Marchland

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i am so sad need something else in my life but i am so excited about tonight

been off work with flu for the past 10 days and just feeling human again so watched marchlands on catch up twice just to get the story in my head

happy watching

Have wondered if Mark and Olive are genetically linked in some way, given the age difference, without either of them realising. That maybe why the baby developed complications and died. Maybe I am just looking into it too much!

how come AitchTwoOH has seen the last episode???!!!

Marks father - grandad
Olives father - grandad

that is what I think

Alice is dead because she was told by Olive or found out by watching what the grandad was up to : affair with olives mother.

That is why Olive was so diligent in her persual of Amy when she was running by the lake; she did not want her to fall in like Alice did and history repeat itself.She witnessed Alice falling in Lake as follows:

Grandad struggled with Alice near the lake as the little girl ran away from him after seeing something she should never have seen. In the struggle the coat comes off. She falls in and drowns. Distraught the grandad returns to the farm gives Olives mum the coat to destroy. It was an accident but covered up to hide the affairs of the grandad and the fallout resulting from discovery of his doings.

Grandad encouraging ruth and the son to move away; he doesn't like her refusal to let it go as she is on the trail of discovering the truth.

ooohhh... am liking the Ruth bringing up Olive's baby theory! As she couldn't get pregnant again (and was a midwife), maybe the FIL and Olive's mum told Olive the baby had died and gave it to Ruth.

Could explain the comment in the next episode about the trouble 'if all this gets out'....

Anyone know what the 'signing' little Olive did to yound Ruth in the graveyard means? It was in the first episode but has been reshown I think in another episode. She turned back to look at Ruth and used her fist and arm to make a circle in front of her body (not sure I explained that right)

I thought it was 'sorry' - didn't she 'mouth' it?

Ahh, maybe! I feel for Olive, she doesn't seem to have had much happyness in her life

But then how is the grandad also Mark's father?

I buy the rest of that theory, though!

According to the radio times for next week's episode the ending is disappointing.

I think Alice just wants her mum to know how she died.

What I don't get is -

If the Dad in the 80's was able to find out about Alice why the Mum from 2010 can't just google search about Alice.

Surely given all the time she has to do nothing, she could research Alice online?

grabasppon - very true, she does bugger all

Apparently they only did a pilot which wasn't picked up Adversecamber.

Have been reading all your posts and am all at once!

I am loving this programme and so hope it doesn't have a disappointing end. I nearly pooped my pants when Alice appeared in the corner of the room . Why doesn't 80's Dad show his dozy wife all the evidence he has collected. I would believe my DH if he told me he'd seen a dripping wet grey girl in the corner of our daughter's bedroom!

Anyway, just wanted to mark my place and will come back and see what you all have to say after next weeks episode. Just out of interest, do any of you watch Being Human - God the things I could do to that Mitchell!

I'm developing something of a girl crush on Alex Kingston It's her curves.

I agree with the theory that Olive was somehow involved with Alice's death, even if she just witnessed it. I also think the grandfather's hiding something mahoosive.

I have to say I've not really formed an emotional attachment to Ruth or Nisha. Maybe it's the actresses but I can't really feel totally sympathetic for them, despite how horrible their situation is.

I also jumped out of my skin when Alice appeared in the corner of Amy's room. I'm getting to the point where I just want her to piss off back to her grave and stop scaring the shit out of me.

So are people actually scared by this story. I thought it was the least spooky ghost story I'd ever seen. What do others think?

Hippychick - Mitchell is MINE, OK?

[narrows eyes]

I love Marchlands but there isn't a single character I've warmed to for some reason.

I wouldn't go so far as to say scared by it but I do jump a bit when she pops up - I think it's kinda spooky.

calamity we could take alternate days at him !!!

I know what you mean about the characters in Marchlands - blimey that mother in law in the 60's is horrid - pinchy mouthed bitch!

I do like 80's dad though - he was fab in life on mars too.

Does anyone else think that they did well with the two Olives - they look very alike facially.

I've put some of the spoiler sentences from above on a different thread

Am soo loving this - I can't see what the ending can be without it being a disapointing affair discovery gone wrong.

Oh yes - I'd forgotten about Dean Andrews. I like him. Everyone else is annoying/unpleasant/both.

Not at all spooked but then I am a spiritualist so shouldn't be

Really looking forward to it the end, am hooked! And I don't watch much tv tbh. No soaps or anything.

Anyone else think modern dad has a smack of Heath ledger about him? Especially his eyes.

looking forward to the end! pah!

Just the trailer was enough to spook. Not a programme for me cos I still sleep with a light on.