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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I searched high and low to find Flambards again and that melody which I've been humming since 1978.
To watch the drama again was an absolute delight after all these years but lived up to every memory I have of those Sunday afternoons glued to the TV screen with my box of tissues!
It remains a charming series with excellent acting, first-rate story line and I wonder why it has never been repeated.
To anyone buying any of the videos, you simply must buy the full set or the two videos each containing 6-7 episodes. Prepare for a long afternoon/evening as it's difficult to break away from the suspense and emotion of the storyline.
Probably the best drama I've ever watched and I couldn't recommend Flambards highly enough.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This second half of the Flambards series follows Christina's journey from the crumbling, feudalistic world of her crippled Uncle's country estate to the dangerous and exciting new world of flying machines, motor cars, the suffragette movement and the First World War. Having eloped with her flying cousin Will, against the well-laid plans of her Uncle, she has to deal with the unromantic reality of work and the lack of it, excitement that is closer to fear, and a love which Will can only partly reciprocate. Eventually Christina finds herself returning to Flambards under very different conditions, and with her newly inherited wealth, begins bringing the old place back to life. As with the first video, in this the star of the show is very often the beautiful Yorkshire countryside (near Ripon), and the magnificent country house used in the title role. We meet some new and charming characters, such as Sandy, the dashing young pilot whose mother is always in prison for her suffragette activities, and Sandy's emancipated girlfriend and general good-time girl, Dorothy. A little bit of history creeps in from time to time amidst the melodrama, but this is largely metaphorical. An enchanting pseudo-historical drama based on the subtle, thoughtful books by K.M.Peyton, with unforgettable music by David Fanshawe. Well worth adding to your video library if you don't mind a little bit of silliness amongst the gold.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Why did Flambards stick in my mind ? I was only 9 when I first watched this and it's just as good now all these years later.
The only thing I would like to of seen on the DVD is extras, Biogs and all the other things you normaly get on DVDs. All you get are the broadcasted episodes....thats is. Only because of this I can't give it full marks.
The only thing I would like to of seen on the DVD is extras, Biogs and all the other things you normaly get on DVDs. All you get are the broadcasted episodes....thats is. Only because of this I can't give it full marks.
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Flambards
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Published on 12 July 2004 by L. Bennie
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What is it about this series that makes it such a treat ? I am nearly 40 and there is one TV series from my youth that sticks out and that is Flambards. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 2004 by Peeny
The ESSENTIAL follow-up to episodes 1-6
I searched high and low to find Flambards again and that melody which I've been humming since 1978.
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Published on 8 May 2003 by K. L. Wren
k m peytons unforgettable books- improved!
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