"Outrageous"-- 6-episode BritBox series about the Mitford sisters (spoilers mandatory)

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Episodes appearing each week. Week of June 23rd, episode 3.

Think of Downton Abbey reimagined by Salvador Dali. :face_with_spiral_eyes:

The family has a heavy-duty aristocratic pedigree: The family traces its origins in Northumberland back to the time of the Norman Conquest.

By the time the story opens, they’re on financial thin ice, whatever that means to people like them. I’m not sure.

A couple of the sisters are well-known to contemporary audiences. Nancy wrote Love in a Cold Climate and other novels. Jessica wrote The American Way of Death. Deborah married the Duke of Devonshire and became mistress of Chatsworth.

Less well-known- Diana married British Fascist Oswald (Tom) Moseley. Unity became besotted with Adolf Hitler, and that did not end well. Jessica was a Communist and fought in the Spanish Civil War. Tom, the one male among six sisters was also a fascist and died in WWII.

When I say “spoilers mandatory,” this is history, so there’s no surprise ending. I keep this Wikipedia page open while I’m watching so I can sort the sisters out.

These are not likable people, but their “unbelievable true story” (as the TV teaser says) is pretty danged fascinating. One of them said in the last episode, how could seven siblings raised by the same two parents turn out so incredibly different.

Anyone else watching?

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Seriously? No one?

This is exactly the kind of show this board would like. (scratches head)

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I can’t find it on Netflix, where can I watch it?

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It’s currently on https://u.co.uk (which is on Freeview in the UK)
or https://www.britbox.com/

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Thanks! Britbox seems to be watchable for free from Germany. I’ll give it a try.
ETA: No, it does not work after all. Ah, well…

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In Subject line: “6-episode BritBox series…”

Sorry, I didn’t realize it would be difficult to find. In the US, I subscribe to Amazon Prime, and BritBox is an add-on subscription. You can also subscribe to BritBox separately. Links in post #4 above. BritBox and AcornTV (also a Prime add-on OR independent subscription) are where all the British and many European programs hang out.

Outrageous is a BritBox production.

Maybe after this mini-series has been around for a while, it will be available on other networks. TV watching is very complicated these days…

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The Mitfords are a reminder that there have been worse celebrity families than the Kardashians.

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Different in their pursuits, but somewhat similar in the determination with which they pursued them, to distinguish themselves from each other.

(I’m watching on our Freeview, as a weekly serial)

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I wonder how they would have managed the internet?

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I’ve read a few books about the Mitfords. A thoroughly unlikeable, out of their heads family (except for Deborah). Unity tries to kill herself over Hitler. Diana goes full on Fascist and believes in it til she dies. Nancy seemed to have a sense of humo(u)r and wrote some worth reading things. I would watch the series if I knew nothing about the family. If you’re interested in poor aristocratic families, go ahead.