HOWARD'S WAY From Start - Drama Channel

[mum2jakie]

Starting today - Howard's Way is showing every week day at 2pm on the Drama Channel.

That theme tune takes me right back to the eighties and Sunday evenings!!! I grew up in the Midlands so had no idea about half of the terms but loved it!

I've just finished and am irrationally bereft!
Also left with feeling that S6 wasn't intended to be the end. Too many loose ends
Does Jan ever find that elusive work/life balance?Does Abbey finally morph into Donald Trump?
What about Ken Masters plan for world domination; does he donate his wardrobe to a museum?
What becomes of the board/consortium/high level strategies of great importance??
Time to get a life January123

Will miss Jack the most. Such an entertaining character

Am annoyed - for some reason my sky box hasn't recorded episode 8 - should have been on TV on Friday?!

Surely the terms of Sir Edward's will - with the clauses about Abbie and Leo - wouldn't stand up to any legal challenge?

I'm still ploughing through at TV pace so I think 4 more episodes to go.

Will I ever understand what the Polerma Corporation and Diacra Holdings (sorry have only heard them spoken about so no idea how they're spelt) were all about.
It's funny that we were gripped by a programme 50% of we hadn't a clue about.

Howards’ Way bingo:

Let’s discuss it over lunch.
Let’s discuss it over dinner.
I have something very important to discuss with you.
What the hell are you doing here?
This is very nice but why are we here?
I’m sure you didn’t bring me here to …
MY yard.
Proper wooden boats.

I'm up to series six, episode ten.

I have to say out of all the characters, I have a fondness for Ken Masters. They all seem to take the piss and underestimate him. He is constantly striving for success and also has a likeable side - unlike the pompous Charles Frere.

From the start of the series, he was the one who had confidence in Jan Howard when the 'kind' Tom just wanted her to stop at home and get his dinner on the table. He also has a fun sense of humour.

I hope Ken has a positive ending and comes good👍

I agree @@mum2jakie about Ken Master. Although I thought Charles Frere was gorgeous at the time (and still do) if I had to date a man from HW it would be Ken. He had great fashion sense for the time and actually seem to have a fun side to him unlike those who were just obsessed with consortiums and trying to get one over on everybody else.

I've watched it all and sad that I'll have a gap in my guilty pleasure viewing now so hoping that some other nonsense from yesteryear will pop up.

There were a few characters I couldn't stand like Sir Edward, the Hudsons and Abby. Really laughable that the total drip of a girl apparently turned into a hard nosed businesswoman.

Interesting that there were 3 real life couples in it.

What a catch!

Finally got to the end and feel quite sad. Some unfinished ends, particularly around Leo and Thomas. Also found the guilt-tripping of Jan by her mother quite jarring (with the benefit of time moving on). Her children were adults (and parents themselves), not exactly needy toddlers.

Without wishing to spoil the plot, I found Lynne's 'announcement' quite odd timing. I thought they were only back together just before the trip to Bermuda?

I'm in the Ken fan club. Who'd have thought I'd be taken with a balding man wearing white slacks and a yellow V-neck jumper. Although Charles remains top of my list, very sexy in a smouldering, beige socked way.

My poor parents (late 80s, early 90s) rang me most upset today because Drama had decided to stop showing Howards Way. I did a quick google and had to break it to them that series 6 episode 13 had indeed been the last. They've been so enjoying it, they used to own a Spring 25 which was the 'little weekender' boat featured on the series.

@TeenDivided ah what a shame for them! We are all a few decades too late to campaign for another series 😔

I still have a few episodes left to watch and am spacing them out as I'll be bereft when it finishes. My guilty pleasure ☺️

I did say to DM that they were 33 years too late to complain!
They have so enjoyed rewatching it, they have recorded it daily and then watched slightly later with their afternoon cup of tea. DF sailed all his life and only got rid of his final boat (a motor boat on the Thames that he designed and made himself) about 5 years ago.

I have finally watched the last episode. Was actually quite moving, with Jack Rolfe's move marking the end of an era. What a bitch Abby turned out to be! Took her six series to find a personality - shame it turned out to be such a nasty one. I think Gerald summed it up well - she really did turn out to be Polly and Charles' daughter after all.

Artwork of the cast at the Jolly Sailor!

Fantastic! Who's next to Tom?

Would love to visit the Jolly Sailor! Is that a recent photo @january123 ?

Yes it's current. It's still a great spot but sadly lost a lot of its charm over last couple of years.

Is that Abby next to Tom? I think so.