Ten pound Pomx

I watched the first episode last night and was disappointed the 6 week boat journey was skimmed over and the story started when they stepped on dry land. I suspect there might be flashback scenes to follow. If so it’ll put me off as my brain struggles to keep up!

I haven't seen this programme and I don't expect I'll be able to access it anywhere but I often find that such stories are bulked out with "human interest" (like soaps) without much actual information about the situation they are in. In other words, the whole thing could have been filmed anywhere or at any time but for a couple of mentions of relevant names or events. Rather like Jane Austen whose books were about well-to-do people and their interactions, with notoriously little mention of what was actually bothering the people of the time (Napoleonic wars, poverty, slavery, sickness, infant mortality etc etc)

I look forward to hearing your comments as the series progresses.

I expect those who went out there and experienced disappointing housing and suchlike didn’t admit it to their families back home.

They knew they couldn’t return, at least for a couple or years, and it would just worry their parents to know they were unhappy, so they just stuck it out.

As I mentioned on the previous thread about £10 poms, we didn't go during that period but I empathise with the disillusionment felt.

We were 'recruited' as my husband was a dentist and they were desperate for replacements for all the Australian ones who were in the UK 'bashing the nash'..

We were promised a house and a choice of areas. We were dumped in a hostel and left to our own devices.

We had relations who went as ten-pound poms. I was talking to another relation yesterday and they remarked we never knew the conditions they were living in!!!
Photos started to appear when they had a flat with a sea view in Sydney. Mine did go out to a job they had secured whilst living in England.
I think it takes a lot for granted to expect people to know that children were sent out from British orphanages without their parent's consent. We were asking each other if we knew, I had seen it previously on the T.V.but my relation had never realised.
It was remarked that when they came back on holiday their attitude to the Aborigines was appalling and their language had deteriorated. So although not a documentary maybe not far from the truth.
Also, what was Britain thinking of sending children out without permission?
Worth watching probably.

I thought it was ok, and will give it a chance. I didn’t realise that the ‘Poms’ were treated so badly, so it’s not quite what I expected. I think it could go either way at this stage, but will definitely watch the next episode to see.

Yes I watched and was surprised nothing was made of the voyage out, no explanation of who was sent where and I agree about the soap feeling, however, I shall watch the next episode.