From British Feminista Television by Paulette Reynolds, May, 2014 for CineMatas Movie Madness: There is currently no country that exalts the female ensemble drama like the British empire. The current crop of classic PBS-BBC offerings prominently feature women struggling through vastly different historical settings to find their own identity. Based on true stories, a diverse range of casts and story lines keep the focus on womens issues, without the melodramatic tendencies that make for soap opera histrionics . The Bletchley Circle is a procedural crime drama, set in postwar England, 1950s, centering around four British women who used to crack codes during WWII at Bletchley Park. Ten years later, they break out of their post-war humdrum life to solve crimes, using the decoding skills they acquired. As in the war, each woman does her part to help bring about a successful conclusion to the case, while attempting to maneuver the more mundane aspects of peacetime. Unfortunately, Season Two is their last, having been abruptly tossed onto the chopping block. .... The Bletchley Circle, Downton Abbey, Call The Midwife, and Mr. Selfridge zero in on how women take their challenges and succeed - on their own terms - to blossom as empowered people. All Hail Britannia! One note: The Bletchley Circle in particular is from #ITV, not #BBC, as quoted above. Read more of this piece at: cinematasmoviemadness.weebly/ ~ The Bletchley Circle Watchers on Facebook https://facebook/TheBletchleyCircleWatchers #TBCW #ladynerds #TheBletchleyCircleWatchers Tags: #TheBletchleyCircle, #TheBletchleyCircleWatchers, #WWIIwomen, #WW2, #SecondWorldWar, #Bpark, #BletchleyPark #cinematasmoviemadness #crimedrama
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 02:30:01 +0000
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