bbc1 9pm In pursuit of love.

Utter cobblers, I managed about ten minutes and then turned on the radio, Seth Lakeman’s folk music tour of Scotland, brilliant. Like Shandy57, I detested Bridgestone too, that got ten minutes as well. Why do these Uber TV geeks think we are all 16 and dim ?

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I’m so pleased to know that I’m not alone in not enjoying this.

l thought it complete tripe after only 20 minutes changed channel.

I watched this on iplayer ONLY because Andrew Scott is in it and he is such an amazing actor. However, I was not that enamoured by it. Will give it another go.

I don't suppose aristos in Julian Fellowes world go about throwing over tables, threatening to beat their daughters or boasting about how many of "The Hun" they killed either.

Oh, I don't know Trisher. As long as they're not waving their knives about I expect those things are fine in these circles.

I loved this. It was such a change from the plethora of gritty crime dramas. It was a clever and witty adaptation of the book and captured the madcap lives of Nancy Mitford's characters. Dominic West and Andrew Scott in particular were excellent and I liked Freddie Fox as Oxford student and future politician Tony - surely a parody of Boris Johnson?
I enjoyed the whacky touches in the production such as the music and the way that a new group of characters would arrive on screen accompanied by a handwritten flourish of their names.

I loved it. Love all Nancy Mitford’s books and I thought it captured the spirit of the book. A bit silly and whimsical but pure escapism.

This was brilliant viewing for me and I don't mind that it's not true to the book. The acting, good story, glamour and escapism is more important to me. I loved it.

aristocrats never wave their knives and forks around. Julian Fellowes had to mention these details to actors in Downton Abbey.
I don't suppose aristos in Julian Fellowes world go about throwing over tables, threatening to beat their daughters or boasting about how many of "The Hun" they killed either.

I'm sorry if people think it isn't the same as the book but there are so many productions of other novels that do the same. You have to take it as something different and at least people are getting to know about the Mitford girls.

I enjoyed this adaptation & thought the modern twist worked well. The soundtrack was crazy but in a good way.

It was more lightweight than the book, but entertaining. There were a few laugh out loud moments. All in all, there is a story, it has humour and is visually attractive, more than can be said of some programmes, so I'll carry on watching. I do like Andrew Scott!

I just think it came over as trying to hard and the characters vapid and uninteresting. Disappointed really as the book was ok-not brilliant though.

Well, actually I enjoyed the program and look forward to the next episode.

What a disappointment

merlotgran

Aveline

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

Not true.

True for some, I think. I really enjoyed the production in itself, but the books have so much more to them.

The Mitford girls are fascinating; whether fascinating in the 'utterly horrific' or 'really interesting' sense I can never make up my mind.

I really liked it at last something fun on a Sunday night at 9 pm. I don’t want anything to serious, violent or depressing on a Sunday leave all that for a week night.

I get irrationally upset when someone says a program was "dire" (sorry inishowen) or "rubbish".

It wasn't dire. You didn't like it, and that's OK, but plenty of people did and saying its "dire" makes out it was badly made, or not worthy of being appreciated. What does that say about our tastes? There is another Sunday night program, mentioned above, which is sentimental, misrepresents the attitudes of the time it is portraying and loves a happy ending. I don't like it, but lots of people do. I don't tell them their favoured program is "dire".

I have a mantelpiece. It has ornaments on it. I'm common .

Call the Midwife was good to begin with but has gone on far beyond when the books were about!

I've always admired the magnificent fireplaces in stately homes and, now I come to think of it, they don't have mantelpieces. I have a mantelpiece with a mirror (looking glass is more U) above it and family photos on it. And where else would I put Christmas cards?

No grandma jet... me too ! Call the midwife is so cheesy and twee.

But I did like pursuit of love

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With Call the Midwife and now this, Sunday evening on BBC is so boring.

Someone else who can’t stand Call The Midwife! I thought it was just me.

I have read and re-read these books over the years with amusement and pleasure.
I decided to watch Sunday nights production against my better judgement as I find that favourite books are frequently ruined for me. I was not wrong. Although I thought Uncle Matthew was brilliant I felt that the girls looked far too old. I was confused by the music. Could they not have found something of the period?

Thank you everyone for your reviews on the TV programme. It proves I was right in thinking, it won't be a patch on reading the books. I loved them and laughed at them. Glad I didn't waste my time.

With Call the Midwife and now this, Sunday evening on BBC is so boring.