Mallory Towers!

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On BBC iplayer from Monday!

A random thought I just had. At the time, a lady would always have had her hair put up, so it seems strange that Gwen, with all her determination to be ladylike, wants to wear it down?

Long hair wasn't fashionable in the 40s was it? It was all bobs sometimes permed sometimes not.

@SerenDippitty The actress is Canadian, I think the story is that her parents have sent her to MT to get a British education.

Ah right thank you. In that case they probably won't make fun of Zerelda's accent if she does arrive!

MrsFionaCharming

In the books, Gwen is always in trouble for wearing her hair down, she is ridiculed for wanting to wear it that way, as it's seen as very vain and frivolous. Not like sensible Sally, who also has long hair but wears it in two plaits.

I was surprised by Gwen's mother though, surely she would have worn her hair up.

It's 1947 though- hair is starting to get longer after the austerity of wartime.

The Veronica Lake shoulder length peek a boo style was very fashionable in the 1940s.

TV series looks to be for CBBC, set in 40s but "updated", with some "new characters", so probably lots of storylines from the books but adapted.

^^That means itll be WOKE. And wont watch it if it is, fed up with EVRYTHING having being WOKED.

Even the new wombles! Why? just why? Theer are plenty of woke things around.

stop messing with originals!

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Anybody else loving this? My very scathing 15 year old dd has binge watched this with me. A rare moment of bonding. Really loved it, gorgeous scenery and the modern twists really work. Hope they do another series. Reminded me of the old Sunday tea time series the BBC used to do in the 70s. Very comforting in these uncertain times.

Dd is in her third watch - I’ve watched it twice!

We loved Gwendoline and Darrell was very well cast. Loved Mary- Lou too. Who was the 6th former doing the tutoring in the catch up lessons sure I’ve see her in something else? She was so good. Loved the dyslexia and feminism angles. Imagine going to a school like that.😍 That beach! The pool was just as I imagined it.

Seen all. Loved x

I really liked it. The lacrosse scenes were a bit underwhelming and I wanted BOTH mam'zelles but otherwise, fab.

Was the most pointless form member of all time Violet mentioned/included. As I recall she got a whole sentence in the book and was never mentioned again!

No sign of Violet, who I remember described as "a shy and colourless child".

I absolutely adored the books growing up. I haven’t watched it yet but it’s been lovely reading over this thread and reminiscing over the familiar characters.

I was horse mad when I was younger and always dreamed (and felt slightly resentful) that I don’t get the perfect Darling Buds of May/Mallory Towers childhood...

Alas I grew up in a large estate in the middle of a big city centre!!!!

Meant to add, I thought there were riding stables and lessons were part of their school week but didn’t see that mentioned in the preview...

Oh and Miss Grayling was pitch perfect!

I’m glad that Alicia’s less pleasant side is beginning to be revealed. I was getting worried it wouldn’t be.

I thought so too @WhatKatyDidNot, and the revelation of her doomed WWI love affair was a nice touch. I wish they'd kept Mam'zelle Dupont though.

the revelation of her doomed WWI love affair was a nice touch

Yes!

My mum and her older sister have been watching as well and we were discussing it yesterday. They would have started at their boarding school in 1955 and 1952, so more or less the same era. (They weren’t allowed to read the books back in the day as Enid Blyton was banned in their house!) Both of them were baffled by the girls tootling around the school at all hours of the night - they said that at their school the most you could do was get to the bathroom and back without getting caught!

It was OK. Alicia and matron are totally wrong as is Sally. Gwendoline is perfect. I really hope mamzell Dupont will make an appearance. They got the outdoor pool just right.
To be honest it could be any series set in a 1950s boarding school. It was enjoyable but not really Malory Towers.

I love it. It’s not quite as my 8 year old self imagined it but it’s perfect for these horrible times. I enjoy losing myself in it.

Sally is wrong. I'm sure she had straight hair and plaits and I always imagined Gwen as stunningly beautiful. Darrell, Mary Lou and Irene are right. The story is good though and the pool gorgeous