Masterpiece Theatre: Indian Summers and Home Fires

[mala_14]

I'm really enjoying Masterpiece's current line-up. Indian Summers is set in the early 1930s in colonial India. The costumes are really pretty although not perfectly accurate (some characters are more late 1930s). There's also a variety of day and evening wear. (Bonus: Frock Flicks is doing recaps of the costumes every week!) And the story has intrigue, drama, and sex. What more could you ask for? It's really fun and entertaining. Plus there is a nice mix of caucasian and Indian people in the cast of main characters who get equal screen time, which is not something you see very often in TV or on the big screen.



In terms of costumes, though, I really think that Home Fires is over-the-top awesome. It's a heart-warming sort of series about the neighbourhood women pulling together set during the opening of WW2. The hair is gorgeous and I am completely in love with the knitwear! Nothing really fancy, since these are mostly working class people, but I think it looks perfect.

Also, there are handsome men in uniforms. ;)


Go! Watch!

Comments

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

That's really cool. They're playing on Masterpiece Theatre right now, so you might be able to find them online. Although, Indian Summers already played in the UK.

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

Ok I'll go look. Thanks :-)