Who watched last nights first episode of this period romantic drama?
It was worth every minutes watching, set in one of my favourite counties with glorious scenery, romance in the air, sex, and fascinating characters in an interesting period of history, the 1930s; 1934 in particular. It is going to blossom into a romantic sexy piece, and although fiction, is going to highlight the many social issues of that time.
From a railway history point of view there was some faults in the opening scenes, with an unknown engine (too distant for me to identify) that could have been of LNER origin, but pulling post 1948 BR1 coaches painted in 'plum & cream' 1950s livery, with an interior compartment shot of pure BR outlook!! The engine then changes in another scene to an unnumbered (blacked out smokebox number) LMS Stanier Class 5 (Black Five) of "81G" shed (an unknown to me BR Western Region shed) that was first built in 1934. This was a LMS engine which in 1934, the year portrayed, would not have been venturing onto the "enemies", LNER, rails way out into the South Riding (East) of Yorkshire!!
Anyway, minor glitches in what appears to be a great series
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Topic: BBC's South Riding (Read 486 times)