's 81 now.

Does anyone think the young Italian is very like George Chakiris?
If anyone remembers!!

LOL.

Yes lovely frocks. I do think they have very white teeth for the time, though.
I cheered too.

Oh, my hat and coat! Episode 11.

I just cheered ...

Aren't the clothes fabulous?

I've been trying to think who Sarah reminds me of ... and today I decided she's Diana-esque (with a bit more nose).

Thank you all for alerting me to this. I've never seen it but having read all of your comments I'm now downloading it to my tv and will watch a couple of episodes this afternoon. Well it is wet and windy!

I missed the last episode as we have been driving the length of Spain and France!
I enjoyed the afternoon run of The Pallisers, Who Do You Think You Are and A Place Called Home. Now have to catch-up on four weeks of Spin (with the lovely Gregory Fitoussi), Shetland, Death in Paradise and Endeavour.
We went to Fuengirola a couple of times and stocked up in Iceland (lots of trips to Malaga market as well). The weather has been lovely, warm and without the cold wind that you sometimes get.

Hi Mamie! Freezing in London, that's where! :P But we are off to Palma on the 3rd March for 10 days. I'm half-joking though about being cold - this winter has been an absolute doddle. I've faithfully been on the Vit D tabs too so maybe that's helped. I've been talking about our Fuengirola meetup, now so long ago, on the London meetup thread ...have fun in Spain.

I agree A Place Called Home gets a bit ponderous sometimes (husband flees) and is not exactly gripping, but still enjoyable enough. It was taken up a notch in the episode I watched this afternoon - I've now caught up and will see the new episode tomorrow. They played some songs in today's episode that my mother used to sing "You Belong to Me" and others. Lovely.

Yes I have been watching it in Spain when I had had enough of sitting on the balcony in the sunshine (where were you GrannyKnot?).
Enjoyable but a bit ponderous sometimes?. Have also been watching The Pallisers, which has stood the test of time I think.

I think she presented Playschool in Australia and also made a very rude film (YouTube) about getting a small child to sleep ..... in the style of Playschool presentation!!
But the Sullivans was on over here

Well, of course, they all had lives in the 1950s before GN - or computers!

Jalima thanks for solving that little mystery I wondered where I'd seen Noni before.

Have just started to watch and am enjoying it, have about 6 episodes recorded. Just as well I haven't got a life!!

I watched this in Australia and loved it, so I must try to find out where we are up to in the UK as I had to leave it part-way through.

Noni Hazlehurst plays a great part as the matriarch, I didn't recognise her at all.
She used to be in 'The Sullivans' in the 1970s, another good Australian series on UK tv.
And she used to present Playschool!

Sounds great. I'm missing Dr Blake so another Aussie 1950s prog will be lovely. Must look out for it.

Clipped tones because I think she is supposed to be an aristocrat. I can sympathise. She has been very hard done by.

IMO the mother is a wonderful character. Very rounded. We keep getting glimpses of her vulnerable side in spite of her being such a targe.

According to my Sky TV guide, episode 1 of Series 2 follows the day after the final episode of Series 1.

Grannyknot, her tones are just too clipped! Bet you'll look out for it now.....

margsus is that what it is! I also find her annoying.

Where will I find Series 2? Or is the repeat of that still coming?

I love this programme, discovered episode 3 by chance, enjoyed it so downloaded episodes 1 and 2 and now like everyone else I'm hooked! Apparently series 3 is due to air at the end of the month.

Not sure I like the character of Olivia, she's supposed to be an "English rose" who is being played by an Australian actress and she hasn't got the accent quite right, and I find it irritating. Just nitpicking......