This Town BBC 1

[Aquarius1234]

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.

Sounds interesting.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

I agree it's very slow

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

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?

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.

No spoilers but it gets better, stay with it.

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.

This sounds great

I liked it, got me captivated to watch more.

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.

i enjoyed this, i liked the music

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!