The latest addition to the library is the complete series, and as the progs were made for ITV, commercially produced, not funded by telly taxes to give 'work' to failing 'actors' and thick presenters, it is indeed an eye-opener as to how damned good the three main characters are protrayed here.
Hastings is really my home town, and while much of it isn't shown (just as well - Ed.), I didn't really know the Old Town very well (except for 'The Pump House' in George Street, but that's another story), the drab wartime scenes are still as vibrant and evocative as when the first series came out.
Last night's showing (The White Feather), was the second programme in the whole series, and as the adverts are now cut out, the plot continued unabated for a good ninety minutes, and was worthy of much acclaim.
Well worth the few folding plastic notes too...
Thank God for DVDs! Although I sometimes find a Freeview programme worth either watching or taping, nowadays the vast majority of viewing consists of regurgitating all the crap "they" think we want to watch plus you don't get the inevitable and excruciatingly stupid adverts. Some of our series consist of Poirot, Open All Hours, James Bond, Pirates of the Caribbean, Columbo (but only when OH is out), Darling Buds of May, Rock and Chips and Creature Comforts, but it just depends on what mood we're in. Never got into Foyle's War but it was well-acted and produced and that's what I like. To you and everyone else on here, have a really good time over the New Year!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Foyle's War and we don't bother with the BBC either. I'd be interested to see BBC viewing figures over the past twenty years or so.
ReplyDeleteWe watch the occasional film on Amazon which we have mainly for the grandchildren. Some of their films and TV shows are better than anything we adults get.
Thanks Goosey and Mr H!
ReplyDeleteWe didn't watch a single thing on the BBC over Christmas, not even the weather, and, definitely not the news, which is just as much lefty bias as you can get (although Senora O'Blene did turn on the TV by mistake on one occasion and was denied tinctures for ten minutes)!
Nope, it was all DVDs - Foyle's War of course, Del Boy, Lovejoy, Marigold Hotel, and a bit of It ain't half hot mum!
D'you remember when all us kids could watch on New Year's Eve, was Andy Stewart, and some awful boring dancing and crappy singing?
Happy New Year everyone!
When he swung his kilt with his sporran
ReplyDeleteHe had such a difficult time
When singing "Auld Lang Syne"
To the beat of the Bodhran drum.
There was no other member that I can recall
Who responded to such accolade.
I just wish that he'd worn something under his plaid
To restrain him from revealing it all.
"Let the wind blow high, let the wind blow low"
And "Donald Where's Your troosers?"
Brought a revelation to this Gooser.
I must get out more!!
Sopranos complete set for me this year.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year everyone.
(I'm working overnight but glad to be doing so.)
Good morrow folks and a Happy New Year to you all.
ReplyDeleteWe escaped unscathed from any BBC (as usual, even though it is available on our satellite feed) along with CNN and Al Jazeera. But Adonis, Guido and Going Postal among others kept us quite happily amused for the duration.
We now eagerly await the make up of the likely new 2018 Cabinet - from which we should be able to determine the direction of Brexit for the next 15 months or so. As the man said: "Keep the faith - and your pitchforks sharpened".
A toute a l'heure....
A well-sharpened pitchfork is essential for removing all the verbal manure from whatever source or orifice from which it emanates. Hopefully this should make anyone who has shares in firms making loo-roll paper slightly more wealthier than those who read the newspapers then cut them into squares to hang somewhere convenient, in which case the cabinet should find them very useful and could have contests where they scan their bottoms to see who has the worst rear-view! Whatever, it's going to be a very interesting year!
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