Our Girl

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Anyone watching this drivel?
although slightly enjoyed the family dynamics going on last night, unfortunately DD's favourite programme and in fact Guardian seems to recommend it

If anyone is bored...Ive been watching Lark Rise to Candleford Video's on youtube this morning!

Iheartttc, could you share the link please?

Umm...will have a go. Im a bit of a technophobe so no idea how I can do it! Failing that will find out what the one I was watching was called so someone more competent than me can share it!

His name in it was Daniel if that helps at all...not as many smouldering looks as Captain James and he is somewhat cleaner but still rather lovely to watch!

I doubt that will work at all...

Its called "I loved her first Daniel/Laura/Fisher"

From what I can gather although Ive never seen Lark Rise to Candleford its another 3 way love triangle so some of the scenes in the video are of the other man. There also seems to be a baby involved as well...

Yay...I did it! Will never be able to do that again in a million years I don't think!

Enjoy anyway :-)

All over two days ago and I'm still completely obsessed!!
Have just been altering my PC screensaver so I have continuously changing pictures of the gorgeous Captain James...
What I can't stop wondering about though, is the bit between the two episodes (3 and 4) I think,when he takes her face in his hands at the hospital at the end of one episode, then near the beginning of the next episode they talk about the fact that they had agreed to "wait out" until the end of the tour before taking it further.When do you think they had this discussion? And where? And what do you think was said? I presume maybe Molly had wanted things to happen and he was the one to say wait?! I wish they'd shown us that bit. Any ideas ladies?!

Episode 3 has a date stamp of Feb 2014 and episode 4 of April 2014 so I guess there was a period of time between end of 3 and start of 4 in which they've been trying to keep their hands off each other.

Two days on...still obsessed! Keep trying to engineer conversations with DH about it - he's not quite as responsive as I might like

I don't think our DHs will ever be as responsive as we will be passthecremeeggs! All I ever do all day at the moment is think about Captain Sex-on-legs!!
The other thing I keep wondering about is when Molly first goes to see him in Bath. It's a lunch date I presume, and she seems to have turned up with just a clutch and a pretty dress on. Did she get the train up from London and go straight to the restaurant? So she must have been planning on getting the train home again that day? I can't believe I'm spending so much time thinking about all this stuff.

Ha! I spend my day wondering about these things too. I wondered if she had travelled all the way back from Newport for Smurf's funeral in service dress (presumably on public transport seeing as she doesn't drive)

I think I am partially responsible for keeping Our Girl at the top of the most watched programmes on iplayer...

Just told my friend about cpt james, she looked st me like im mad. Clearly hasnt sen him. Some great utube clips

I watched it again today (well wizzed past all the bits without Capt James in it!).

It has been ages since I've been moved by a romantic story. I think it has made me pensive as we all yearn for that magical moment (forbidden or not) when you realise you're falling in love with someone and can't stop thinking about them. Sadly that feeling doesn't last and work, kids and general drudgery of life can make you forget how you originally felt when you met that special person and how nothing else mattered as long as you were with them.

Of course I just can't get that gorgeous character out of my head, his brown eyes, wavy hair and I agree the way he would just gaze at Molly with adoration just DID it for me. Oh how to have this effect on someone again!

Bellini - youve hit the nail on the head.

I found myself daydreaming about stuff this afternoon.

He is so damn sexy.

Yes you have hit the nail on the head. Children and drudgery are all too present and the first throes of love definitely aren't! I wonder whether the writer (who is a man) knew the reaction it would have. It's struck such a strong chord with so many women of all ages. I think his character is just so god damned perfect, even in all my teenage crushes I never got this into someone (except perhaps Doug Ross in ER. I did used to count down the days to ER too, and video them all to re-watch the bits with him in!)

DH has just walked in from work in his combats. But ohh he's just not Captain James! Poor DH

I have a full screen sized photo of Capt James as the wallpaper on my phone. Never have my phone out at work but children on school outward bound trip and predicted call home with news of injured DS. New colleague saw my phone today and asked if my husband was in the army!!!! Erm no, its a tv character and a very long story

Mandy.... I also have him as a wall paper. You're not alone.

Just popped in to continue sharing the Captain James love. I too have spent much of the day rewatching the series, but skipping through to all the bits with him. I think one of my faves is still that first moment where they line up for the photo and she turns to look at him and - yes! - he then turns and looks at her. He had me then. (Well, he had me as soon as he walked out of the hanger, but it was signed and sealed at that point.) Actually, could I just take a moment to appreciate his walk. He has such a goddamn sexy walk.

brodies me too. Am planning another evening with the iplayer. Can I just ask you though about fan fiction. Had never heard of it until this thread sheltered life but I love it, well most of it. I googled fan fiction Our Girl and got a page with about 40 stories on, but the one you linked to doesnt appear. Am thinking there must be another site?? You mentioned M stories - is that something differwnt too? Just making sure I have covered every possible Capt James related story / movie / clip

FFS ive just watched the bits with him - hospital bed where she runs her fingers through his hair, the restaurant scene again.....oh my......

What is he doing to us!?

You must feel so.... I dont know ..close though in those circumstances (on tour) which makes everything so intense. I imagine every emotion is heightened.

Still drooling, and even started watching Larkrise to Candleford (which I rarely watched when it was first on).

Btw, the post production scripts are available a pdfs on the Beeb's website:
OUr Girl scripts

Oh goodness ladies, I thought I may have given up on Captain James by now and gone back to real life but I haven't and it seems none of you have either.

Well done to those who answered my A level set text questions! Very thought provoking and well reasoned! If only these forums had been available when I was studying King Lear and Measure for Measure 30 years ago!

I have four confessions from today:

This morning, I tried to engage the receptionist at my dentist in conversation about the programme, just so that I could talk about Captain James. She shook her head and looked bemused.

I let the soup I was making boil dry because I was so busy going over and over the last episode - the hospital scenes, the restaurant scenes and the final clip after the credits.

A friend had also watched the series and enjoyed it yet when I mentioned Captain James, she said "He's not real, you're a saddo!" Was quite affronted - this is from somebody whose main literary tomes are Hello and OK magazines.

I fantasised so much about him in the car coming home, I forgot the traffic lights had changed to green.

I want to see Captain James/Ben on some TV chat shows so that we can assess him as himself and not in character. Are the BBC looking at these posts, do you think? What about The One Show or Graham Norton? Oh and if the BBC are monitoring this, by which time they know how obsessed we are, can we ask them to do a Christmas special, set in Bath maybe?

I'm watching episode 1 again, and how, just how do they make dressing that Captains blisters sexy?! So much tension! He is just beautiful.

Also doing stuff like looking up British military ranks. Nuts!