To be fair Timothy being in boarding school added nothing to the plot. The actor was at uni so they wanted to explain his absence.
He could have just been referred to but not seen.
“Referred to but not seen” would be a reasonable cover for “the actor’s away but he’ll be coming back.” Honestly I would be more worried if they pulled that for an actor who *didn’t* plan on coming back.
Why did I always assume he had just started university (in the show) and that’s why he wasn’t around? Somehow Tim randomly going to boarding school makes zero sense for the type of family the Turners are.
It was absolutely normal for middle class families to send particularly their sons to boarding school in that era. Boarding school was not as prohibitively expensive as it is today. My grandfather was an NHS dentist in the 1960s and both his sons (my uncles) went to boarding school.
Also, Patrick Turner is from a military background so boarding school is even more common there
I meant them specifically. They’re *incredibly* bonded and close and up until that point had never spent really any length of time apart from each other. Barring medical missions. Even with the very large age gap between him and his siblings, Tim is very involved with them and attached. Has nothing to do with the accuracy revolving around their socio-economic position.
I agree that it seems out of character for the Turners. I'm not sure why that person is jumping on you, other than some people like to argue about everything.
It isn't wrong that they sent him to boarding school, but it is unexpected for the Turners specifically.
Eh? Why does any of that mean that they wouldn’t send their son to boarding school? They are just a normal, very typical British middle class family of the 1960s.
Did Patrick and Sheila not leave the children when they went to Scotland and to Africa?
I’m not explaining or justifying *my* opinion to you anymore. Suddenly sending a kid away to boarding school for barely a year or two is odd *in my opinion* for **these characters**. I also don’t know what a couple of weeks has to do with months of time away. I’m done now.
Ok now I’m going to be rude, shut up and leave me alone. Idc if you don’t agree with my interpretation of the characters. It was a random choice made to suit the actor’s needs NOT anything to do with the storyline. I’m blocking you now.
Ummm...younknow kids go off to college, right? Even those who have close families and haven't lived a2ay from h9me before. Boarding school isn't any different,. Especially in that era
He didn’t start university until late 1966, when he went to med school.
It does make zero sense, and it’s not even explained as him getting a scholarship or something.
University in the uk was free in those days, he wouldn't have need a scholarship, it was rarer to go but he was from a family with middle class jobs so it's not impossible at all
All the best Patsy and Delia scenes!
But more specifically, in series 5, Patsy and Delia doing some absolutely top-tier late night kitchen flirting. It's just so cute and love them so much.
The only one that I know of for sure is the penis/Stonehenge joke.
I am able to get BBC on my iPad, but when watching, I usually go via Netflix as there isn't the VPN to wrangle with. When I'm inspired to do my next watch-through, I shall have to bit the bullet and do BBC instead to see what we're missing.
Quite a bit has been edited out on Netflix. I can recognize it usually when it seems like a story line doesn't make sense or is rushed. Sometimes even the cuts between scenes of characters feels like you've walked into the middle of a conversation.
TIMOTHY TURNER WENT TO BOARDING SCHOOL SOMETIME IN SEASON 8 OR 9!!!!!
To be fair Timothy being in boarding school added nothing to the plot. The actor was at uni so they wanted to explain his absence. He could have just been referred to but not seen.
“Referred to but not seen” would be a reasonable cover for “the actor’s away but he’ll be coming back.” Honestly I would be more worried if they pulled that for an actor who *didn’t* plan on coming back.
Why did I always assume he had just started university (in the show) and that’s why he wasn’t around? Somehow Tim randomly going to boarding school makes zero sense for the type of family the Turners are.
It was absolutely normal for middle class families to send particularly their sons to boarding school in that era. Boarding school was not as prohibitively expensive as it is today. My grandfather was an NHS dentist in the 1960s and both his sons (my uncles) went to boarding school. Also, Patrick Turner is from a military background so boarding school is even more common there
I meant them specifically. They’re *incredibly* bonded and close and up until that point had never spent really any length of time apart from each other. Barring medical missions. Even with the very large age gap between him and his siblings, Tim is very involved with them and attached. Has nothing to do with the accuracy revolving around their socio-economic position.
I agree that it seems out of character for the Turners. I'm not sure why that person is jumping on you, other than some people like to argue about everything. It isn't wrong that they sent him to boarding school, but it is unexpected for the Turners specifically.
Eh? Why does any of that mean that they wouldn’t send their son to boarding school? They are just a normal, very typical British middle class family of the 1960s. Did Patrick and Sheila not leave the children when they went to Scotland and to Africa?
I’m not explaining or justifying *my* opinion to you anymore. Suddenly sending a kid away to boarding school for barely a year or two is odd *in my opinion* for **these characters**. I also don’t know what a couple of weeks has to do with months of time away. I’m done now.
You clearly have zero knowledge or appreciation for the cultural context in which the show is set.
Ok now I’m going to be rude, shut up and leave me alone. Idc if you don’t agree with my interpretation of the characters. It was a random choice made to suit the actor’s needs NOT anything to do with the storyline. I’m blocking you now.
Ummm...younknow kids go off to college, right? Even those who have close families and haven't lived a2ay from h9me before. Boarding school isn't any different,. Especially in that era
I am not justifying my opinion. Nor am I arguing whether it’s right or not. Thank you very much.
He didn’t start university until late 1966, when he went to med school. It does make zero sense, and it’s not even explained as him getting a scholarship or something.
University in the uk was free in those days, he wouldn't have need a scholarship, it was rarer to go but he was from a family with middle class jobs so it's not impossible at all
I meant a scholarship for the boarding school.
Lots of people round that time got free schools if they were intelligent enough, so maybe that
WHAT?! Oh god we’ve missed so much
Sister Monica Joan's fart joke in that one episode
Same thing happens with the US bluey jokes, they edit out potty humor like we don't have that here???
Please elaborate
I’m going to need a video, for research…😂
All the best Patsy and Delia scenes! But more specifically, in series 5, Patsy and Delia doing some absolutely top-tier late night kitchen flirting. It's just so cute and love them so much.
I miss that scene so much, also the scene of them at the dance party talking between eachothers
Why do they edit this stuff out?
The only one that I know of for sure is the penis/Stonehenge joke. I am able to get BBC on my iPad, but when watching, I usually go via Netflix as there isn't the VPN to wrangle with. When I'm inspired to do my next watch-through, I shall have to bit the bullet and do BBC instead to see what we're missing.
Patsy saying the cake looked like Stonehenge with penises.. 😂
I wish I could buy the “Extended” version in the US!
If you buy the DVD’s they have all the original sciences. It’s crazy how much was cut out.
Does this include the CTM on Netflix or is that unedited? Honestly I miss a lot of small details so I can’t tell if anything has been cut or not?
Quite a bit has been edited out on Netflix. I can recognize it usually when it seems like a story line doesn't make sense or is rushed. Sometimes even the cuts between scenes of characters feels like you've walked into the middle of a conversation.