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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This excellent historical series about the English Civil War is what the BBC now don't seem to make anymore. Anybody who has been unlucky enough too have seen the terrible Beeb drama 'The Tudors'on BBC 2, will know this to be true. At least then with drama's like By The Sword Divided the corporation tried to maintain some sort of historical accracy in their costumed dramas, which today sadly it seems has gone by the way side.
The acting and writing in all of these two series is superb. Of course its not totally accurate but no historical drama can ever hope to be 100% factual because it can never be that. But dramas like By the Sword or the WW2 drama made around the same time, 'Secret Army' endeavoured most of the time for realism, which sadly today some of these historical dramas have sacrificed instead for pure ratings and entertainment. You could say these are products of the Post Modernist condition and its continued undermining of historical accracy and with it the historian's work. That to trivialize History that the Tudors certainly does in large measures, is their attack on history itself is very sad.
Anyway, I recommend this excellent drama to anybody who wants to be informed and entertained about the English Civil War.
The acting and writing in all of these two series is superb. Of course its not totally accurate but no historical drama can ever hope to be 100% factual because it can never be that. But dramas like By the Sword or the WW2 drama made around the same time, 'Secret Army' endeavoured most of the time for realism, which sadly today some of these historical dramas have sacrificed instead for pure ratings and entertainment. You could say these are products of the Post Modernist condition and its continued undermining of historical accracy and with it the historian's work. That to trivialize History that the Tudors certainly does in large measures, is their attack on history itself is very sad.
Anyway, I recommend this excellent drama to anybody who wants to be informed and entertained about the English Civil War.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This wonderful and superb series was seen by me around 1980 and I was hooked. The theme music itself was enough to catch your attention. The theme music and the series remained in my memory and was never forgotten. I first saw series one on ABC Television, however I do not ever remember seeing series two ever being shown here.
The fact is I did not even know that another series had been made.
So thanks to personal computers, Amazon.com.UK I looked the series up, and low and behold there it was series two. I could not believe it and so with one click turned on, the DVDS arrived in the post.
Just a comment on "Ann Fletcher" beautiful as she is. At first I did not take a liking to her. Reason, I happen to be a loyalist through and through. However her loyalty to her husband regardless of family feelings and her portrayal as a sensible level headed woman attempting to come to grips with the politics of the day made me fall in love with her.
A great series highly recommended.
The fact is I did not even know that another series had been made.
So thanks to personal computers, Amazon.com.UK I looked the series up, and low and behold there it was series two. I could not believe it and so with one click turned on, the DVDS arrived in the post.
Just a comment on "Ann Fletcher" beautiful as she is. At first I did not take a liking to her. Reason, I happen to be a loyalist through and through. However her loyalty to her husband regardless of family feelings and her portrayal as a sensible level headed woman attempting to come to grips with the politics of the day made me fall in love with her.
A great series highly recommended.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I really enjoyed this tv serial, it was very well done and captured the civil war times.Good acting and costumes were pretty accurate.Full of family intrigue and excitement. Good family viewing and you learn about the civil war too.
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