Poldark

Poldark has more than its fair share of handsome actors. I am old enough to be their nan (some of them) but a girl can't help noticing.

We said the same, LullyDully and why do they have to build a school when there must be some old barns or buildings Drake can lick into shape?

I also laughed at Demelza doing the rushed yummy mummy routine trying to get the kids off to school and ensuring they had a healthy apple in their lunchbox.

My worry is how near the cliff edge the school is going to be.

O yes I didn't know and his wife was called Catherine so they've included a bit of real history.

I just can't care about any of the 'goodies' though. Sigh.

On the contrary Millie Ned Despard was very much a real person. - it’s Cap’n Ross who is the made up one!

inews.co.uk/culture/television/ned-despard-real-person-poldark-season-5-true-story-what-happened/

I've actually missed a couple of episodes as I've been away and haven't, thus far, bothered to watch them on catchup. Mind you, I missed most of the last series and then binge watched it. I didn't quite get how letting go of her son made Morwenna suddenly get over being in that awful abusive relationship with the vicar.

Only two more episodes to go and I'm finding this series tough going. I know it's all made up about the Ned storyline but it's soooo boring. Far too political for my liking and not enough in Cornwall. At least Drake and Morwenna are happy at last.

Sirchenjin I rather think Horace may have eaten all the pies. He looks a little rotund.

My mum had neighbours who still used a tin bath right into the 1980's. They could easily have afforded a bathroom but chose not to send their money on installing one. They had a bath every Saturday night, whether they needed it or not.

We had a tin (zinc?) in front of the fire. Not as close as Demelza's though. They used to empty it by the bowlful down the sink. Then pick the nearly empty bath up and tip the rest down. I remember it so clearly.

Poor old Prudie.

We had one in the garden, it caught rainwater to water Dad's greenhouse. I used to use a jugful to rinse my hair because our tap water was so hard.

Well I remember us having a tin bath in front of the fire, but I’ve never given the emptying of it a moment’s thought.

I can be fairly confident that it wasn’t a maid who did it though.

And all so delightfully PC.

All we need is a transgender issue. ( still like it. )

This is the first series to veer away from the books, Labaik and all the poorer for it I think.

But then nothing happened for ten years after the last book so I suppose Debbie Horsefield had to make up something.

Having not read the books, is this now completely removed from the original stories? I thought the series was said to be true to the original stories?

I wondered that too!

Poor George - he spent his childhood being bullied by Ross, he wasn't his wife's true love, and now she's dead and he's suffering from mental illness. I'm not surprised he's turned out the way he has - I think I'd hate Ross too if I was George.

I was wondering how they’d empty the bath too ??

For a moment I thought that George was going to go over the cliff and take Dr Ennis with him!

I keep reminding myself how lovely Jack Farthing is supposed to be in Real Life!

Excellent point Callistemon. I doubt her sulky new maid would do it. She's obviously scheming to catch Ross's eye. Good luck to her.
Poor, poor George. I like him and his uncle even more now. The wee thing. Him and his bandy legs too. Awww.

I was left wondering who heated the water and filled the bath and who is going to empty it afterwards!
Ross or Prudie? Or does Demelza have to get her nightie wet slogging outside with jugs of water to empty it?

I feel quite grubby after watching it----and no machine to wash all those clothes. Only Demelza and husband appear to bathe.

Maybe it's because I usually watch a Catherine Cookson film beforehand where that's also amongst the filthy streets with its equally filthy inhabitants. Yesterday it was "The Glass Virgin ".

I know! My Poldark bingo card was full last night - it was quite thrilling!

Hurrah for Horace - he was looking good, wasn't he? He hasn't aged a bit

I was exhausted after that episode! So much going on.

And Horace was back! Woof woof!

He’ll be back to normal by next week - I did feel quite sorry for him though

I don't want fruit loop George I want evil George.