Ten pound Pomx

I haven’t watched it but saw last night caught the episode by mistake and all I saw were women and men sleeping with ‘others’ At least three affairs seemed to be going on?
Was that it ?

For those who are interested there is a documentary on BBC 4 at 8pm tonight telling the real story of how the Australian government tempted post-war Brits to their country.

I am still watching this week by week, not binge watching. Was surprised to see the nurse with the missing son, forgotten her name, is it Kate?, wandering round the home of her adopted son and falling asleep on the bed. Very strange. Hadn’t they locked the door if they went out?

And as for the daughter wearing that tent like coat in the Australian climate? Does she think no one will realise she’s pregnant?

It really is a daft plot, the whole storyline.

Will see how it ends next week.

Calendargirl

I assume the daughter’s baby was fathered by someone in England before they left, or am I mistaken? Is it one of the lads hanging about the camp?

Either way, how long are they supposed to have been in Oz? Long enough for Pattie to have become the ‘star’ pupil at the school, and for mum Annie to have gone from being a simple Stockport housewife to a feted sales person in the local boutique, hob nobbing with all the local elite, whilst her poor husband is digging trenches under the hot sun, bullied and ostracised by all his workmates.

No wonder he drinks, and wishes they had never emigrated.

That made me laugh!

It's the only way to watch it - if anything can go wrong, it will. It's just predicting what the next catastrophe will be.

The young brother getting upset and wandering off into the bush by himself, getting bitten by a snake but rescued just in time?
The other woman's child being found and telling her to go away and leave him alone?
Dean falling into one of those trenches (which never seem to get any longer and go nowhere) and disappearing under a mudslide?

I assume the daughter’s baby was fathered by someone in England before they left, or am I mistaken? Is it one of the lads hanging about the camp?
I thought it happened when she got drunk at a camp party? I won't spoiler it, but it becomes clear that the baby wasn't conceived back home.

I assume the daughter’s baby was fathered by someone in England before they left, or am I mistaken? Is it one of the lads hanging about the camp?

Either way, how long are they supposed to have been in Oz? Long enough for Pattie to have become the ‘star’ pupil at the school, and for mum Annie to have gone from being a simple Stockport housewife to a feted sales person in the local boutique, hob nobbing with all the local elite, whilst her poor husband is digging trenches under the hot sun, bullied and ostracised by all his workmates.

No wonder he drinks, and wishes they had never emigrated.

First episode has just screened here, have to agree with others who say they’d have preferred a documentary. It’s a good story that’s been mishandled. I’d hoped would be shown here, but one episode is enough.

so disappointed in this, won't watch again'

All a bit grim and depressing now, and was really hoping the daughter wasn't actually pregnant. She and her mum looked more like sisters last night.

Doodledog

nanna8

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

That sounds very much like a conversation with my children, neither of whom have set foot in Australia.

It sounds like a conversation with my Australian DGS. In fact, most teenagers!

Can we blame the Australians then , nanna8?

nanna8

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

That sounds very much like a conversation with my children, neither of whom have set foot in Australia.

I watched it on catch up, but seemed to miss out episode 5.
It didn’t make much difference to watching episode 6.
Very light, not much depth to the story and probably quite unrealistic compared to the real life experience.

Have to fess up to my usual greeting style
‘How ya goin?’
‘Good.’
‘Good. And you ?’
‘Good’.
Pretty universal for many years now except occasionally’Been better,’ if you just got out of hospital or something.

Goodness knows how she found it too.

The orphanage scenes were very unlikely, think Kate could have found a better story to tell the priest.

😁

Pommy shower
slang The use of deodorant in place of showering. "Pommy" (sometimes spelled "Pommie) is a potentially offensive Australian term for a British person, and this expression mocks perceived subpar bathing habits. Primarily heard in Australia.

Hadn't heard "deodorant" Pommie shower Callistemon

The horrible Australian character is so utterly vile, he's almost ruining it, I know he's only playing a part, but surely no one can be that bad! I think I heard some modern talk as well that wouldn't have been used back then, can't remember exactly what, possibly I heard one of the girls say "I'm good" when asked how she was

Yes, he's vile, Terribull, as I said, just a caricature.

"I'm good" is a very recent (and irritating) phrase.
I always feel like answering "No, you're not, you're very naughty!"

Deodorant spray = a Pommie shower!

Was it 'I love you to the moon and back'? That jumped out to me.

The horrible Australian character is so utterly vile, he's almost ruining it, I know he's only playing a part, but surely no one can be that bad! I think I heard some modern talk as well that wouldn't have been used back then, can't remember exactly what, possibly I heard one of the girls say "I'm good" when asked how she was.

I went there in the early 80s so the way it was depicted in this series was all part of a dim and distant past, although, I do remember the expression "clean as a pommie's bath towel" being bandied about, again a throwback, I think the weekly bath had long since been consigned to the past by then although if those who were several generation Australians, had experienced a Britain in the depths of winter without central heating their bath towels might also have been unsullied

As a drama I've found it not too bad, OTT for dramatic effect I imagine.

If you asked for avocado sandwich, please, they'd look at you as if you've swallowed a dictionary.

"Yer mean an avo sanger, mate?"

CountessFosco

*Being at a uni and surrounded by international students I did find their racist language off putting - they referred to the indigenous people as "abbos". But that was back in 1986 and I expect things have changed now*.

Not really. In Perth in the period between 1986-1991 [when we thankfully left with a huge sigh of relief], the indigenous people were called "boongs" = far worse even than "abbos" IMO.

The British were/are POMS, the Greeks/Italians/Yugoslavs/Germsns etc all have/had their nicknames too.

Strine is a different language from English.

In the 60’s we lived next to a couple with 3 boys who went to Hobart in Tasmania. It was a big thing at the time. My parents were all set to go too but my mum backed out in the end as she wouldn’t leave her mum and family behind. I often wonder what our lives would have been like if we had gone. We were a poor family and my dad hoped things would be better out there I think.
Now my own daughter lives out there with her DH and my grandson is an Australian. Where they live, there are loads of couples with kids from the UK.

Being at a uni and surrounded by international students I did find their racist language off putting - they referred to the indigenous people as "abbos". But that was back in 1986 and I expect things have changed now.

Not really. In Perth in the period between 1986-1991 [when we thankfully left with a huge sigh of relief], the indigenous people were called "boongs" = far worse even than "abbos" IMO.

Doodledog

Yes, I thought that too. With all of Australia to go at she did very well to find him, didn't she?

I've seen it all now, and I did enjoy it, but as a Sunday night soap, not as a documentary. I am quite happy to suspend disbelief for the sake of entertainment, which you certainly needed to do for this series. Sunday night telly doesn't set out to be educational, thank goodness.

It was left open for another series - does anyone know if there is one planned?

Yes, I thought that too. With all of Australia to go at she did very well to find him, didn't she?

Even with the internet, it's not easy.

I haven't watched them all yet!