Home Fires

Loved this excellent series when it showed in Australia.....and it ended on a knife edge which left a lot of unanswered questions.

I honestly feel cheated. It is so irresponsible and completely DISRESPECTFUL of the powers that allowed this show to be cancelled after 2 wonderful seasons and a hell of a cliffhanger. I have been disappointed before when shows that I have loved have been cancelled but I understand this is a business and my patronage alone won't keep a show on. This feels disrespectful rather than merely disappointing because this show had a large viewership and wonderful ratings. The cast invested their hearts and talents and the audience invested their hearts and attention. Why Masterpiece would even requisition this show without demanding some commitment to completion even to resolve the cliffhanger is beyond me! 2 more shows would have been able to offer some consolation over the cancellation but it shows how utterly apathetic the production gods are to their viewship.

The network should have let them do a 3rd season so they could tie up all the characters stories. Instead it was a cliffhanger. A dismal cliffhanger.

This series should never have been cancelled - one of best series of the last 10yrs!

I am currently watching Home Fires tv series in Denmark. I remember the Second World War very clearly and the producers have tried to recreate small town life in the 40's with a degree of success. However, I cannot understand why they don't have the scripts checked and get advice about wartime pronunciation. For example, I have heard two actors say 'skedule' and not schedule. Nobody said the American pronunciation which became popular during the 'Friends' long running comedy series among younger viewers. And the young lad on the farm greeting a lady exclaiming 'Hi !' This was impossible! Greetings were more formal in those days. Even so, the series is so well acted and I love the story line. I really wish ITV would have continued the series as the writers created many strong characters.