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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Series,
This review is from: A Family At War - Series 3 [DVD] (DVD)
We are very much enjoying A Family at War, which we saw in its original run in the seventies. Having lived through that period of history, it brings back memories of wartime Britain. It's interesting to see things like house decoration and fashions and to remember things like rationing. The characters are very true to life and acted admirably. This is very far from a lot of the dumbing-down programmes of today. It's got a political theme as well as a domestic one. We look forward with pleasure to each DVD and will be sorry when we have seen them all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Series 3 disappointing after the very enjoyable 1 & 2,
By Michael Wilson (3320 Skævinge, Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Family At War - Series 3 [DVD] (DVD)
What a disappointment. Afer seeing series 1 and 2 and having been totally enthralled by them, we looked forward with relish to the third series.
This series might just as well have been called 'A Family'. There was so little war involved. Series 1 and 2 provided plenty of news of defeat, tragedy and despair. Series 3 is a pure '60/'70's moral propaganda piece. This we put up with while waiting for factual action of the victories and the turning of the tide. But we waited in vain. It was almost as if the writers were ashamed of our victory. The characters in FAW had been transformed from the credible series 1 & 2 to match a '70s mindset rather than postwar '40s. Emotionally: Just do what you feel. Everyone flew off the handle at the slightest provocation. Marriage contracts were just a piece of paper. No commitment. Selfishness was the rule of the day. Politically: the doctor was pro-NHS. Socialism was the perceived intelligent, correct and proper choice and the conservative candidate was a buffoon. Morally: Did we win the war? Obviously not, the Germans were portrayed as much nicer people than us. Magnanimity in victory metamorphosed into guilt for defending against a tyrant. Both my father and my mother served in the forces during WWII and I grew up in East London in its aftermath, so I am not totally ignorant as to how the situation was. My mother lost both her parents to illness during the war and a cousin was killed in action. My uncle had to down his Lancaster over enemy territory and spent the last months of the war in a POW camp. They all talked very little of their own exploits but could talk endelssly of the Blitz and the doodlebugs. Postwar was a time of hard work, optimism and joy. People worked together for each other not for a political agenda. And most stayed faithful to their spouses. The Ashtons may have been a fictional composite family for TV production purposes but the 3rd series was based on a soap opera manuscript á la Coronation Street rather than real life experiences of the last years of the war and immediate postwar. If you like soap or '70s morals, this is for you. Otherwise you may be as disappointed as we were.
0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Family at War Series 3,
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This review is from: A Family At War - Series 3 [DVD] (DVD)
Husband and I have watched Series One and ordered/received Series 2, but they had to be returned as faulty. Therefore, I am unable to give a review on 'Family at War Series 3' as we are awaiting fresh stocks of Series 2 so it can be ordered then watched.
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