Bouquet of Barbed Wire from 1976.....

I always thought Susan George looked a bit toothy! I was envious of her when she went out with George Best though!😅

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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!

Yes, Susan Penhaligon and Susan George had the look we admired, along with of course my favourite Hayley Mills.

The domestic violence was presented as something almost justifiable, if I remember correctly.

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!

I had a real soft spot for Trevor Eve

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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.

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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)

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!!

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

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.

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

It's on YouTube.

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

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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'.

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

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.

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 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?

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

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

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

Is it on a streaming service?

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

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

Didn’t it have a hint of incest too?

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