johnboy Posted 6 June , 2014 Share Posted 6 June , 2014 Oh, what a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth505 Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 great post Ginger thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 It is all about numbers, it managed 4.4 million viewers which is only just ahead of the BBC average for this spot (4.3m) so they will have to pull something out of the hat to drag people in accept it wasn't value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Just been announced that the BBC are not to recommission a second/subsequent series. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Oh dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hastings Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Just been announced that the BBC are not to recommission a second/subsequent series. Sue "Well Hurrah!!!" (As Lt George would say in Blackadder Goes Forth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Very surprising, considering the considerable expense involved in building the set. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Just been announced that the BBC are not to recommission a second/subsequent series. Sue There is a God, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnboy Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Very surprising, considering the considerable expense involved in building the set. Anne Another Blackadder on the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 7 June , 2014 Share Posted 7 June , 2014 Another Blackadder on the way? Hope so johnboy, do you know something I don't? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarylW Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Just been announced that the BBC are not to recommission a second/subsequent series. Sue Oddly enough, I don't feel as pleased at the news as I thought I would be. Still just very disappointed and annoyed at such a missed opportunity. I hope the latest version of Testament of Youth will be better. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/testament-of-youth When is this due to be aired, does anyone know? Can't seem to find anything giving a date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Oddly enough, I don't feel as pleased at the news as I thought I would be. Still just very disappointed and annoyed at such a missed opportunity. I hope the latest version of Testament of Youth will be better. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/testament-of-youth When is this due to be aired, does anyone know? Can't seem to find anything giving a date. I totally agree - such a missed opportunity for the trained nurse to get a look in - I think the VAD will continue to rule. It will be interesting to see what David Heyman does with 'Testament of Youth'. The writer of gritty drama turned 'The Crimson Field' into fantasy, so I wonder what a producer of fantasy will turn out as drama? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBully Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 I know that 'Testament of Youth- the movie' -has been planned for years but looks like due to be available in 2015 according to this site here. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441953/ I've mixed feeling about no second series of TCF : It's probably for the best in many respects but have to agree that it has been one massive missed opportunity -especially considering all the resources involved. I totally agree - such a missed opportunity for the trained nurse to get a look in - I think the VAD will continue to rule. It will be interesting to see what David Heyman does with 'Testament of Youth'. The writer of gritty drama turned 'The Crimson Field' into fantasy, so I wonder what a producer of fantasy will turn out as drama? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 It would take a lot of 'fantasy' to make Testament of Youth any worse. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 It would take a lot of 'fantasy' to make Testament of Youth any worse. Meaning that it's bad in the first place, or so good it would be difficult to alter? Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Sorry Sue, what I really meant to say was the writer of the Crimson Field certainly turned it into fantasy and it would probably be impossible for the writer of Testament of Youth to do as good a job of fantasizing. As you have already said, it will be interesting to see what the writer does with this. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 I shall feel short-changed now if Harry Potter doesn't appear as a Boy Scout and Hermione as a VAD Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 I shall feel short-changed now if Harry Potter doesn't appear as a Boy Scout and Hermione as a VAD Sue ..............and Lord Voldemort as Ludendorff, perhaps Malfoy as Erich von Falkenhayn, but who could Dobby appear as I wonder? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelBully Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Well Harry Potter/Daniel Radcliffe has been John Kipling in 'My Boy Jack' and is meant to be staring in a re-make of 'All Quiet on The Western Front'. One chap from 'Merlin ' is in 'Testament of Youth -The Movie'. ..............and Lord Voldemort as Ludendorff, perhaps Malfoy as Erich von Falkenhayn, but who could Dobby appear as I wonder? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anneca Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Well Harry Potter/Daniel Radcliffe has been John Kipling in 'My Boy Jack' and is meant to be staring in a re-make of 'All Quiet on The Western Front'. One chap from 'Merlin ' is in 'Testament of Youth -The Movie'. This thread gets more interesting by the minute and I look forward to seeing both. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron da Valli Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 No second series? Don't count your chickens just yet! http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bring-back-another-season-of-the-crimson-field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 No second series? Don't count your chickens just yet! " It holds historical significance commemorating the 100th anniversary of WWI. " ? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron da Valli Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 " It holds historical significance commemorating the 100th anniversary of WWI. " ? Mike " It has a griping storyline(sic) and a unique angle on WW1" Not wrong there then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 " griping " Good spot. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indefatigable Posted 8 June , 2014 Share Posted 8 June , 2014 Is there a petition to persuade the BBC not to make any further series? I enjoyed reading Keith's comments which prompted me to ask if I am right in thinking that the writer of the series did write previously for Eastenders or am I wrong in my thoughts? regards Indefatigable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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