bbc1 9pm In pursuit of love.

That was awful and I was so looking forward to it. The music was appalling.

Very disappointed. It just didn’t catch my attention at all. I persevere for 40 minutes and then went off to reads book.

Alegrias1

Oh. I enjoyed it ?

So did I ! I liked the bonkers -ness of it and the modern music. Better than say re-hashing a standard production.

Have recorded it. Don't know whether to bother watching it now. Jaxjacky my DH is not allowed to breathe when Call the Midwife is on. I actually prefer him to be out of the room!

Well I enjoyed it. It was funny and touching, It used today's music like most TV productions now. Dominic West was great as Uncle Matthew. And the hats and costumes were lovely. I so wanted the one she wore to lunch.

I lasted 15 minutes. What a complete load of rubbish!

I really liked it! With the modern music and stylish production it had a bit of a Peaky Blinders vibe. Without the threat and violence.

I haven’t read the book though, so there’s nothing to spoil for me.

I enjoyed it and so did DD. I like the trend for slightly wacky adaptations of classic novels. The straight, true to the original versions have been done so something completely different is more entertaining.

Loved the music.

Absolutely loved all of it, the acting, the music, the hats and costumes. It was exuberant so lively and full of humour. Looking forward to the next episode!

I loved it too?.

It was camp old nonsense, but that’s what was good about it.

I loved the music and costumes, and the daftness. I’m looking forward to the rest.

I tried to like it but didn’t manage very well. Don’t think I will watch the next episode...

Please look out for the black whippets. They had diamond collars and one of them has since had puppies and one of them has been named Diamanté. They’re called Swift and Scarlet.

I said to my dog you’ve missed it and she woke up and looked out of the window thinking she’d missed seeing the deer or something exciting...

But its not camp and daft enough Doodlebug||
Nancy Mitfords observations and wit just dont shine through.

I like the use of modern music. The juxtaposition is hard to pull off though, and I think they missed here also.
Something punk-y or excessive over the top was needed. To underline the strangeness of some of the situations the characters found themselves in. Or at least how some of them would have felt.

I saw them Maybee70 They suited the collars I thought.

There’s more of them in episode 2. On sofas I believe which is the whippets natural habitat.

MayBee how exciting!
What a brilliant claim to fame!
Whippets are gorgeous dogs, I like them even more than greyhounds, which is saying something!
What is your whippet"s personality like?
I've heard that they are very loyal

Move over whippets. The goldie was the star!

I can't believe that it did nothing for me, so have decided to try again next episode. The cast itself is a good mix of actors.

I've just watched it and loved it ! The beautiful house and girls and laugh out loud moments . I remember when I got married I hid in the garden shed as I felt 'lost' too !
Might binge watch the rest of it !

When the first comments were posted, I thought "am I alone in liking this?" but I see this morning many more have enjoyed it. It's definitely a bit manic so I can well understand its Marmite appeal. I was ready for something new on Sunday evenings, personally I was fed up with the interminable speculation of who "H" was in the end I didn't care!

I recently listened to an audio book about the Mitford sisters, The Pursuit of Love was mentioned quite a bit, clearly Nancy drew on her own family background for inspiration. Haven't read the book, wish I had now.

If you haven't read the books you'll have no idea how disappointing this production is.

I liked its rather larger than life moments. Having read the late Duchess of Devonshire’s autobiography you can see where Nancy Mitford got her inspiration from.

To me it was exagerated and shallow.

I haven’t read the books, so I wasn’t disappointed.
I really enjoyed the quirkiness of it. I thought there was a bit of a “Gentleman Jack” style production about it.
Gorgeous house and interesting costumes (made 18 year old girls look middle aged at times).

Aveline

If you haven't read the books you'll have no idea how disappointing this production is.

Not true.