Call The Midwife.

Judy54

What is happening with Trixie and Matthew. Are you a Wife or a Midwife he asks, can't I be both says Trixie. He then suggests she gives up her job and does voluntary work like his Mother. Not looking good!

It's been widely reported that the actor who plays Matthew is leaving, so they're clearly paving the way for his exit, one way or another. He did mention headaches, so that, coupled with the sudden personality change, could mean a lot!

I’ve watched every series so far. I feel it’s lost its way in this series. It’s too contrived for me. Somehow, it’s lost focus and is more politically motivated.

Trixie was just on the One Show. She speaks like that in real life!

By 1969 the Greater London Council had replaced the LCC. Each of the London Boroughs would have a Mayor selected by local authority councillors - these were just for one year and was a sort of way of saying Thank You to a Councillor who had served for several years. These Mayors never went to the electorate for that office. And, this series is supposed to be set in Poplar, one of the East London. it would have been part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.- so what on earth is this silly made up story about mayor elections, they never occured.

What is happening with Trixie and Matthew. Are you a Wife or a Midwife he asks, can't I be both says Trixie. He then suggests she gives up her job and does voluntary work like his Mother. Not looking good!

Yes, I have often thought that Timothy could fail an exam or two. However, I suppose that he is only following in his sainted parents’ footsteps. I’m surprised that any medical specialists are needed in Poplar as Dr. Turner can diagnose each and every illness almost immediately. The other week, he even managed to diagnose porphyria, an extremely rare disease that King George III is thought to have suffered from, just by one look at a urine sample!

Calendargirl

*Freya*. Oh yes, am sure many people learnt in an old van. DH and I had one when we were courting, we hand painted it inside and out, dark blue outside, light blue inside. Can you imagine that now?

I just meant posh Trixie and wealthy Matthew wouldn’t need to do that.

I learnt to drive in a Hillman Imp, a very small car.
My driving instructor was a very large, tall man who used to poke my left foot with his walking stick to make sure I pushed the clutch down far enough 😯

Did anyone wonder if the giggling and arm touching between Timothy and Nancy was suggestive of a romantic spark looming?

Whilst I agree that CtM is definitely past its sell-by date, I really enjoyed last night’s episode. My late older brother and I stayed up all night watching the moon landing, he’d recently got a well paid job on an oil rig and walked in one day with a big (to us) new colour TV as a surprise gift to the family.
He was 12 years older than me, I was still at school and we didn’t really have much in common at that time but we were both enthralled by space travel.
That night is one of my best memories of my much missed brother, he’s been dead ten years this month.

Parsley.

Great idea for a story. Timothy is such a goody goody.

Freya. Oh yes, am sure many people learnt in an old van. DH and I had one when we were courting, we hand painted it inside and out, dark blue outside, light blue inside. Can you imagine that now?

I just meant posh Trixie and wealthy Matthew wouldn’t need to do that.

This happens so often with popular programmes when they dont know when to stop. The present storylines are weak and the characters are jaded. Even Sister Julienne looks fed up with it all. How about a nice juicy story concerning Timothy living the life of a sixties medical student? That would give Shelagh and the doctor something to react to.

Calendargirl

Yes, the shoes were ridiculous. And I suppose the gloves were ‘driving gloves’. And then going for a lesson in that old van.

Trixie’s posh voice gets worse.

Have read somewhere that Matthew is being written out. Not sure if that’s correct though.

Guess where I started driving. Yes in an old van on a disused airfield. My dad wore gloves when driving,our very old Ford had next to no heating.

tanith

I remember 1969 vividly my daughter was 4 mths old and I had her on my lap watching the moon landing with my mil on her rented colour tv. Nearly everyone I knew had a reasonable size tv by then with no need to watch on other people’s tv and I agree the clothes weren’t right. I sometimes don’t bother watching now.

I remember being astonished because our neighbours bought their TV!
The rest of us thought they were quite foolish 😁

I remember 1969 vividly my daughter was 4 mths old and I had her on my lap watching the moon landing with my mil on her rented colour tv. Nearly everyone I knew had a reasonable size tv by then with no need to watch on other people’s tv and I agree the clothes weren’t right. I sometimes don’t bother watching now.

We had a small tv like that in the late 1960s. I left home in 1975 and mum and dad still had a black and white TV. That may have been because the licence fee was cheaper for a black and white set.

Primrose53

Very muddled tonight. I remember 1969 vividly and we weren’t well off but we had a more modern TV than that and in colour.

Also! The fashions weren’t right tonight.

Not bothered whether I watch CTMW now. I think it’s run it’s course.

I have often thought the fashions weren't right.

And they seem to film in the dark too.

My DD who has always worked in film and TV, has explained the reason for many scenes in the dark or half dark is that it is much cheaper for the production. This is because any old scenery, clothes or props will suffice in the half dark, whereas in day time or bright light everything has to be perfect.

I haven’t seen that episode, if the tv is in the nuns residence then I can certainly believe a small tv, I worked in a convent for
some years

Anniebach

We didn’t have tv in 1953, it was 1953 Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

Sorry, I meant the TVs on CTM looked like 1953 versions, not the larger ones we had in 1969!

Anniebach

We didn’t have tv in 1953, it was 1953 Queen Elizabeth’s coronation

We bought one especially for the Coronation.

In 1969 I was married and it was usual to rent TVs at that time.

Very muddled tonight. I remember 1969 vividly and we weren’t well off but we had a more modern TV than that and in colour.

Also! The fashions weren’t right tonight.

Not bothered whether I watch CTMW now. I think it’s run it’s course.

I was just sitting saying the same Callistemon. This series feels as though they are mixing at least two decades together.
We’ve got a 1950’s TV with late 1960’s moon landing and a story line about the conflict between being a wife and a career woman.

Are you saying colour tv’s in 1969 (yes) or 1953 (no)?

We didn’t have tv in 1953, it was 1953 Queen Elizabeth’s coronation