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There’s a thread all about “Us”, Sarnia. I personally couldn’t get on with it.....

Apologies for digressing but 2 good dramas on at the moment are 'Honour' and 'Us'. Both very different but well worth watching.

That is me hoping Lisagran

Good luck re the hip, annsixty. Interesting you say Series one - is there definitely going to be more?

Yes it has thank you Luckygirl
If all goes according to plan, I should be having my hip replacement a week tomorrow.
I have my fingers firmly crossed.

Sorry you are in pain annsixty - I hope that a warm morning in bed has helped.

Had most of today in bed as I was in lots of pain this morning so I have binge watched the whole of Series one.
So many things so improbable, time warp in some situations but I enjoyed it.
Nothing to stress over and once it’s gone it’s gone, no need to think about it.

All will be revealed in the ensuing episodes - I have watched it all, and really enjoyed it. Not wholly believable in places (which drama series are?), but worth watching for the excellent acting.

It has a very tidy ending for (almost) everyone - no spoilers

Some you like..some you dont...I just found it 'easy watching '....?

I enjoyed it . I didn’t see the bit about AS and husband owning the whole house .I thought perhaps they had downsized. I think the AS situation will resonate with a lot of women.,The review in the Times put it well... she’s been gently suffocated during the course of her marriage.

Thank you Sparkle I missed that too

Missed that sparklefizz - thank you.

"Why were AS and dh living in a flat and not a naice detached house?"

AS and husband own the whole house, but live in one of the flats. AS was described as "the landlady" by one of the residents.

Each to their own Some will like one thing, some like another.

I like science fiction and fantasy, my FIL used to say, "but it could never happen, could it". We never agreed!

suzie, I understood your point. I too wondered why they had no big house of their own - maybe we will find out.

Alegrias the flow for me was interrupted by the huge continuity and plot holes. Fiction and dramatic licence is one thing but totally ridiculous and unbelievable is another

Kitty it’s set in Manchester. My point was that the AS couple would surely have been living in a naice house in Didsbury.

I enjoyed it. It is fiction after all!

Though I did wonder where the 'naice house' was suziewoozie but maybe we'll find out.

There is a house just like that one that has been made into flats near us. I will look on it with renewed interest now!!

It's fiction. Situations made up to tell a story. Go with the flow!

suziewoozie

Disappointed and so many inconsistencies - they got in the way of the main storylines eg how did AS know the bloke in the van was Andy? Would you really recognise someone after 50 + years? When AL decided to come home early from his hols, how come he went to take his class the next day? How come AS didn’t seem to know anything about the scan? How come the neighbour didn’t know about AL’s wife - there are only 4 flats? Why were AS and dh living in a flat and not a naice detached house?

I couldn’t really engage with any of them - don’t think I’ll bother further

Yes SW, I agree with all you say.
What a coincidence that the girl who fancied the teacher just happened to be in his new class!
And AS just managed to not run over the old school friend, who I kept thinking it would turn out they had been lesbian lovers 50 years previously, but no, wrong on that.
And I couldn’t follow the baby story. So she ended up pregnant after a drunken one night stand with Andy, but either soon got herself a new boyfriend or he was agreeable to bringing up baby, but she still seemed to keep in touch with Andy, who was really keen to contribute to the results of his one night stand. Admirable, but a silly storyline.

Disappointed and so many inconsistencies - they got in the way of the main storylines eg how did AS know the bloke in the van was Andy? Would you really recognise someone after 50 + years? When AL decided to come home early from his hols, how come he went to take his class the next day? How come AS didn’t seem to know anything about the scan? How come the neighbour didn’t know about AL’s wife - there are only 4 flats? Why were AS and dh living in a flat and not a naice detached house?

I couldn’t really engage with any of them - don’t think I’ll bother further

Yes I enjoyed it and will look forward to watching it each week. I’ve always loved
Alison Steadman but did think she overacted a bit in this.

“Feel”

There was a huge build up, anyone fee ,it was worth it?