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Found a new (to me) British mini series

13 years ago

It is called Island at War. The setting is a fictional city in the Channel Islands and opens with the German invasion of their island in 1940. (same setting as the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society) I have only watched the first episode and it is very good. One of the actresses is Mrs. Bates from Downton Abbey. The reviews are excellent, but warns that the series ends without finishing all the story lines. The writer died! I am watching for free through Amazon Prime.

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susanjf_gw
13 years ago
new to me,,,you know what i miss? prime suspect with helen murrin...
pam_25f
Original Author
13 years ago
So you recommend Prime Suspect?
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susanjf_gw
13 years ago
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13 years ago
another one with robbie coltraine "cracker"..filmed in the 80's...( before we all think of him in harry potter)

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YogaLady1948
13 years ago
My DH and I would never miss an episode of Prime Suspect~~we loved it. Helen Mirren is one of my all time favorite ladies of film!
alisande
13 years ago
I'm presently reading the "Potato Peel" book. The thing that interests me the most is the information about the German occupation. I never knew Guernsey was occupied. The other Channel Islands too? The nightmare that was Europe....
mare_wbpa
13 years ago
I might have mentioned this before. If you like WWII era shows you might like "Foyle's War" It's available on Netflix. I watched every season and loved every minute of it. I like that time period. I loved the characters. Check it out. You might like it.
sheilajoyce_gw
13 years ago
Love Foyle's War too. I also highly recommend the Guernesy Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Thanks for the recommendation of Island at War. I will see if it is on here.
sheilajoyce_gw
13 years ago
AArrghh! I tried to find it on our TV, and it is not showing. You'd think with our one or two hundred channels that we would have it!
pam_25f
Original Author
13 years ago
Sheila Joyce, Island at War is from 2004. You would have to find it through one of the companies like netflix or Amazon Prime. I loved Foyle's War! I was actually looking for the first Midsummer Murder which was unavailable when I found Island at War.
colleenoz
13 years ago
Susanjf, if you liked "Cracker", check out "Rebus".
chisue
13 years ago
We enjoyed "Island at War". We find all of our Brittish series on DVD from our library unless we've recorded them off PBS. We're about to record "Mr. Selfridge's Store".

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I've never seen the dance steps performed at the ball where Karenina and Vronsky dance together. It sounds like a mazurka, but I've never seen these steps with all the hand and arm gestures. Anyone know?

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