GrimPrecise
I'll tell you why so serious
CommentsXp
Best movie ever!
Afouotos
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Syl
Penelope Keith CBE OBE is better remembered for her roles as Audrey Fforbes-Hamilton in "To the Manor Born" and "The Good Life" as Marjery Ledbetter. In this series which was prematurely shortened, she and William Gaunt plays parents and grandparents who must raise their three orphaned grandchildren after their son and daughter-in-law have died in a car accident. The children are now orphaned and now must be raised by their grandparents who are not normally affectionate towards children even their own son. The news and circumstances that they must endure but the writers do a splendid job in bringing the unlikely pair of grandparents who probably would prefer traveling the world rather than raising their own grandchildren. This show could have been a hit if it was allowed too.
mattj199
While I agree that the T.V. series was not really up to much, I seem to remember it being about three children who had been orphaned after their parents were killed in a horrific car accident. Yes the children may have been portrayed as a bit snotty and maybe even up themselves, I think that the story demanded that of them as they have lost the two main elements of their lives then to have to live with two grandparents who are "out of touch to say the least". I thought Penelope Keith was actually very good in the role of the Grandmother who had issues about showing love and adapting to the needs of three young children. I think it was quite moving on occasion for her character to be quite introspective and confronting her feelings.So Nick, why not actually watch the show first before commenting on it?Matt.
tommary1962
After To the Manor Born, this is Penelope Keith's best series. The balance between comedy, pathos and relationships between the grandparents and the grandchildren is excellent. In particular, the growth of the relationships as the series progresses is very natural and at times achingly funny.Some people cannot grasp the humor stemming from a serious subject, but the characters here are real. Most families are NOT like The Waltons!Give it a shot if comes on PBS again. If only it had run longer and there were more episodes.
Nick Zbu
I remember viewing this show on a local PBS station. While I do have a taste for British comedy, the whole dramatic premise just kills it. It could be have been brilliant but the whole idea is flawed: why should we care about three whiny know-it-all brats being taken care of their until-now-unknown grandparents? It's not a show as much as it's being at the funeral of a stranger: you don't know where you fit in, but you rather just be somewhere else. That's how I felt, and felt better when I turned the channel.
