I really wanted to love this series. Its England, its WWII...usually all I need to love a show. The acting is very good, best thing about it. But the writing is just dreadful. The characters are put in ridiculous situations. They are breaking each others hearts, stabbing each in the back, being generally vicious to each other...then in the very next scene they are sitting next to each other in church as if nothing happened. The continuity is non existent. Cliche plots where they hold on to secrets that just make things far worse and its just so unrealistic. It only makes the viewer frustrated, not left in suspense. Many of the characters are just not likeable, and for only 5 episodes a season, its difficult to bond with them, and then the actors dont return for the next season so it was moot anyway. Even Joyce lost me in season 2 by leaving Tucker in the rabbit trap. Ridiculous, no matter what happened between them, the adrenaline would have made her help him...not sit there having a therapist session. And when she was following Martin to the shed...on a horse and cart?? How stealthy was that...and then Martin didnt hear her? Ridiculous. Just two examples of cringe worthy plots and scenes. All that being said...great acting, great scenery, great costumes and set dressing. Definitely a nice 40s wartime feel. This show could've been brilliant, but the writing just ruined it. In a time of Downton, Victoria. Crown, Foyles, Home Fires, etc etc, this show was done a great disservice. It deserved better.

I just watched Land Girls for the first time on Netflex . I absolutely enjoyed it so very much. I watched the whole series in two days. I am so disappointed that it is no longer on the air. Is there any possibility that they will make more? I think BBC makes the most excellent shows. I live in Texas and I don't like anything they put on. I have also watched all of the Father Brown series too. I can't wait for season 6 to come out. It too is well written and I love it. I first started watching Keeping up Appearance. I just loved how funny it was. Thank you so much for making great shows for the whole family.Dorothy

Aficionados of WW2 films take note … this series was not written for you and you will be disappointed! Indeed this series was produced for BBC Daytime broadcast and received several "daytime" TV awards.That said I watched anyway and was surprisingly disappointed! Why surprisingly? Well I knew it would be soapy. I knew it would be overly dramatic and shallow. What I didn't expect was to find a very well-produced and "somewhat" informative production. In short this series could have been a great WW2 series as opposed to an interesting daytime soap opera and that was disappointing!The biggest problem is that the series suffers from an extremely inconsistent story line AKA bad writing. One moment it's compelling, dramatic and informative (great to learn about the Women's Land Army or the politics of the day), the next it's totally sophomoric, over-dramatic and unbelievable. More so the non-stop clichés make it a tough row to hoe (get it?) On the other hand it is a great period piece that seems to capture the Britain's WW2 experience well. Particularly pleasing were the solid actors … decent CGI … and exceptional cinematography, locations, sets and soundtrack (excepting S2 theme song)In the end I enjoyed the series despite the fact I often found myself rolling my eyes. Most importantly I learned a few things. 7 of 10 stars … cheers! POST: Shame on the BBC for releasing this without subtitles! In this day and age there is no excuse for this … especially if you plan to sell in Australia and America.

Well, despite what has been written I thought this was a smashing little series, or three. It is a bit 'soapy' but I don't like soaps yet I like this. It does lean on sentimentality, but in my opinion not too much. More than anything it's a character study, where few characters are either all good or all bad. Mark Benton provides the comic relief and it's something he expertise's in. It does stand as a drama though, the trials and tribulations of a set of decent women in an harrowing time. I've just watched it daily on bbc, and have felt cheer for the characters at a personal time where I need something to believe in. The acting is excellent, the story lines strong. It can be disappointing when characters or actors drop out between series'. But I presume that's a testament in itself. As with all wartime dramas (as opposed to war dramas) it shows the best of British resolve. All I know is, when good things happen to the main characters I feel glad, and when bad things happen I feel sad. And if a drama manages that, it's more than halfway home.