But imagine the fuss if the programme portrayed the Aborigines as cannibals or the BBC did a drama about Gallipoli that showed the Australian troops in a very poor light. but just excused both as being fiction.
Imagine whatever scenario makes you happy that there's some anti English thing going on, rather than a drama trying to sway the viewers emotionally and put bums on seats.
That was Joseph Millson playing Major Ross, one of the real-life characters. He's done quite a lot of TV - I've seen him in the ShakespeaRe-told Macbeth, with James MacAvoy, and The Sarah-Jane Adventures, and several guest roles. He's also Carter in Casino Royale.
With so much Shagg..g going on, Pregnancy & STDs seem surprisingly absent.
I predict the spider will feature later on, but Tarantula bites are not often fatal.............
Just finished watching it on BBCi. I will tune in again. Enjoyed it even if it historically not correct. Read the Guardian review by Sam Wollaston and that made me tune in.
With so much Shagg..g going on, Pregnancy & STDs seem surprisingly absent.
I predict the spider will feature later on, but Tarantula bites are not often fatal.............
You mean it wasn't a "Hhhhighly deadly black tarantula?"
With so much Shagg..g going on, Pregnancy & STDs seem surprisingly absent.
I predict the spider will feature later on, but Tarantula bites are not often fatal.............
I expected it to end up in the blacksmith's bed.
otherwise
a) they have only been there 10 days. it will take a while for a pregnancy to become apparent
b) maybe there weren't any std's in OZ.
Joseph Millson, was fairly recently in Holby City as Luc.
Thankyou for that, it was really bugging me! I now remember Luc well, living in his caravan and dating that nurse who pulled funny faces (not deliberately),
Have only watched the first ten minutes. .recorded it and keep trying but poorly 7 year old around and not really suitable! !!!..first ten minutes has made me want to carry on..will have to sneak down in the middle of the night
Something about it being seen as like the crucification ie the vicitim would become a martyr. Yes, I know. I thought it a bit iffy a hook to rely on the god-botherer *not* pulling the lever.
It is in the mode of The Three Musketeers, Atlantis and Merlin as being a hokum adventure series rather than serious drama and I will continue to watch it in that frame of mind.
Can someone help me with what the woman said to the priest to stop him pulling the lever. I just can't make it out.
It was something like 'this is a crucifixion', not being religious myself I didn't understand why that would make him stop, hopefully someone else can explain!
It was something like 'this is a crucifixion', not being religious myself I didn't understand why that would make him stop, hopefully someone else can explain!
Eh because he was a Christian & Christians believe their 'saviour' was crucified for his beliefs, so being responsible for a crucifixion of another would be the worst thing they could do to someone else.
Eh because he was a Christian & Christians believe their 'saviour' was crucified for his beliefs, so being responsible for a crucifixion of another would be the worst thing they could do to someone else.
Yes because that whole 'Thou shalt not kill' thing doesn't even come into it.
I thought gomezz was nearer the mark with the idea of making him a martyr but I can't be sure, can't fathom the thought process that led the preacher to think hanging a man was better than remarrying him. It's not something that will spoil my viewing though, religion was a much bigger part of life in those days and I can watch with a sense of relief that things have changed.
How long would they have been on the boat to get there though?
I've read a few books on this topic and find the various accounts riveting. It took months on the boat to reach their final destination with many not surviving the journey. The convicts were usually shackled to one another with women kept separate from the men.
When the priest walked off from the gallows and ended up at the Sydney headlands from where the hanging was taking place it would have taken a lot longer than a walk through the trees
Absolute crap.
All it was about was a couple wanting to marry and one going to get hanged then wasn't. Why was the man in charge and that woman so concerned about a couple of convicts? Why did the man in charge seem to care more about the welfare of some scummy convicts than his soldiers?
Why did one of the lead characters speak in the same dialogue as someone off Eastenders?
Absolute crap.
All it was about was a couple wanting to marry and one going to get hanged then wasn't. Why was the man in charge and that woman so concerned about a couple of convicts? Why did the man in charge seem to care more about the welfare of some scummy convicts than his soldiers?
Why did one of the lead characters speak in the same dialogue as someone off Eastenders?
I hope this isn't the best they can come up with.
Maybe because that character is from the East End of London?!!!!
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Imagine whatever scenario makes you happy that there's some anti English thing going on, rather than a drama trying to sway the viewers emotionally and put bums on seats.
Best leave that there, I think.
I'd never seen him before, I agree he's good-looking, horrible character but dishy actor.
He goes after the Joanna Vanderham character I think. There was a brief shot this week of him eyeing her up
I predict the spider will feature later on, but Tarantula bites are not often fatal.............
You mean it wasn't a "Hhhhighly deadly black tarantula?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kyn4KJzbL3c
I wondered how much of this was based on true tales, or whether it was all "imagined".
Faramir was a good choice for the sympathetic "boss"
I expected it to end up in the blacksmith's bed.
otherwise
a) they have only been there 10 days. it will take a while for a pregnancy to become apparent
b) maybe there weren't any std's in OZ.
I recognized him from somewhere, but I had to look him up to see who it was. He's put on a bit of timber, I think. It's called doing a Kilmer.
Thankyou for that, it was really bugging me! I now remember Luc well, living in his caravan and dating that nurse who pulled funny faces (not deliberately),
How long would they have been on the boat to get there though?
Can't wait for the next instalment..
It is in the mode of The Three Musketeers, Atlantis and Merlin as being a hokum adventure series rather than serious drama and I will continue to watch it in that frame of mind.
It was something like 'this is a crucifixion', not being religious myself I didn't understand why that would make him stop, hopefully someone else can explain!
Eh because he was a Christian & Christians believe their 'saviour' was crucified for his beliefs, so being responsible for a crucifixion of another would be the worst thing they could do to someone else.
It took 8 months to get there.
Yes because that whole 'Thou shalt not kill' thing doesn't even come into it.
I've read a few books on this topic and find the various accounts riveting. It took months on the boat to reach their final destination with many not surviving the journey. The convicts were usually shackled to one another with women kept separate from the men.
All it was about was a couple wanting to marry and one going to get hanged then wasn't. Why was the man in charge and that woman so concerned about a couple of convicts? Why did the man in charge seem to care more about the welfare of some scummy convicts than his soldiers?
Why did one of the lead characters speak in the same dialogue as someone off Eastenders?
I hope this isn't the best they can come up with.
Maybe because that character is from the East End of London?!!!!