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The Brontes

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mrsmopp Thu 29-Dec-16 23:21:31

Just watched the Brontes and loved it. Thought it was well cast and acted and I was riveted throughout. Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. Best thing on the box this Christmas. Agree??

nigglynellie Sat 31-Dec-16 21:00:49

Rev Nicholls was Patrick Brontes Curate, that's why he was part of their lives and how Charlotte came to marry him.

Deedaa Sat 31-Dec-16 21:18:46

baubles I'm sure you'll find The Tenant of Wildfell Hall a good read. It must have been very shocking at the time with it's graphic description of life with an alcoholic husband.Not the sort of thing that was discussed in polite society!

SueDonim Mon 02-Jan-17 16:23:40

I've just caught up with this. I agree about the sound, I needed subtitles, too. Otherwise I enjoyed it. Branwell featured so much because it was about his effect upon their lives, over just a few years, it wasn't a re-telling of the entire Bronte story.

How interesting about the sets being built on the moors! We've been to Haworth a number of times and I had wondered if the trees that are round the parsonage today had been photoshopped out. Also, the village street looked narrower than in real life, though as we all know, the camera can lie.

Iam64 Mon 02-Jan-17 22:38:13

I watched last night and thoroghly enjoyed it. I know the area, love the bleakness in winter and the moors are wild all year round. I'd no problem with the sound quality, liked the sets and thought the cast were all excellent.
I also appreciated the way Bramwells addictions and excesses affected not only him but the whole family. He's often romanticised whereas this dramatisation reflected the harsh truths of alcohol abuse and dependence.
Sally Wainwright is a brilliant writer.
An earlier poster disliked the final scenes in the Bronte museum at Howarth. I liked the contrast and rather than spinning in their graves, I suspect the sisters would have been proud that their work continues to bring pleasure. I'm planning to read and visit Howarh again soon

merlotgran Mon 02-Jan-17 22:44:35

I finished watching it on iPlayer and really enjoyed it. I'm glad I gave it another chance.

Anya Mon 02-Jan-17 23:12:44

Very well acted and scripted

rosesarered Tue 03-Jan-17 09:44:14

Agree with your post Iam64 and think the Bronte sisters would have been very proud indeed, that their books and their house were practiaclly a place of pilgrimage.

Jane10 Tue 03-Jan-17 09:49:06

It makes you wonder how many other women leading such closeted lives in those days had as much to offer. If it hadn't been for Charlotte's initiative to really try and find a publisher nothing would have happened. Thank goodness she was so determined but what a lot we may have missed.sad

Deedaa Thu 05-Jan-17 12:01:01

By the way does anyone remember the series about the Brontes that was on in the early 70s (I think) A very new Michael Kitchen was Bramwell and even then was excepionally good.

seacliff Thu 05-Jan-17 12:10:06

I really enjoyed it, didn't know that much about them before. So sad for the father to outlive all his 6? children. It has made me want to know more, there was a link at and to more clips and information. Also l have never read the tenant of wildfell Hall, will now do so.