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Parsleywin Mon 02-Oct-17 16:52:05

Did anyone watch this? I recorded it, but won't bother watching the rest of the series. The relentless colour scheme has defeated me! Blue and orange - right from the first shots of a plane load of passengers. Lipstick, nails, lampshades, ornaments, dressing gown, presents under the Christmas tree... I've seen this before on cookery programmes - a pink themed one sticks in my mind - and it distracts me from the actual story. I guess they think they are being arty and clever and making it visually attractive. Sorry, doesn't work for me!

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merlotgran Tue 17-Oct-17 10:39:33

It's set around 1965, trisher just before things got really nasty. The British left in 1967.

Steamer Point was the main shopping area, close to the harbour so when a ship was in the prices went up!!

The clothes were fabulous. Backstreet tailors, huge choice of fabrics and all the latest fashions catered for. I also don't understand why the young officer's wife is so dowdy.

We were up to date with pop music - record shops a plenty so whatever was being played in 1965 would be correct.

The shops were closed all afternoon because it was so hot and everyone was on the beach but the streets were buzzing in the evening when everyone did their shopping.

Newspapers were two days old in the fifties but this may have improved in the sixties. We relied on the radio and a weekly complilation of newspapers sold in magazine format.

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trisher Tue 17-Oct-17 10:54:33

Thanks so much merlotgran lots of great details. I thought it was earlier at first. And clothes were so great then I'm sure the young wife would have been more trendy.

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