I can't wait for Homefront tonight

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I have fond memories of Soldier Soldier!

Me too!

Hope its going to be good.

Cried already spoke to lovely ex this week who wants to go back to his reg and active combat - dreading it

It must be very raw for those who have dhs/partners serving at the moment.

I was close to tears when they got that knock on the door.

That scene where they arrived to notify the family was making me shiver, how awful must that be praying they don't stop at your door.

Enjoyed it. Hopefully will get more of a insight in day to day as the weeks go on.

Was more bemused by the houses actually. I don't think I've ever seen an mQ with wallpaper, do any actually have it?

I agree Saltire not just the wall paper but the very dark colours that would take for ever to paint back to the bog standard magnolia. Infact I dont think I saw a single drop of magnolia in any of those houses.

I cringed through most of it and thought some of the acting was horrendous.

As DH is away atm and I am spending every night sat here alone I think I will end up watching the series - if only to to rip it apart.

Not one MHS van doing the rounds on the estate either!

soggy same here, we are 4 and 3/4 months into a 6 monther - unusual for the RAF, but I am only just stpping myself from tipping over the edge.

Anyway back to teh show, I don't know if I will watch any more of it, I may do just to see if magnolia does make an appearance at some point

I quite liked it, although the quarters were not typical! I know lots of people with wallpaper, dark colours of paint and even laminate flooring though.

It did make me well up when they got the knock, awful for anyone to have to go through that.

I will see how bored I get over the coming weeks and perhaps email the producers with some home truths!

At least with Soldier Soldier it was filmed in RL MQs. We have the same fittings, lightshades, some carpets, kitchen and curtains as a 1989 Soldier Soldier episode. We watched some old ones last year and laughed that 23 years later the MQs have not changed at all unless of course you live in "Grand Designs Homefront Barracks"

I thought most the acting was crap! So it didnt move me much at all.

God it was dreadful. Sorry!

Where was it filmed?

Where was it filmed?
not in real married quarters that's for sure .

I live in Widnes in Cheshire and some of it was filmed round here, it was in our local paper yesterday. Also filmed in Warrington and Frodsham too I believe.

A friend of mine reckons her mate's house was also used for filming too so not real soldiers housing I don't think!

I recognised some bits around Brize Norton! Well - one of the pubs tbh !

Have taped it so that the husband and I can play UF bingo while watching it as he's home next weekend.

Wallpaper in a MQ and no magnolia? Basic errors already!