The authentic detail in this, hair cuts, clothes and the feeling of living for the moment because tomorrow might not come, is stunningly perfect in this. It's one of the best things ever done.
Nonsense. The standard of tv is generally far higher now than in the 80s and 90s. But then you were young and optimistic, now you are a grumpy old git without hair, most of your teeth and evidently no critical faculty.
How lovely to find this. I just took a chance today as the book was lent to me years ago and only read it once. 4 days ago I started reading it once more and am pleased to find the film is nearly word for word the same. Good stuff, never saw it in England ( not likely to see it here on Thai TV either.) Many thanks JS.
I love the fact that the actor who plays calypsos husband also plays his son… Clever Nicholas le Prevost. He also played Captain Rowan Jewel in the crown
Jennifer Ehle is quite a character here. Can't understand why Oliver is infatuated with someone like Calypso. She is very selfish and shallow. Completely self-centered.
Can you imagine Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson watching The Camomile Lawn together? Rik would be drooling over Aunt Helena (Felicity Kendal); whilst Vyv/Ade would no doubt be lusting after Calypso, because she's a blonde Jennifer!
The DVD has been cut the original series is 4 hours 18 minutes the DVD is 4 hours 4 minutes just watched the DVD again andi remember the original TV series on channel 4 back in 1992 .
Yes, my exact sentiments. I made a similar comment and scroll down to see yours beginning with the exact same "Poor..." LOL, it's funny, not funny. It's so sad.
The two female leads in this(Tara Fitzgerald and Jennifer Ehle) are so hot! Beside that, this a very powerful drama with some strong stuff in there(the pervy uncle, incest, near rape, spousal abuse, wartime, etc.). So daring. Back when Channel 4 did that kind of thing. Got really high ratings at the time and a lot of controversy. It just wouldn’t get made nowadays. Love the music as well. A young Rebecca Hall as Sophie. Great cast : Felicity Kendall, Paul Eddington(now sadly gone), Tara Fitzgerald(who had a pretty busy year when this game out, what with Hear My Song, The Black Candle and Six Characters in Search of an Author), Jennifer Ehle(before Pride and Prejudice) and Toby Stephens(before he was a Bond bad guy).
I really enjoy dramas but having stuck this one out to the end I didn't think it was worth it at all. Most of the characters don't develop enough to make the journey worthwhile. A lot of them are very unlikeable. And they remain unlikeable, and get away with it. If you have a strong moral conscience you'll be left drained in the end by how cold and heartless almost everyone really is.
@@thomaseaves7567 there's all forms of war😢. Earth quake, destroying, your family your home your City. So many people killed😮🤬😞. Thousands upon thousands of after shock's. Never ending. That's war from the fricking Earth 🥶🥺😲
Over-fondly remembered series from three decades ago - about almost nothing in particular with no great ending but hey it's a period piece, it's set in WW2 and there's a few nice naked women to divert attention from the terminal dullness of the script.
@@bingola45 you do get to see some great shots of Jennifer Ehle's labia & perfectly rounded breasts in one episode - that may be reason enough to watch this dirge !
' virtue signalling '???¡!! In this?? The disgusting expression hadn't even been invited! Where on earth do you see anything you can call that in this!!
Enjoying this program, never heard of it before glad i found it😍
Really enjoyed this, thank you for uploading
Toby Stephens Jennifer Ehle, Paul Eddington, Felicity Kendal: ❤. Enough said.
Wow! I remember this television series from years ago! I loved it then and am so glad to find it on UA-cam. Thanks for posting Mr Joseph Sykes....
The authentic detail in this, hair cuts, clothes and the feeling of living for the moment because tomorrow might not come, is stunningly perfect in this. It's one of the best things ever done.
Makes you think
I share your enthusiasm.
'but for my leg' is still one of my go-to expressions. adore this show
I still say “I ask you!” all the time. When I notice it’s a tad embarrassing, however it’s an accepted part of my lexicon.
Apparently.
Joseph, thank you for publishing. I saw this years ago on tv and it's a treat to see it again. Quality production.
my favorite series...and era! Love the music too...
Twitch646
Thank you so much for the effort! This is really quite an interesting peek into life in London during the war.
So much better than the crap on TV we are getting now
Nonsense. The standard of tv is generally far higher now than in the 80s and 90s. But then you were young and optimistic, now you are a grumpy old git without hair, most of your teeth and evidently no critical faculty.
Pastor Flaps is right! Much better. TV is outdated.
How lovely to find this. I just took a chance today as the book was lent to me years ago and only read it once. 4 days ago I started reading it once more and am pleased to find the film is nearly word for word the same. Good stuff, never saw it in England ( not likely to see it here on Thai TV either.) Many thanks JS.
Thank you, thank you for posting these! I loved this book from many years ago & it is such a treat to see the TV adaptation.
