Bouquet of Barbed Wire from 1976.....

We're going to see Susan Penhaligon at the theatre in a couple of weeks - she's in the tour of The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)

I remember my mother watching this, she would have been in her early 50s at the time , I was 18 and going out with my DH, We were shocked that she she liked it 😂 , I don't think I ever watched an episode all the way through.

What source is it on please.
I did like Frank Finley

I remember watching this, very shocking at the time, and I really enjoyed it.

Didn’t it have a hint of incest too?

Was it really as long ago as 1976? I was 29 years old, recently divorced with a son and daughter and hooked on the serial. Must watch it again. Yes, Cossy there was a hint of incest.

I really liked it. Would be good to watch it again.

Oh I loved it! It was quite risque back in the day.

Is it on a streaming service?

The Dad being sort of in love with the blonde daughter.

They did a remake of this drama with Trevor Eve- whatever happened to him?

I really enjoyed watching it. Didn't miss an episode and many seen in the dark with the blackouts. I don't remember much of it now but would like to see it again. What channel please?

My deeply religious Mother watched this to my utter amazement, I wasn’t allowed anywhere near the TV when it was on but I could hear her tutting all the way through.

Her justification for watching it was that Frank Finlay was her cousin.

I would say it was more about obsession than incest.

I remember watching this so well it was out there in its day! Shocking almost but addictive to watch and memorable. I was 19 still very naive and innocent but fascinated watched every episode.

I loved it back in the 70s never missed an episode… no catch up tv back then.

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They did a remake of this drama with Trevor Eve- whatever happened to him?

Well, he's been very busy......still filming, Waking the Dead was massively popular between 2000 - 2011, he was most recently in a TV series 'I Jack Wright' (2025) - think he has done quite a few American films and series also.....but not seen these, not really interested in US based stuff! Still got an old DVD of 'Shoestring'.

mum and dad watched it but even tho i was a teen i was not allowed to watch it! they certainly moved boundaries with this and i am so glad that, as a victim of domestic violence things have changed. still room to get there but its a bit better

It's on YouTube.

I was totally hooked and will definitely watch it again. I also read the book by Andrea Newman together with the sequel, "Another Bouquet".

I remember that, it was really good. What channel is it on?

Domestic abuse has always been illegal, but as a social worker I remember the police saying 'it was just a domestic,' but the feminists said a woman was assaulted & that is illegal regardless of the fact that the assailant was her partner/husband.

They had to take it seriously then and quite right too.

Thanks Matelda. I missed that as did not have access to TV back in the 70's!

I watched it again a couple of years ago as I loved it back in the day. The moment I remember especially is when the mother of the Susan Penhaligan character goes into her GP’s surgery and immediately lights a cigarette!!

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They did a remake of this drama with Trevor Eve- whatever happened to him?

I really like Trevor Eve, though not keen on remakes.

I do remember Trevor as Eddie Shoestring (?), then in Waking The Dead, which I loved.

I believe he’s still “round” married to a fellow actor (as they say these days, or actress as I say haha)

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They did a remake of this drama with Trevor Eve- whatever happened to him?

Trevor Eve has been in a lot of recent dramas, most recently Jack Wright and Unforgotten.

I had a real soft spot for Trevor Eve

I remember watching it religiously back in the day but have to confess I never really understood it. I wanted to look like Susan Penhaligon!