Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sounds like "The darling buds of May" and the daughter in question was played by the delectable Catherine Zeta Jones. On 19 Oct, 2009, at 20:45, Peter Klein wrote: > Completely OT, but I bet someone here will have the answer. :-) > > Years ago, probably around 1992-94, I saw part of a charming British > TV > series on PBS. It was about an eccentric British rural family in the > late > 40s or early 50s. If I remember correctly, the father of the family > didn't believe in paying taxes, making loan payments or dealing with > the > government. A young bank employee is sent to make a loan > collection, and > ends up falling in love with one of the daughters, marrying her and > staying on. > > The last episode I saw concerned a young foreigner who was exploring > the > world, and came to the family for a stay. Everyone likes him. He > says he > is Dutch or Swiss(?), but one day someone sees his passport, and he is > German. At which point almost everyone's attitude changes towards > him, > despite the fact that he is too young to have participated in the war. > > Does anyone remember the title of the series, and is it available on > DVD? > And what happened with the young german guy? (Spoilers welcome). > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information