Thank you; great to discover this Series 👍
I love the fact that the actor who plays calypsos husband also plays his son… Clever Nicholas le Prevost. He also played Captain Rowan Jewel in the crown
Elizabeth Bower I watched this again this week on lockdown, he was excellent in both parts. Brilliant series.
Poor Calypso! She doesn't even know the price she sold herself for - oh my! And Poor Little Sophy!
Thank's Helen for your kind comments.
Jennifer Ehle is quite a character here. Can't understand why Oliver is infatuated with someone like Calypso. She is very selfish and shallow. Completely self-centered.
because she's got a great body - come on - wake up!
Meh, at least she's honest. She never pretends to be better than she is.
So is Helena
It’s called desire my friend, desire.
I've binged & still can't figure how Calypso is related to everyone, it almost implies she's not, almost.
Do the twins look strikingly similar to James McAvoy to anyone else? Wonder if there is a relation.
Theme tune was by Stephen Edwards based on Ravel's string quartet in F Major.
The incidental music is good, too.
(Even though it does sound a bit like Benjamin 'Five Boys' Britten).
One of the few orchestral pieces at the time to be played using samples. Great stuff.
young girl is Rebecca Hall
Can you imagine Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson watching The Camomile Lawn together? Rik would be drooling over Aunt Helena (Felicity Kendal); whilst Vyv/Ade would no doubt be lusting after Calypso, because she's a blonde Jennifer!
I can't remember what Spitting Image called the spoof of this series? (With lots of puppets humping away!)
Was it : "The Camomile Porn"? I think that might of been what the Sun newspaper called it.
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The DVD has been cut the original series is 4 hours 18 minutes the DVD is 4 hours 4 minutes just watched the DVD again andi remember the original TV series on channel 4 back in 1992 .
I hate that creepy Run Rabbit Run song! It's too weird, I didnt realize that it was so popular.
Flanagan and Allen 'creepy'? 'Weird'?
What planet are you from?
USA 🤣
Poor Sophy, the abuse and incest in this show is unbelievable!!!
Yes, my exact sentiments. I made a similar comment and scroll down to see yours beginning with the exact same "Poor..." LOL, it's funny, not funny. It's so sad.
No incest. Just the Coast Guard. Everyone else just treated Sophy as a little kid. The rest of it is just hopeless English 'love' making.
There is no incest in this serial… I can’t understand why people can’t just enjoy instead of being so critical…
Where's the incest, have I missed something?
Whittering nonsense! No incest here. Unless you’re too stupid to understand the plot...
*suspects as much*
I didn’t realise that Peter Hall(the director of this series) died in 2017.
Still, a TV series that has stayed with me.
Sophie is his real life daughter
Rebecca Hall
The two female leads in this(Tara Fitzgerald and Jennifer Ehle) are so hot!
Beside that, this a very powerful drama with some strong stuff in there(the pervy uncle, incest, near rape, spousal abuse, wartime, etc.). So daring. Back when Channel 4 did that kind of thing. Got really high ratings at the time and a lot of controversy. It just wouldn’t get made nowadays.
Love the music as well.
A young Rebecca Hall as Sophie. Great cast : Felicity Kendall, Paul Eddington(now sadly gone), Tara Fitzgerald(who had a pretty busy year when this game out, what with Hear My Song, The Black Candle and Six Characters in Search of an Author), Jennifer Ehle(before Pride and Prejudice) and Toby Stephens(before he was a Bond bad guy).
I really enjoy dramas but having stuck this one out to the end I didn't think it was worth it at all. Most of the characters don't develop enough to make the journey worthwhile. A lot of them are very unlikeable. And they remain unlikeable, and get away with it. If you have a strong moral conscience you'll be left drained in the end by how cold and heartless almost everyone really is.
Have you ever lived through a war?
@@thomaseaves7567 As it happens... Yes
@@thomaseaves7567 there's all forms of war😢.
Earth quake, destroying, your family your home your City.
So many people killed😮🤬😞.
Thousands upon thousands of after shock's.
Never ending.
That's war from the fricking Earth 🥶🥺😲
Over-fondly remembered series from three decades ago - about almost nothing in particular with no great ending but hey it's a period piece, it's set in WW2 and there's a few nice naked women to divert attention from the terminal dullness of the script.
I remember wading through it because someone told me Felicity Kendall gets her tits out.
I must have fallen asleep with boredom at that point.
@@bingola45 you do get to see some great shots of Jennifer Ehle's labia & perfectly rounded breasts in one episode - that may be reason enough to watch this dirge !
@@revol148 The dialogue is a bit 'stilted' at times.
5v .
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There was hardly any nudity in episode 1 it was only little Sophy's bare bum getting onto someone's shouldes lol
🤪🤧🤥🍋😎💯
Episode 2 more than made up for it in the bathroom scene.
Could have done without the virtue signalling.
' virtue signalling '???¡!! In this?? The disgusting expression hadn't even been invited! Where on earth do you see anything you can call that in this!!