The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.The lower middle class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool deal with life on the home front during the Second World War.
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- TriviaJohn Finch states that he only wrote the original treatment as a ruse to be invited to the annual Granada conference where new drama ideas were discussed. He was surprised that his idea was almost the only one discussed. Granada was noted for avoiding lavish costume drama, but liked the concept of a drama based around less expensive studio-based domestic interiors with a minimum of location shooting.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2008)
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Greatest dramatic TV series in memory
I saw these 50+ episodes re-run nightly in New York during the summer of 1975 or 1976. They were completely transporting, fabulous, deeply memorable. I've not seen them anywhere since - yet they are apparently not for sale.
In somewhat soap-operatic fashion, the story of two neighboring families in Liverpool during 1939-1945 brought home vividly the impact of the Second World War on an area of Britain.
This series was far more powerful and moving than Sopranos - because it better captures the details of daily life - and thus makes us believe its reality - and terrible tragedies. If you ever get the chance to entwine your life with this series, do it.
It makes one very much think about larger themes such as the impact of historical events on private lives. It's simply wonderful.
In somewhat soap-operatic fashion, the story of two neighboring families in Liverpool during 1939-1945 brought home vividly the impact of the Second World War on an area of Britain.
This series was far more powerful and moving than Sopranos - because it better captures the details of daily life - and thus makes us believe its reality - and terrible tragedies. If you ever get the chance to entwine your life with this series, do it.
It makes one very much think about larger themes such as the impact of historical events on private lives. It's simply wonderful.
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- Familjen Ashton
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- 1.33 : 1
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