tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post4058160552253250159..comments2024-02-18T20:14:43.890+00:00Comments on Wyrd Britain: Survivors (1975)ian hollowayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-5355664393761680362020-04-05T14:07:07.332+01:002020-04-05T14:07:07.332+01:00hope you enjoy. stay well.hope you enjoy. stay well.ian hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-59298302295840894362020-04-05T14:06:41.618+01:002020-04-05T14:06:41.618+01:00yeah, it's a real favourite,yeah, it's a real favourite,ian hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-73373993902829338172020-04-01T23:11:35.816+01:002020-04-01T23:11:35.816+01:00what better way to stay inside during Covid19 than...what better way to stay inside during Covid19 than to watch this series!!! starting tonight. cannot wait. (not sure anyone will even see this). stay safe people!2daughterkarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917703069809069306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-71766784014946545172020-03-22T20:17:16.268+00:002020-03-22T20:17:16.268+00:00It's a great show, slow but worth it, it's...It's a great show, slow but worth it, it's just a nice place to be with character worth caring about.James Lighfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03574263943410340945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-23665181809319973432017-02-01T11:55:32.446+00:002017-02-01T11:55:32.446+00:00Hi Edwin
Sorry for not replying sooner but i only ...Hi Edwin<br />Sorry for not replying sooner but i only just spotted your comment. <br />I'm also a post-apocalypse addict. i'll pretty much read anything of that sort and it all comes down to shows and books like this and Triffids and The Changes. <br />i get your point with the archery and boats. I suspect as with most of these things budget was the major factor in the scripting and it was simply cheaper to keep the action confined to a couple of buildings and a muddy field.ian hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-51907318133544105422017-01-22T17:53:50.024+00:002017-01-22T17:53:50.024+00:00The thing about Survivors is that it was more or l...The thing about Survivors is that it was more or less contemporary with the self-sufficiency movement. The funny face of this was The Good Life and John Seymour was its prophet. I loved all of this and still read post-apoc books. Very sad for the BBC to have had another go and not even finish the series.<br /><br />One complaint about Survivors, very little archery and boats. Law of the Jungle, with or without Brian Blessed could have been developed as an alternative to the smallholding concept and certainly the daft electricity ideas.Edwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03847563927622639959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-13923876899193946262015-12-21T09:46:36.609+00:002015-12-21T09:46:36.609+00:00Hi Michael.
the first series is by far the best al...Hi Michael.<br />the first series is by far the best although two has it's share of excellent episodes.<br />i was very young when it first screened so i don't have that original memory to go on but i know what you mean about the actors. They all had failrly busy careers, Carolyn Seymour (Abby - and yes she's fab isn't she) did lot'sof US TV, Ian McCulloch (Greg) did Zombie Flesh Eaters and Zombie Holocaust so he's a very familiar face for me (i love zombie movies), Denis Lill did lot's of TV including a couple of Doctor Who series and Lucy Fleming (Jenny) was in loads of things - Avengers, Smiley's People, Wycliffe - and interestingly is Ian Fleming's niece and runs the company responsible for his books.ian hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-20877804770855259182015-12-21T07:33:46.792+00:002015-12-21T07:33:46.792+00:00I just finished re-watching the first series and w...I just finished re-watching the first series and was quite impressed. I saw the original when I was about 12 and it really spooked me at the time. It was all very believable when Britain was living with power cuts, IRA bombings and the Cold War threat of annihilation. Watching it again I was struck by how earnest and naive some of it seems - I like how characters were not afraid to say innocent things like "I don't know" or ask for a hug - a more innocent time? The acting could be really hit and miss, but I liked whoever played Abby Grant - she didn't have to speak, she could reply by just by arching her eyebrow. The characters all seemed oddly familiar too - especially Greg and Jenny - must have imprinted on my brain at that early age.mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-81029017398208028122015-12-02T13:41:44.628+00:002015-12-02T13:41:44.628+00:00ha ha - a nice view and a vegetable garden would b...ha ha - a nice view and a vegetable garden would be top of my list also.<br />mind you my gardening skills are more than a little ropey so i think i'd need some sort of well stocked supermarket supply depot fairly nearby also.<br />and yes rabies (that one is a fave episode of mine), along with getting trapped in an abandoned fridge, the big fear of the 1970s. at some point soon i'll get around to featuring 'The Mad Death' on here.ian hollowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185795270490170583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353592169108908906.post-79555124163428765552015-11-22T18:49:42.016+00:002015-11-22T18:49:42.016+00:00The episode where one of the survivors develops ra...The episode where one of the survivors develops rabies (also a big fear at the time) scared the life out of me. I must have been 9. Since then, of course, wherever I go I look for the sort of house I'd commandeer in the event of a flu-type contagion. Something with a nice view and a vegetable garden, I've always thought. Mind De-Coderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871523432265854615noreply@blogger.com