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Housewife 49
2006
Housewife 49 is set in Northern England and based on a true story about Nella Last's 'Mass Observation' diary. Trapped in a difficult marriage and dreading the departure of her beloved son who leaves to fight in the Second World War, Nella (Victoria Wood) draws strength from the diary, writing down all the things she cannot say .. Read more
| Starring | Victoria Wood, David Threlfall, Stephanie Cole, Sylvestra Le Touzel |
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| Director | Gavin Millar |
| Genres | Drama |
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Housewife 49
Housewife 49 is set in Northern England and based on a true story about Nella Last's 'Mass Observation' diary. Trapped in a difficult marriage and dreading the departure of her beloved son who leaves to fight in the Second World War, Nella (Victoria Wood) draws strength from the diary, writing down all the things she cannot say to her controlling husband (David Threlfall). Meanwhile, the support and companionship she finds at the Women's Voluntary Service--in particular from the formidable Mrs Waite (Stephanie Cole)--bring her joy and liberation during the difficult years of the war. The film was written by it's leading character, Victoria Wood.
| Starring | Victoria Wood, David Threlfall, Stephanie Cole, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Ben Crompton, Marcia Warren |
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| Director | Gavin Millar |
| Studio | ITV DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins Watch now: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 19 Feb 2007 Watch now: 19 Aug 2009 Production year: 2006 |
| Watch now | Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package. |
| Format | DVD |
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Wood's performance is pitch perfect
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20 out of 26 people found this review helpful
Memories
Housewife 49 is a tour-de-force of acting, totally realistic. I should know,
I lived through those days and was straitway taken back. Just about
everything was as I remembered it - each and every character. If you
don't remember, or, indeed, did not live at that time, then I thoroughly
recomend that you take the time to rent it just to see how we were then.
This is one DVD that I can't rate highly enough, easily the best thing on
television for total representation of a bygone era and justifyably
transferred to DVD. Thoroughly Recommended. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
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Brilliant, amazing, tremendous
We absolutely loved this. I know it was a made for tv movie, but we would have gladly paid to see it in a cinema. Victoria Wood is, quite frankly, a genius. The rest of the cast were excellent, the attention to detail - simply wonderful. If there was one thing we would have changed it would be the length. Happily we could have watched the story of Nella Last and her war time stories over weeks and weeks. This was a lovely film, if only it had been 10 hours instead of 2! We laughed and cried almost all the way though. Utter genius.
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Housewife 49 is set in Northern England and based on a true story about Nella Last's 'Mass Observation' diary. Trapped in a difficult marriage and dreading the departure of her beloved son ...
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