I've recorded it but haven't watched any of the episodes yet. I'm looking forward to catching up over the weekend.

I've also got to catch up on Indian Summers, and have also started watching The Town which has really intrigued me and made me eager for more.

Just saw the first episode, too early to tell whether it’s a keeper or not. The same goes for Indian Summer, which I’ve seen two episodes of, too early to tell. What channel/station is “The Town”? I’ve not heard of that one.

AuntJen, is The Town on PBS? I haven't noticed that show and can't find anything when I google it, other than a Ben Affleck movie.

I watched Home Fires and am looking forward to more episodes. I also watched Indian Summers, but having a difficult time following it. I thought it was just me, but my mother said the same thing. I'll keep up for a bit, hoping it will get easier to understand.

I just finished the first season of Happy Valley, which is a British series on Netflix. For anyone who watches Last Tango in Halifax and Downtown Abbey, you will recognize a few of the actors. It's a crime show and a few scenes that were a bit violent, but it was excellent otherwise. I'm looking forward to the next season, but not sure when it will air on Netflix. It's airing on BBC this fall, I believe.

I saw the first episode of The Town recently on my local PBS channel, however I can't find any indication that they're going to keep airing it. I thought was brand new, but looks like it's a series from 2012 and I'll definitely have to find it to download or rent it if my local isn't going to continue with it because I HAVE to know what happened (mystery revealed near the beginning) and what WILL happen! Martin Clunes (love him) plays the alcoholic mayor of the town, but he is not the main character, which is how I'm used to seeing him.

http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/s7fg2/the-town--series-1---episode-1

Thanks for cling us in. PBS airs some of the best viewing on television.

I'm watching Home Fires (so disappointed Bob came home from the hospital) and Indian Summers. Much soapier than Jewel in the Crown but still good. Now I'll have to go looking for The Town.

I'm watching it. I was sad to see the abuse towards the one woman, it's haunting because you know they didn't have any recourse whatsoever back then. The Town? Hmmm....I'm interested in seeing what that's about too. I'm not so much into the Indian Summers...didn't appeal to me at all.

Love it so far. Looking forward to tomorrow night. Indian Summers is another story. I can't make much sense of that. Am I the only one who doesn't get it?

I don't get subscription TV, but do have an HD set that I've got a humongous metal antennae hooked up to. The antennae takes a whole room and just like in the 1950s and -60s, I periodically have to get up and move the thing to tweak the reception. And, also just like the 1950s & 60s, the reception depends on the trees and clouds. I get to see reruns of Highway Patrol, Lassie, and Sea Hunt (someone's air tube is always getting slashed umpteen feet under). Most of the stations I receive I have to hide because they're junk. A few have some good older movies.

Fortunately, I get about 6 PBS stations and that's pretty much what I watch.

I meant to watch _Indian Summer_, but missed the first episode, then couldn't catch what they were saying *.

I started watching _Home Fires_ and wanted those blackberries! Too bad that the pilchards didn't do in that egoistic brute. I feel just awful for his wife and wish her the best as the series progresses.

I watched episode 1 of _The Widower_. What a guy ;)

I had watched Jewel (in the Crown) a couple of decades back, and find myself watching it again. I think I missed episodes 2 and 3 for I forgot what happened to Miss Manners. Maybe I can catch those online.

* What's up with the lack of DESCRIPTIVE AUDIO? WGBH in Boston with MIT Media Lab developed it, but I seldom find a PBS drama offering it nowadays. I put the CC on and sometimes I can read fast enough, but I miss the secondary audio track. Once in a blue moon it works. For those not knowing what this is, it's a service that was created for the visually impaired. A soft background voice relates what's happening on the screen while the regular dialog and music and sound effects are still running.

The viewer/Brit accent -challenged listener gets to hear this sort of a periodic filling in:

"Geordie approaches Aunt Nettie from behind, holding a 14 inch Smith and Wesson dagger in his left hand..."

I can see pretty well, but I like the Descriptive Audio because it tells me who the glowering chap with the dagger is as well as the name of the lady about to get stabbed.

I love so many of these accents (my ancestors), but I cannot catch what's being said fast enough, or if I'm reading the CC (close captioning), I miss the faces of who is who.

Oh, and isn't Damien Lewis something? Mr. chameleon. I'm also watching the re-run of The Forsyte Saga wherein he plays Soames.

I don't know anything about The Town, so maybe I'll see if I can catch that.

Another Sunday is coming up!

rococogurl - I've been watching Indian Summers too. The PBS web site has 'Special Features' which are helpful segments on various aspects of the show: a Character Hub, History of the Raj etc. There is a 'Related Videos & Features' segment which offers a recap of each episode.

Sitting here watching Home Fires now. I am enjoying it. I like Mrs. Barden. Hope she is the next president of the WI. I'll be watching Indian Summers next.

I'd like to give that nasty husband a punch. Hope Pat stands up to him soon.

@maire_cate - Didn't see the 'special features' but will take a look. Thanks so much for that.

I'm familiar with the history and DH lived in India for 6 years (sadly, before we knew each other) so I've heard a lot about the social aspects shown in the story -- the cast system, repression and the Indian independence movement.

I just cannot figure out the sense of the story. Some of the characters & relationships make sense; others don't. F.ex. can't figure relationship between the woman who runs the club & Whelan. Or Whelan and the assassin. Or Whelan and his sister. I feel Whelan's under developed. He's the key to it all but we don't know anything about him except he's a careerist who has trouble relating to people.

Back to HF, I am loving that Pat (Claire Rushbrook, so terrific in "Secrets and Lies" with Brenda Blythen and Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is working to find her independence. And, funny that Joyce shows up again to try to regain her place!

As for "The Widower", I don't find the main character attractive in any sense, and wouldn't at all be sympathetic. I bailed.

A totally different type of program, but I wonder if anyone is watching Moone Boy with Chris O'Dowd? It's loosely based on O'Dowd's own childhood, growing up in an Irish village. Both DH and I find it adorable. Of course, I've long thought that about O'Dowd himself!

http://www.sky.com/tv/show/moone-boy

Auntjen, delurking to second your endorsement of Moone Boy! At 56, I'm a bit embarrassed to admit publicly that I'm obsessed with Chris O'Dowd since I saw him on Broadway in Of Mice and Men, but it's true! I was in Ireland this past summer (my parents were born there) and we were ziplining in a park just outside of Boyle where O'Dowd is from and where Moone Boy is filmed. Of course, we made a detour into town for some photo ops but, sadly, no sightings!

PS Note the picture on Robo's most recent post . . . :)

At 53, I'll "fight" you for him!

;-D

"...Claire Rushbrook, so terrific in "Secrets and Lies"..." Thanks, Diane, I'd been wondering where I saw her before! She does a great job at playing a "poor soul". I became so anxious about her this past Sunday that after the program I looked up a full description of the show's episodes online - which took awhile to locate. I wanted to be prepared for anything; I get that way when abuse is the issue. But I won't give anything away.

Am pretty sure that we are not intended to sympathize with The Widower, who is after all a killer and liar and deceiver and all-round slimeball and bad guy. About half way through the last episode (the second of three; it's a short series) Scotland Yard was brought into the case by the family of the second wife. I think the rest of the story will involve how he was found; it's a true story. You can read his complete story on Wikipedia. The British tabloid press must have had a field day with him!