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Sadly, not for the better, in my opinion. Although the quality and clarity of picture has improved. Scrips, acting affected by lack of adequate rehearsal time, particularly soaps but also the terrible police and hospital drama. Why are new ideas and programmes
for all age ranges commissioned. I feel for older viewers reliant on tv for company having to turn to soaps which have become quite obscene. Stories revolve almost always around the young, sexual references, tongues down throats, they have gone too far. And
the killings and terrible gory crashes and accidents. Sensational rubbish yet the elderly, alienated by this are the ones who watch when scheduled.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have the DVDs too. Television has certainly changed over the years, as you say.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I have the DVDs and I treasure them but I'm frightened they may wear out. I have seen the odd episode on one of those older channels my 92-year-old granny is always glued to. It has great content for her as even her precious soaps are
full of younger people she can't identify with at all and I'm not sure if want my children, had I had my own growing up watching soaps as we did. Far too much very heavy kissing stuff to make you blush between people of both opposite and homosexual sex. Nothing
wrong with It but it's not family viewing like say crossroads or coronation street was back when I was a child. I suppose times change but not for the better. Give me a family at war instead. Intelligent writing, soapy elements but authentic and not sensationalist
with multiple murders in tiny streets. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">I watch it on <b>Talking Pictures</b> and you do not need a subscription for that</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">PS Of course if you live outside of the UK you might not be able to see Talking Pictures on TV so you would need Amazon Prime </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121">Yes. I should watch it again before it leaves Amazon Prime.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">In the whole, I think the main sets were quite adequate for setting the scene. The Ashton house was a nice set and looked of the period. However, the poorest set for me was the ship in the episode 'we could be a lot worse off'. The one
where Robert and his friend were. You had to try very hard to believe in it. Surprisingly, the post sinking where we see them in the small lifeboat was a better set than the main ship!. Some of the dialogue on the ship too was amongst the poorest I thought. </p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Incidentally, the episode at the 'Bath's despite the grainy quality shot on film was one of my favourites. I loved the scenes between Harry Porter and Connie. Really great script and
acting from both. They really were genuinely attracted and both lonely and it came across beautifully. I'm not saying a quick full-blown affair would have been right but I was sorry we didn't we the lady Connie again except briefly. She was very beautiful
for a maturer women. </span></p>
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