Family at War.

Thank you so much OP. I hadn't heard of Talking Pictures channel and was delighted to find that I can get it on my TV. A real treasure trove

Yes i remember The Cedar Tree Missdeke , so many could be reshown.
You can actually watch The Cedar Tree on You Tube.
I also liked Angels.
Does anyone remember The Partridge Family on TV.
David Cassidy my Teenage Crush and always was.
Haveing a clearout last week i found a DVD Set of The Partridge Family,same as shown on TV.
I will rewatch when time too.

welbeck

I thought the power cuts of the 3 day week were in 1973 ?
Someone upthread said this series was broadcast 1970 to 1972.
Unless it was repeated ?
The very next year? Seems unlikely.
Perhaps you had local power cuts.

There were national power cuts were Jan 1972
powercontinuity.co.uk/news/memories-big-blackouts-1972-mean-afraid-dark
The 1972 miners' strike lasted from 9 Jan - 28 Feb
www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/lights-out-across-the-uk-looking-back-to-1972-and-the-miners-strike-796873

Loved this so much bought the DVD set and recently finished watching it again. Really liked seeing the old furniture just like we had in my childhood, the standard lamp with a fringed shade, the serving hatch, and the way they always closed the door when entering or leaving a room. Wonderful.

I never saw Family At War because my mother disliked it and refused to have it on. I don't know what she didn't like, possibly it was because she spent most of the war in the ATS and didn't see much wartime family life.

missdeke, used to love The Cedar Tree, used to watch it with my nan

Thanks, I've wanted to see this, recently watched "Shine on Harvey Moon" which I loved. Would like to see "Angels" again, the hospital programme and "The Royal" agin too, great shows.

I loved a Family at War too but also The Cedar Tree, does anyone else remember that one, late 70s I believe.

loved Family at War, will keep a look out.

Loved it

Definitely loved Family at War, brings back memories of watching it with my late mom. Another favourite was Tenco. Don’t watch much television now preferring to read. I think I lost the enjoyment of watching TV when I lost my hearing. I am now the lucky wearer of a Bone Anchored Hearing Aid but haven’t got back into the TV habit. I think I will make the exception now

love this series, especially the music. thank you NotaGranny44 for the info about plextv, i will be able to watch it.
Agree about some series such as The Sullivans, also Sons and Daughters, have never seen re runs of these on any service.

If you like vintage drama, have a look at Wessex Tales (Thomas Hardy) on BBc Player under Archive. All the old faces are there; even a rather young John Hurt.

The theme music was from a Ralph Vaughan Williams symphony.

I too was pregnant with my first baby when I first watched this. I remember snuggling down in bed after I had seen it, feeling very content. I even remember that the sheets were dark blue and had been a wedding present.
Such a happy time!

I saw this first time round.I was pregnant with my DS2 at the time, will defiantly watch it again.
Thankyou.

Thank you. We will definitely watch it.

I am surprised at the date given above. I loved Family at War but in my mind I was at school when it was on and I was working in the early 1970s

Talking Pictures is on Freeview channel 82.
Also online.

I thought the power cuts of the 3 day week were in 1973 ?
Someone upthread said this series was broadcast 1970 to 1972.
Unless it was repeated ?
The very next year? Seems unlikely.
Perhaps you had local power cuts.

It was a wonderful series. If my memory is right I can remember having to go over to my grandparents the other side of town to watch the last episode as it was the 3 day week. My parents had no electricity that evening but my grandparents did. Would love to know if my memory is right! It was a long time ago.

Perhaps the networks would need to buy the rights first.

I wish they would show those old Bestsellers - The Thorn Birds, Rich Man Poor Man, Roots (the original and the newer version). I can think of a couple more such as Mistral's Daughter and Lace.
I'm sure they could turn one of those channels into one that would put these on. A lot of the channels have the same stuff on all day every day like they are on a loop.

Notagranny44

Do you have to pay to see it please?

It’s on Freeview.

Glad you found it Not a granny44.
I love the old wartime dramas.
Just need someone to reshow The Sullivans now(Australian series shown on itv in the late 70s)
Anyone remember the Series We'll Meet Again (late 1980s)
Starting Suzannah York.
About the American G.I.S arriveing at the American Airbases (Norfolk/Suffolk)
I.m.o. was the best wartime drama ever shown.
Always so many repeats on T.V all the same ones being repeated.
So many old dramas could be reshown instead.