The Simpler Life Tuesday C4 9.15pm

[Gonnagetgoing]

Will anyone be watching this? Living with the Amish?

I'm watching and enjoying it.

I'm watching, very interesting watch.

Watching

yep me to,is it penny that is going to be a pain

she may stic it but as they say she doesnot mention the community with her wants and tbh they could do with getting the weight down on some but im sure they will as its physical work and basic good nutrition

beaufiful setting

big brother for the amish

I'd love to do this. Penny, why apply to do it? She'd ruin it for me

Penny - jeez she's just a nightmare. Her poor kids, spoilt to death.

Where is it filmed? So beautiful

I want to watch it but it's not on 4od!!

It’s on plus one now
15 mins left

That penny! Bloody hell she’s annoying

Kai’s dads and their story :(

Watching on +1.

£17 for a chicken?!

It's set in Shebbear, North Devon.

Free range chicken

Surely mince would have been a ootion

Did anyone see that Toby (who seemed a bit strange) got upset over Penny having a strop and walked off six miles to a train station and went home?!

@purpleme12

I want to watch it but it's not on 4od!!

@purpleme12 - somewhere in Devon.

I see the one who is in charge of the budget and money forget his name comes top in wanting his own way (forget their charts).

Penny won’t last much longer and her strops will grate on people.

Was wondering how soon and if her eldest daughter would take an interest in one of the Amish boy teenagers?!

Her littlest daughter seems to have settled in well though.

I think Toby had the measure of Penny and thought I'm out of here

@Swedenandnorway

I think Toby had the measure of Penny and thought I'm out of here

@Swedenandnorway - but to be fair to Penny I think Toby was very much his own person, liked being by himself, fishing etc and in that environment you have to pull together and work together so he wouldn’t have lasted.

@Gonnagetgoing

Did anyone see that Toby (who seemed a bit strange) got upset over Penny having a strop and walked off six miles to a train station and went home?!

i missed part of that and just saw the bit about he walked home

thanks for the explanation

I thought (or rather hoped for her sake) that Penny was hamming it up for the cameras. Nobody could be that un-self aware surely.
I'm also interested in how COVID has affected the interpersonal relationships. The younger people seem to be enjoying themselves and I wonder if it's because they have been missing the opportunity to socialise with new people.
I really enjoyed this show.

Swedenandnorway - but to be fair to Penny I think Toby was very much his own person, liked being by himself, fishing etc and in that environment you have to pull together and work together so he wouldn’t have lasted.

Actually yes you are right there

I thought (or rather hoped for her sake) that Penny was hamming it up for the cameras. Nobody could be that un-self aware surely.

I think she probably is really like that, they always have to have a character like her on these programmes

@Swedenandnorway

I thought (or rather hoped for her sake) that Penny was hamming it up for the cameras. Nobody could be that un-self aware surely.

I think she probably is really like that, they always have to have a character like her on these programmes

@Swedenandnorway - definitely you need a character like Penny on these programmes!

It was nice though that when Penny went to dinner at the Amish family house that they all enjoyed themselves, and the food, and that Penny was slowly seeing the bigger picture. I do think it was telling what the Amish family were advising her about fitting in and really (I don't agree with the Amish for other reasons so...) if you look at the Amish family - they did look very happy and at peace.

I think that the use of Amish is problematic. There are other, more culturally similar choices the programme could have used. A lot of what I saw reminded me of my upbringing in a North Yorkshire hamlet.

I notice Fran is doing that that teeth-licking thing which MN has taught me is a result of lip fillers.

itson tonight people i didnt realise andwasjust scrolling through radio times

will watch later as council swap is on

Penny wants a washing machine
Can't believe they're getting upset about alcohol, they must've known what they were getting into.

Watching again tonight. I can see why some older people are irritated at not getting alcohol though it’s not a necessity and whiner Penny wanted a washing machine!

@OytheBumbler

Penny wants a washing machine Can't believe they're getting upset about alcohol, they must've known what they were getting into.

@OytheBumbler - but they’re not Amish people just living with them.