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This Town BBC 1

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Aquarius1234 · 31/03/2024 19:39

This Town starts tonight 9PM bbc 1

I neve really got into peaky blinders but it's the same writer.
Period drama set in the early 80s. Part family drama, part political , part music scene.

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VivienneDelacroix · 31/03/2024 20:13

Sounds interesting.

Jellykat · 31/03/2024 21:00

I'm in! Remember it well, lets see how true to life it is..

Jellykat · 31/03/2024 21:28

Um, the 2 lead male characters are supposed to be at college, but they both look about 28!

Carsarelife · 31/03/2024 21:31

So far I like it, especially all the old vehicles they've been showing

Lovewine1975 · 31/03/2024 21:47

It's a bit slow, but I'm interested enough to keep watching, DH has fallen asleep!

Jellykat · 31/03/2024 21:47

Ha Psychedelic furs in the record shop.. still got that album!

Doingtheboxerbeat · 31/03/2024 21:50

Coventry's in it - this is all it takes for me to instantly love it .

Aquarius1234 · 31/03/2024 21:54

I would have liked to be in my 20s during the 80s. So much fun and no phones!

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Jellykat · 31/03/2024 21:56

I was @Aquarius1234, there was a lot happening thats for sure!

senua · 31/03/2024 21:56

I thought it was supposed to be about Two Tone which was exciting and energetic. This is just dismal. I could cope with depressing (see Ghost Town) but this is too downbeat.
I gave up after half an hour.

Jellykat · 31/03/2024 21:59

I agree, very very slow.. but will watch tomorrow to see if it gathers some sort of pace!

MissDianaBarry · 31/03/2024 22:08

I really enjoyed it - I was 21 in 81 - thought it really accurate. One of my housemates was involved in politics and got in the sights of the IRA - scary times.

TheMarzipanDildo · 31/03/2024 22:12

senua · 31/03/2024 21:56

I thought it was supposed to be about Two Tone which was exciting and energetic. This is just dismal. I could cope with depressing (see Ghost Town) but this is too downbeat.
I gave up after half an hour.

Well early ‘80s Birmingham/Coventry/Belfast were pretty bleak weren’t they? And two tone was a reaction to that.

I enjoyed it, found it quite funny in parts too.

Paccamacca · 31/03/2024 22:15

I agree it's very slow

PutOnYourRedShoesAndLetsDance · 31/03/2024 22:27

Early 80s from 1980 I was in my early 20's one of the best times of my life.

senua · 31/03/2024 22:29

Well early ‘80s Birmingham/Coventry/Belfast were pretty bleak weren’t they? And two tone was a reaction to that.
The economy was bleak but we weren't. We didn't wander round with a face as long as Livery Street.

TheMarzipanDildo · 31/03/2024 22:42

senua · 31/03/2024 22:29

Well early ‘80s Birmingham/Coventry/Belfast were pretty bleak weren’t they? And two tone was a reaction to that.
The economy was bleak but we weren't. We didn't wander round with a face as long as Livery Street.

Were there no tortured teenage poets in the ‘80s then?

senua · 31/03/2024 22:58

TheMarzipanDildo · 31/03/2024 22:42

Were there no tortured teenage poets in the ‘80s then?

Tortured teenage poets are always with us but they usually stay in their bedrooms. Post-Punk, New Romantics, Two-Tone etc were probably far too lively for them.
Smile

RoseBucket · 01/04/2024 00:49

No spoilers but it gets better, stay with it.

VivienneDelacroix · 01/04/2024 00:59

I enjoyed Ep 1. It's a bit different and the two young men in the main parts are quite compelling to watch. The scene with The Fields of Athenry was so perfectly performed.

iloveshetlandponies · 01/04/2024 01:34

This sounds great

Alex Drake · 01/04/2024 01:39

I liked it, got me captivated to watch more.

Netaporter · 01/04/2024 04:49

I thought the opening episode was a good scene -setter. Generally any series I’ve become invested in has the common theme that the first episode is hard work. It was the same for me with Peaky Blinders. The only exception to that rule was GOT. 80+ hours of my life I’ll never get back 😂

Shame Geraldine James didn’t last longer, I love her. For me, the show had a ‘this is England’ / Shane Meadows feel about it.

MrsLargeEmbodied · 01/04/2024 05:11

i enjoyed this, i liked the music

Teentrauma · 01/04/2024 08:27

Agree it's a bit slow but I'm sticking with it. I was a teenager at the time, loved two tone and have family in Cov!