don't watch EE so I was ok with whoever she was. Enjoyed last night's, love Sr Evangeline. silly Jenny, and just didn't we know about poor Shelagh. Interesting story line if they follow it through because I don't know what they did about infertility probs in the 50's 60's, so I guess that's where they are going to go.
MFL was on in Drury Lane, that was Richmond if im not mistaken.
As if the fraudsters would have simply handed money back instead of just doing a runner.
Pedantic post over.
I thought it was funny when they used the expression "Over The Moon" as I am sure that expression would not have been used in the 1950's. I think it came about more in about the 1980's.
I thought it was funny when they used the expression "Over The Moon" as I am sure that expression would not have been used in the 1950's. I think it came about more in about the 1980's.
No, the saying is at least a century old, and I certainly used it in the 60's.
I was surprised at Jenny saying she was too young to get married and have children. In the late 50s most girls probably expected to get married in their early twenties, and Jenny has never come across as a girl who enjoys painting the town red or has great ambitions to travel or anything like that. If Trixie had said it, it would have been more believable.
I wish they'd give Chummy more to do. She was hardly in it last night.
The actress who plays Shelagh did well last night , i could see her pain of wanting a child. I think it is good to feature someone with fertility issues especially set in a time where women got pregnant so easily. I am battling fertility problems myself and i often feel like before the 21st century every woman seemed to get pregnant with little effort and if a woman did suffer infertility it was kept hidden. It is nice to have it in the open and show in times before contraception and when women seemed to be super fertile it wasn't for everyone.
I thought it was funny when they used the expression "Over The Moon" as I am sure that expression would not have been used in the 1950's. I think it came about more in about the 1980's.
I found this on the net about 'over the moon'.
Says 1718 is the earliest.
"As with most nursery rhymes, the first appearance in print may well post-date the first use by years, centuries even - children didn't write their rhymes down. The text of such rhymes was subject to a 'Chinese whispers' effect over all of that time and, whatever the origin may have been, the version passed down to us is quite probably nonsense and isn't easily interpreted. What is clear is that the 'over the moon' line is a reference to excitement and energy. That's evidenced by one of the earliest allusions to the phrase in print - Charles Molloy's The Coquet, or, The English Chevalier, 1718:
"Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"
Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"
Show off!......:D
As to Lacey Turners part, I thought she did well, and certainly played the part of a frightened mother creditably. Poor Shelagh, first a crisis of faith, then TB, her prospective stepson gets polio, now the prospect of no child!.....
What next for our harassed ex nun?. Either Dr Turner will turn out to be a secret dope fiend, or is Timmy a peeping Tom?.
The actress who plays Shelagh did well last night , i could see her pain of wanting a child. I think it is good to feature someone with fertility issues especially set in a time where women got pregnant so easily. I am battling fertility problems myself and i often feel like before the 21st century every woman seemed to get pregnant with little effort and if a woman did suffer infertility it was kept hidden. It is nice to have it in the open and show in times before contraception and when women seemed to be super fertile it wasn't for everyone.
I think we shall see Shelagh exploring other ways of bringing a child into their family. I hope that there will be a happy outcome for you also. Good luck :kitty:
Last Sunday's episode was wrtten by Liz Lake. I noticed it said that right at the beginning. Did anyone else notice the change? I thought it was very good and fairly seamless.
Liz Lake has written and produced for many series such as Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls etc.
I think we shall see Shelagh exploring other ways of bringing a child into their family. I hope that there will be a happy outcome for you also. Good luck :kitty:
Laura Main who plays shelagh was on loose women today and pretty much said the same thing about how nice it was to play someone who had fertility issues in such a programme as it does get the chance to show the flip side
Last Sunday's episode was wrtten by Liz Lake. I noticed it said that right at the beginning. Did anyone else notice the change? I thought it was very good and fairly seamless.
Liz Lake has written and produced for many series such as Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls etc.
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I certainly hope so! ;-)
i think they are nearly ran out of original book material so using artistic licence more in this series,
As if the fraudsters would have simply handed money back instead of just doing a runner.
Pedantic post over.
No, the saying is at least a century old, and I certainly used it in the 60's.
I wish they'd give Chummy more to do. She was hardly in it last night.
It would be rude not to.
No I remember my Gran using it in the 60,s too
I see it was used long long before my Gran !!
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ove3.htm
I stand corrected.
Says 1718 is the earliest.
"As with most nursery rhymes, the first appearance in print may well post-date the first use by years, centuries even - children didn't write their rhymes down. The text of such rhymes was subject to a 'Chinese whispers' effect over all of that time and, whatever the origin may have been, the version passed down to us is quite probably nonsense and isn't easily interpreted. What is clear is that the 'over the moon' line is a reference to excitement and energy. That's evidenced by one of the earliest allusions to the phrase in print - Charles Molloy's The Coquet, or, The English Chevalier, 1718:
"Tis he! I know him now: I shall jump over the Moon for Joy!"
Show off!......:D
As to Lacey Turners part, I thought she did well, and certainly played the part of a frightened mother creditably. Poor Shelagh, first a crisis of faith, then TB, her prospective stepson gets polio, now the prospect of no child!.....
What next for our harassed ex nun?. Either Dr Turner will turn out to be a secret dope fiend, or is Timmy a peeping Tom?.
I think we shall see Shelagh exploring other ways of bringing a child into their family. I hope that there will be a happy outcome for you also. Good luck :kitty:
Liz Lake has written and produced for many series such as Footballers' Wives, Bad Girls etc.
http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/liz-lake/45/674/713
Heidi Thomas is still the producer of course, along with A.N.Other.
Laura Main who plays shelagh was on loose women today and pretty much said the same thing about how nice it was to play someone who had fertility issues in such a programme as it does get the chance to show the flip side
Thanks.:)
Something not quite right with this new nun - hmmmm
I bet it will be a child whose mother dies in childbirth.