Anthony Speigal

As a drama about relationships, set in a war background, it is reasonable, if not somewhat clumsy with its plot lines. It is, afterall, a drama not a history lesson, this being underlined by the BBC's happiness to distort historical fact. For the BBC truth is expendable on the altar of political correctness. No doubt anyone watching this with little knowledge of the period will be happy with it as a drama. It is entertaining even amusing with some of its historical alterations but it has a good cast and, for the most part, good acting. Unfortunately, it is not a series that will go down in the Annals as an examope of television in its finest hour. However, it cannot be denied its role as a crowd pleaser.