General Chat

Two things I have wickied today. Father of her two boys at beginning of programme was Nicky Henson. They divorced in 1975 but are on good terms. And she has known Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock Holmes) since he was 4 as his mother was her friend Wanda Ventham.

Well, I never knew that. I do remember Nicky Henson and Wanda Ventham very well from those days - Nicky was dashing and handsome, Wanda was gorgeous :-) :-)

I didn't know that either John, that Benedict was Wanda Ventham's son, I remember her also, and just looking on google you can see a strong resemblance, I think.

Nudge for tomorrow it's Nigel Havers

next week
Minnie Driver.

Emma :-)

Awww Joan.............I loved your memories of Rose Street, how wonderful :-D

I think Una had the hat on she wore as Aunt Sally in Wurzel Gummidge :-) She seem a lovely lady

Hoping the programme will be as good as last weeks.

Emma :-)

Sorting out cocktail dress and tiara, for dear Nigel tonight.

I would hate him to see me in my pyjamas!


:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

LOL....am in mine now MG...ooops :-D

Emma :-)

Ah but he proved he was not posh on his maternal side. :-D

His family of millers in Cornwall could have known mine as they were also millers...saw all the documents when I went to records office in Cornwall about 6 years ago... .
I do like Nigel..missed last week..must have a look on iPlayer.

He does have a wicked twinkle in his eyes.

To be honest I found it a bit boring tonight....... I loved the mill though.

And I found Dear Nigel annoying cant see why you all swoon over him ladies :-P

Think Nigel's a very good looking man (so looks like me). And enjoyed programme very much. He looks like his grandfather Sir Cedric Havers, I thought. And the old uncle was great - still on top of his game at 94.

Not sure that mill masters and hackney masters made him ordinary. These would have been the movers and shakers where they lived and were the employers and took the risks. Not many working class ancestors would have been made bankrupt and managed to get their widow a nice house and income for over 20 years.

That is true John, not as if they were Ag Labs like many of mine.

Hayley, I like him because he always looks mischievous and also because I think he is a good actor.

His uncle was fantastic for his age, very sharp.

I did find one or two bits at the beginning boring though.

I'm with Hayley on this one and I thought him
a bit of a snob...gone right off him I have :-(

Emma

.....and Nigel thought his ancestor 'a bit of a lad'?....bet the servant's father didn't think so ....she took owner (child's father ) to court over the matter didn't she?

Mau

Not posh ? Give over! His "unposh" family had a live in servant (the young lady that Nigel's ancestor impregnated).

Like everyone else - i don't think so.
my lot were ag.labs. and thought that they had gone up in the world if they became INDOOR servants.

Nigel said that he felt sorry for his (male) ancestor, who had lost two children. What about their poor mothers.

There didn't appear to be a grave marking the burial spot of the illegitamate daughter. Not much care there it seems.

I was hoping that this programme might change my opinion of Mr Nigel, but no, I still don't like what I see of him.

(this is no reflection on his acting ability).

Nudge for tomorrow.

It's Minnie Driver and what I've read it looks good.

Next week it's Lesley Sharp.

Emma :-)

Thanks Emma.

Nudge :-)

Wasn't Minnie Driver meant to marry Barbra Streisand's son a few years ago, but it was called off? (Can't remember who he was). Sorry, nothing to do with the programme, just wondering. :-)