Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

joeline-03167 I absolutely cannot believe that this absolutely incredible series has been cancelled by ITV. It is a major favorite in our household and we miss it terribly.. so BRING IT BACK... and as soon as possible.. please... For anyone who as not seen it,go find it and watch. This show deals with what was going on in the life of an English village as the war raged just over the channel. A topic rarely dealt with at all in the media. It's the best TV has to offer so it needs to continue.

fourwinds4 This kept popping up for me to view and at first I did not watch as I wasn't sure I would enjoy the setting... war time. But the appeal of watching two extraordinary actresses : Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond.. drew me in in the end. So glad I watched. I felt the first episode had to take time to set the stage and the characters and from there it just got better and better. I can remember my Mother talking about the second world war and what the women did in particular during that time. I feel as though this series really captured the essence of the strength of the women and the strength of people, women and men, when outside threats bring a community together. I loved how the small arguments between the WI members at the beginning fall away into respect and friendship as the months continued. Of course Francesca Annis and Samantha Bond are outstanding but so are the rest of the cast, women and men alike. Claire Rushbrook, with whom I am not familiar as I have lived in the US for many years, is absolutely outstanding in the role of Pat Simms. As for Mark Bazeley as Bob, her cruel & vindictive husband, he's terrific, I just wanted to punch him! The authenticity of the locations, sets, clothing, make up etc is first class and it must be quite hard to achieve that.. we are talking about a time which is now 80 years ago. Like other reviewers, I am dismayed that ITV canceled it. I recall the same reaction when BBC canceled 'Merlin" ... even though Merlin had more viewers than Home Fires. It seems that viewing figures of 5 - 6 million is not enough to constitute keeping a show going. I wonder what the other long running dramas get ? I simply refuse to believe that more than 50% of the general public want to watch the boring, CGI, violent, blood spattering, badly acted rubbish that is in most shows nowadays. That stuff is being marketed consistently and yet it is these shows, portraying a time when communication between men and women and people in general was gentler, more respectful and shows humanity that many people want to see. Thank you to the producers, director, cast and production crew for making such an authentic and engaging show. I hope that some other production company will have the courage to take this up and continue the story. Amazon, Netflix, Hulu... are you listening?

ellenirishellen-62962 I can't believe ITV dropped another excellent show like Home Fires!What do they think is required for the viewers,more inane programs?There are too many reality TV shows,and I won't watch any of them!You can see that kind of stuff going on everywhere,fueled by the mindless twaddle seen on TV.If I want anything,"As Seen On TV",I'll watch what I want,not some network executive trying to show me what they think things should be.Home Fires and Bletchley Circle are both excellent series dedicated to the women who made tremendous sacrifices to help the War Effort in the UK.We need more programs dedicated to bringing to the present generations the supreme dedication shown by all brave men and women,home and abroad,who contributed so selflessly to bring about an end to war that should never have been allowed to become so costly to all!

davidannerandall just one glaring error during the titles; one of the Spitfires wears "invasion stripes" [ not painted onto aircraft until 1944] otherwise looks pretty realistic as regards scene setting etc. All the cast are believable and the clothing seems close to the period, with the ladies being more elegant, even the working class ones; it seems to capture those earlier days of the war and the bombing had not started in earnest yet. getting feedback from people in the northwest who lived through that period, they seem to feel it has captured something of that period; I am a little too young but lived through the V! doodlebugs dropping on north London;