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Our Girl

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Teetime Thu 14-Jun-18 09:40:34

Anyone else watching this series about a woman and her colleagues in the British Army today. I know its fiction but I was surprised that she disobeyed orders led her colleagues into danger i.e. being captured by Boko Hara (not sure how to spell that) a rescue mission was launched (wouldnt they have been slaughtered) putting other lives at stake and she wasn't put on a charge. I don't know anything about the army other that what family members have told me but I would have thought that at least there would be some discipline.

tanith Thu 14-Jun-18 09:53:41

That’s how Our Girl is, Georgie goes off on a tangent everyone’s put in danger and then it all turns out ok in the end. More fiction than fact but having said that I really enjoy it.

Teetime Thu 14-Jun-18 10:09:19

Well it was gripping and I do admire her ability to keep her mascara and lipstick in tact through extreme adversity perhaps ease up on the lip fillers though. smile

Cold Thu 14-Jun-18 10:20:00

I watch this and quite enjoy it.

I did like the original actress a bit more though (Lacy Turner who played Molly Dawes) - I though she was more realistic. The original TV movie was good as well.

Jalima1108 Thu 14-Jun-18 10:45:36

DH was watching it so I was trying to concentrate on something else whilst it was on.

Yes, I half-watched it and yes, she should be court-martialled and that should be the end of it! No more of this rubbish please, which does such a disservice to the terrible happenings regarding the stolen schoolgirls and conditions over there.
The BBC should be ashamed to show this tripe.

Willow500 Thu 14-Jun-18 10:47:25

We watched the last series and saw last week's - it's very good but we do keep asking if it would happen in real life! Haven't seen the first series which was a different actress - I can't remember who it was. Keep forgetting it's on as it's BBC which we don't often watch.

Jalima1108 Thu 14-Jun-18 15:30:30

it must be me then

callgirl1 Thu 14-Jun-18 16:54:54

I gave up halfway through the first series with the new actress, loved the earlier ones with Lacey Turner, more down to earth and more realistic.

sodapop Thu 14-Jun-18 17:16:46

It's fiction folks, I do think Keegan is too glamorous and loves herself a bit too much.
I agree with Cold Lacy Turner was much more believable.
Having said all that I shall continue to watch it. I enjoy drama series and am not as critical as maybe I should be.

Jalima1108 Thu 14-Jun-18 18:47:35

I just feel that the kidnapping of the Nigerian schoolgirls, which I found traumatic when it was reported, is not a subject which should be used as entertainment like this.

petra Thu 14-Jun-18 22:42:08

jalima
It's not you. I've only seen the adverts for it: tripe describes it perfectly.
It reminds me of the awful bad acting/ dialogue you see on Spanish tv.
The very serious subject of the kidnapped girls deserves better than this.

Jalima1108 Thu 14-Jun-18 23:11:05

Thank goodness, petra, I was beginning to think I was alone in thinking this and being a GOW.

Eloethan Fri 15-Jun-18 00:36:18

It's not my sort of programme but, from the excerpts I've seen, it looks very silly and not very well acted.

Teetime Fri 15-Jun-18 09:08:02

Its just an other soap - rubbish TV.