ThiefHott Too much of everything

Hottoceame The Age of Commercialism

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

stsassociates This biographical drama unfolds through the eyes of Bert Middleton (a centurion survivor of World War 1). The series starts just prior to the war when he was a child in a small English town and portrays a very clear insight to that life and then beyond from the perspective of both rich and poor. It is honest to the point of soul destroying yet so real, humorous, empathetic and horrific that I cannot wait for the next showing. I predictably cry and smile in every show it is such an emotional drama, the best of BBC acting I have seen and most particularly Grace (Maxine Peake), I love her to bits and she is the woman and mother I would aspire to be. Suzie

kikkapi20 Working class poor but honest, heroic, long-suffering; black better still; landlords wicked; gays good even if middle class; females universally better than males; aristocrats cowardly and black- hearted: the Village is a splendid ensemble piece but I despite what Sam says it is quite clear that Maxine Peake and John Simm are the driving force. The scene at the family dining table where Grace Middleton collapsed emotionally was such a powerful piece of acting by Peake and was almost too painful to watch. The Village is unmissable TV: quality acting, wonderful script, serious. This is a fine series and I hope the BBC has the courage to stick with it.

ianlouisiana Those Oxbridge types at the BBC keep up their perpetual sniping at their fellow nobs by portraying them as Lord Snooty and his pals whilst the noble working man is struggling to throw off his chains. Every class - war cliché is trotted out as life at the two ends of the spectrum is compared and contrasted like a first year S.P.S. undergraduate's essay. Too simplistic by far to be taken seriously with braying aristos and noble plebs abounding,"The Village" is like "Catherine Cookson presents with pretensions and overacting. In fact Miss Cookson had a far better grasp of the divisions in English society.

julieuni67 Totally agree with Rickytravis68 & Steve Hewitts reviews. This is one of the worst series I've ever had the misfortune to view. Too many characters with absolutely no personality nor point to their being in the story. After watching the whole 6 episodes I'm still trying to work out who was who and how they related to everyone else. Scenes that made no sense, story lines that have no explanation and I couldn't find one likable character among them! The old guy who does the narration is far too young to be 100+ , they could have at least tried to age him with makeup, and he has nothing to like about him either. I've watched many, many BBC TV shows and I've never come across one so woeful.