Outrageous

I loved this book when I read it a few yers ago. When I heard it was being made into a series, I couldn't wait for it to come out. It DOES NOT disappoint.

For those giving this low marks, you must remember the family was all about appearances. Wooden displays of emotion are spot on. As the sisters tiptoe around their political explorations, i would be shocked if their portrays were anything more than this.

The production design is exquisite. I can feel the threadbare clothing. It's all a facade after losing the family fortune, yet they carry on as if society expects them to, while it's far from reality.

All of the characters are great. Nancy, Diana, and Unity are spot on. I'd love to see more of the other 3 girls and more of Tom's journey. Toby Regbo needs a better platform. He's underrated.

The sound track is perfection. No, it's not typical 1930s Cole Porter, but the percussion heavy background is delightful - mirroring the pulse of the times leading up to this horrible war.

Highly recommend!

It's easy to dismiss the Mitfords as posh, privileged and irrelevant, but that would be a mistake. The main theme of the first series, which only goes up to 1937, is the issue of how people can easily get swept up into extremist movements, which is just as relevant today as it was in the 1930s.

As others say, truth is stranger than fiction. If this had been presented as fictional, you'd say it was implausible, but almost everything described in the series really happened (though at least one of the characters is an invention). And what happens next, which we will probably see in the inevitable series 2, is even more shocking. It's remarkable that anyone could describe this story as boring. I suppose there are no car chases or shoot-outs.

The production is good (houses, cars, dresses...) although some of the scenes supposedly set in Germany are not very convincing. The acting performances are strong, considering how difficult these roles are to play. Kudos to the brave girls who took on the challenging roles of Diana and Unity.

This is a fantastic series telling the true story of the six Mitford sisters. One a famous author, two famous nazi lovers.

There is some great acting from most of the cast - the actresses playing Unity and Diana not so great. The real Diana was a renowned beauty and blindly admired Hitler. We don't see her beauty here. The peroxide blonde gives us a wooden performance and she delivers her lines in a monotone way. She doesn't move her face or mouth, maybe worrying about messing up her make up. The other sisters have great speaking voices but this actress attempts a cut glass accent and it doesn't work. Another actress would have portrayed her in a more natural way.

Nancy, the narrator is my favourite. A brilliant actress giving a natural performance.

The Battle of Cable Street put an end to Moseley's vision of a facist England.

This drama portrays life in the 1930s of the extraordinary Mitford family.

In fact it could have been called Extraordinary rather than Outrageous.

The protagonist is Nancy Mitford who became an established author.

The telling of their lives underlines just how autobiographical Nancy's most famous publications really are, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate.

Their pursuit of love wasn't really love at all, it was the pursuit of an eligible men with an income that would keep the Mitford sisters in the style of life to which they were accustomed.

As such, in the 1930s, they had very little to offer and their whole existence seemed to be aimed at "coming out" or presented to society at the annual debutants ball.

Very shallow indeed, but these were not ordinary women they held very strong views not always in alignment with one another, so much so that Unity and Diana finding themselves embroiled in Fascism.

Anyway, it is a good drama and is enhanced with a mainly unfamiliar cast. Only Anna Chancellor, as the mother, being instantly recognizable.

I have been fascinated by the Mitford sisters for some time. So it was good to see the characters fleshed out in a drama.

The story really centres around Nancy, Diana, Unity and the parents. The other sisters and brothers are bit players in the story. And as such it's hard to grasp who's who in the initial episodes.

All the actors do a great job and it looks great. The background of political turmoil in England and on the Continent which leads to conflict within the sisterhood is a major part of the storyline. Told through the eyes of Nancy, the narrative is clearly defined.

Although to most people these actresses sound posh. The real Mitfords were part of the Englush upper class. I recently saw an interview with Diana. She made these actresses sound like washer women.