Thursday, November 9, 2017

My Mother and Other Strangers 2016


     This series is set in 1943 during WWII and it follows the Coyne family, their neighbors and the townspeople in the fictional village of Moybeg.  Francis Coyne is now an adult and he is looking back to the past and he narrating the series.  Rose and her husband Michael have two daughters, Kate and Emma and a son Francis.  Englishwoman Rose is trying to fit in with the Irish people.  The US Army Air Force has set up a base with 4,000 servicemen in the middle of their rural area of Northern Ireland.  The military wants to be a positive addition to the region and they also want to fit in with the Irish people.  Conflict is the last thing they want but it can also be oil and water trying to coexist?  Many times Rose feels the same way.
     I thought this was very good, especially watching the behavior of the military men from American.  They smoke Lucky Strikes and the Irish people who smoke think this brand is pretty good.  Flying Fortress bombers are continually taking off and landing.  The pilots worry that they won’t return from each mission they set out on.  The scenery of this location is very beautiful.  3 ½* (I liked this series)

TV series, five episodes, each episode 60 min, Drama, TV Series created by Barry Devlin with Ciaran Hinds as the narrator and Michael Nevin, Hattie Morahan, Owen McDonnell, Mia Carlin, Isaac Heslip, Fiona O’Shaughnessy, Eileen O’Higgins, Des McAleer, Gavin Drea, Ryan McParland, Aaron Staton, Frankie McCafferty.

Note:  Imdb 7.4 out of 10, 66% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon Video 4.2* out of 5* with 44 reviews, Amazon DVD 4.7* out of 5* with 38 reviews, PBS 4 ½* Out of 5* with 12 reviews.
Special Note:  Filmed in Northern Ireland, UK.  Originally shown on Masterpiece Theater on PBS.

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