'HOME FIRES' 2ND SEASON
TRAILER AND POSTERS
We're going British today, since ITV has released clips for two of their new series! Following the success of series one of HOME FIRES, Samantha Bond and Francesca Annis are reunited with the impressive ensemble cast including Ruth Gemmell, Claire 
Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Chris Coghill, Clare Calbraith, Fenella Woolgar, Mark Bazeley, Mike Noble and Daniel Ryan in HOME FIRES 2nd season which starts April 3rd in UK and later in USA at Masterpiece.
Rushbrook, Ed Stoppard, Chris Coghill, Clare Calbraith, Fenella Woolgar, Mark Bazeley, Mike Noble and Daniel Ryan in HOME FIRES 2nd season which starts April 3rd in UK and later in USA at Masterpiece.
WW2 IS ON!
It’s the summer of 1940 and the village of Great Paxford is caught up in the nightmare of the Battle of Britain. Two weeks after the defeat at Dunkirk, the German army is advancing through France and Britain is bracing itself for invasion. Throughout the series the residents at the heart of this rural Cheshire community face their own personal challenges and conflicts as
reputations are tarnished, loved ones lost, and shocking secrets are
discovered.
The women, under the auspices of the Great Paxford Women’s Institute,
unite and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever
whilst helping maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour.
It’s the summer of 1940 and the village of Great Paxford is caught up in the nightmare of the Battle of Britain. Two weeks after the defeat at Dunkirk, the German army is advancing through France and Britain is bracing itself for invasion. Throughout the series the residents at the heart of this rural Cheshire community face their own personal challenges and conflicts as
reputations are tarnished, loved ones lost, and shocking secrets are
discovered.
The women, under the auspices of the Great Paxford Women’s Institute,
unite and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever
whilst helping maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour.
'VICTORIA' EPIC TV SERIES
1ST JENNA COLEMAN TEASER
Meanwhile, ITV has also offered us a very short glimpse into another historical saga coming to us this year. Jenna Coleman's VICTORIA an eight part mini-series, focusing on the early life of ruthless British
enslaver and tyrant Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18, through to her courtship and marriage to Prince
Albert. Rufus Sewell also appears in the short teaser as Lord Meloburne, her trusted advisor and first prime minister.
enslaver and tyrant Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18, through to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. Rufus Sewell also appears in the short teaser as Lord Meloburne, her trusted advisor and first prime minister.
I'm way behind the times because I don't recognize any of the actors in either series. But the costumes sure look pretty!
ReplyDeleteyou might recognise Francesca Anis from DUNE sf movie from the 80s? She was Lady Jessica in it
DeletePretty sure tyrant and enslaver describes a lot of male and female rulers of those times. I'm so excited and hope this mini series will follow a ruler and not focus on her gender. Those are the best ones.
ReplyDeleteand of modern times, but the point is that the West sees tyrant and enslavers only in non Western nations not in their own mirror. The bitch Victoria probably enslaved and killed more people around the world than Hitler and yet she is celebrated.
DeleteShe certainly wasn't kind to us. We were starving and she just kept getting fatter and fatter and fatter.
Deletethat is how their empire was built, on corpses and slaves but they won't say it out loud or call their rulers nasty psychos because it is the West
DeleteYay for going British. These look like great historical series.
ReplyDeleteas you know I follow and watch all British epic series :)
DeleteI'm reading The Lady of Ashes series right now and they make Victoria sound like a nutcase. They certainly don't celebrate her in those books!
ReplyDeleteI once read a novel in which she is married to count Dracula :) Fellow bloodsuckers they are
DeleteThat's hilarious! Though, she is still married to Albert in this series. It's a historical fiction book, so they try to mix in a little history and leave out the supernatural elements lol
Deletethem being monsters is supernatural element enough
DeleteI loved Home Fires and am so glad you sent it to me. The second season is sure to be great as the women will face so many challenges and changes.
ReplyDeleteSo they are just following Queen Vicky until her marriage? We won't get to see her grow fat as she eats like a little piggy. They have a pair of her knickers in a museum and you could fit three men in them-three fat men :0)
I wonder if Francesca's character will turn her ways and join the ladies.
DeleteI bet she used her knickers to sew sales for her ships that conquered India :)
Home Fires looks like a good series to watch. Not so sure I could enjoy Victoria, but I bet it will be interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou can catch HOME FIRES at Masterpiece in USA methinks
DeleteKind of hard to imagine Jenna Coleman as Victoria. It's going to be odd to see her in a roll other than Dr. Who. Sounds like an interesting series.
ReplyDeletehope you will like it if it airs in USA
DeleteThe photos from Victoria are so cool. The wardrobes must be fantastic..
ReplyDeletehope we get more towards the end of summer
DeleteHello Victoria.
ReplyDeleteyou did not say Your Majesty
DeleteThat's what she has to say to me. Your Lordship will do too.
Deletewith me it's just Your Imperial Intergalactical Dezziness
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